The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

This bar is home to what's likely the oldest living jazz band in the world.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.