These "mermaids" that surround a plaza in Segovia are rather sphinx-like.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

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

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

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

A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.

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

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

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

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

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

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

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