This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.