Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

These gutted monastery ruins still stand proudly in the middle of the Italian countryside.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

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

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

This mural celebrates the early integration of a New Hampshire baseball team.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.