A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

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

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

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.