Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Half of a house.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

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

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

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

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

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

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

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

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.