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

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

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A curious sculpture garden and museum in Cochrane, Wisconsin.