Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

An outdoor installation of 20 vintage signs that once hung in front of businesses throughout town.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

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

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

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

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

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