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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.