Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

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

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

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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

Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.

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

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

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

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.