An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

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

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.