The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

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

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This plaza is home to a number of works, including Montpellier‘s own Arc de Triomphe.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

Accessible only by train, the beauty of Agawa Canyon Wilderness Park is worth the journey.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.

A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.

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

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.