City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

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

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

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

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

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

A sinuous path among steep cliffs creates a stunning sight in southwestern Serbia.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.