This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.

A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

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

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.