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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.

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

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

The largest Walmart Supercenter in the United States, referred to affectionately as “Mallmart,” has served the residents of Albany, New York, since 1994.

This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.