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

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.

A hiking area billed as a possible home to Bigfoot.

Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

The USSR’s Conquest of Nature lead to the domestication of many moose—no squirrel.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.

This frozen-in-time summer home outside Moscow provides a look at Russian life in the 1950s.