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

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

The world's largest rotating world.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.