One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.

A beautiful little museum hidden away in the heart of Barcelona holds a treasure trove of Ancient Egyptian artifacts

An eclectic collection of thousands of items owned by the sculptor Frederic Marès.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.