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

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

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

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

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

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A dictator's gold statue once rotated to face the sun on a 75-meter high marble tower.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

An eccentric dictator's take on a Turkmen version of Disneyland.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet your wish will be granted.

A fountain standing as a testament to a doomed alliance.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.