No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.

Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.

This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."

Secret Swing.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

This giant Canadian coin is a monument to the artist who created its iconic emblem.

Dedicated to the people of Indian Head, Saskatchewan.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

Inside this park, an engineering marvel from the early 20th-century still stands.

A remote landmark named for a whimsical photograph taken by a 1850s photographer and his crew of graffiti artists.

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.

A roadside attraction fit for a giant.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

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

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

This artful dam holds back a crater-made reservoir that can be seen from space.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.