The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

This small island was the first National Wildlife Refuge ever created in the United States.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

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

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

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

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.