A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

This Canadian city is actually two-in-one, even if they only respect the timezone of one side.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

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

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.