This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

Secret Swing.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

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

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.