This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

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 Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

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

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

You can climb to the top of the world's largest rocking horse.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

These pillars at the main entrance of this church are actually a hidden musical instrument.

Numerous stone coffins from different centuries, lined up in a sixth century basilica.