A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

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

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

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

A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.

Artistic cabins actually grow deep in the Canadian wilderness.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

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

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

A whimsical monument deep in this park commemorates the groups that helped build it.

Marie told fortunes from her small stand on the Boardwalk for decades, including to a young Bruce Springsteen who would busk outside her booth.

A simple plaque remembers an act of WWI terrorism that obliterated an island and forever scarred the Statue of Liberty.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

This tiny structure was built by the creator of the Brooklyn Bridge.

A unusual sanctuary for abused and exotic animals in South Jersey.

Destructive children, start your engines.

Several times a year, during low tide, two pairs of historic train tracks are revealed on this New Jersey beach.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."