The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

Narrowest house in Boston.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.