This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.

The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.

The now-quiet remains of coastal artillery defenses that were used in both World Wars.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

This little theatre at the end of the Urban Gallery in the Manitoba Museum plays silent films from stars who performed in Winnipeg.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

A marvel of engineering built to prevent annual floods from devastating the city of Winnipeg.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.