The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

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

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

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The magic's in the hole!