Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

A tiny racehorse graveyard in the middle of a quiet Kansas City suburb.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.