Built for the 1962 World Cup, this fully functioning botanical clock is still ticking.

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

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

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

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

As can be expected from a centuries old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.