Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

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

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

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

3,200-square-foot mural inside Dartmouth Library depicts the history of America with images of human sacrifice, ancient gods, and other unspeakable terrors.