Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

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

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

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

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

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

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

An collection of Chinese propaganda posters from 1949 to 1979.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.