One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

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

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

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

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Living towers made of people that are now recognized by UNESCO.

Now a pile of ruins and rubble, this was a lovely mountain town as recently as 1960.

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.