The giant birds honor two native North American species.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

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

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

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

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.