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

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.

One of the city's most imposing Neoclassical buildings is also one of its most prestigious schools.

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.

The youngest volcano in Central America.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This former big box store has been reimagined as a massive public art space.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.