The 1920s child prodigy author was last seen here at her Brookline home before vanishing at age 25.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

The magic's in the hole!

These little castles each held thousands of pigeons.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Sacks of potatoes, made of cast stone, mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

This giant fiberglass cod celebrates Madison's self-proclaimed status as the U.S. capital of lutefisk.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.