A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

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.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

These pastel-colored homes were built when the island of Macau was a Portuguese colony.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

The field of tiny caves that mark this Chinese cliffside are each their own historic Buddhist temple.

An impactful museum ensures notorious war crimes disguised as "medical experimentation" won't soon be forgotten.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.

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

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.