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

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.