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

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.