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

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Inside this mansion turned museum, the works of prominent Croatian artists are on full display.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

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

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.