This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

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

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.