One of the best beaches in the entire world.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

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.

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

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

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

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

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

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

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

This piece of Australian modern art is part joke and part history.

Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.