This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

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

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.