Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Home of mutant livestock.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

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

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

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.