Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.