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

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

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

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

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

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

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

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

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

A natural swimming hole that was once a ceremonial center for Mayan priests.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

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

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.