Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

A grotto-like lodge decorated with gilded mosaics, rocks and a noisy waterfall was the setting for the most sumptuous pleasure house of 1900s Europe.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

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

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

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

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.

Knitting isn't just for grandmothers and counterculture isn't just for punks.