Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

Named in tribute to Canadian singer and songwriter Neil Young.

Profile of a sleeping person 4km long in 250m high cliffs.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

A muddy alien landscape that is home to rare species of exotic plants.

The Natural History Museum that time forgot.

The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

The spectacular history of spectacles on display.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.