This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Train tunnel running underneath Quebec City.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

Explore the ruins of war and maritime history along this gorgeously ferocious North Atlantic seascape.

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.