Montreal, Québec
Beaudry Metro
Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.
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Montreal, Québec
Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.
Montreal, Québec
Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
Montreal, Québec
A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.
Montreal, Québec
Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.
Montreal, Québec
This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Montreal, Québec
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Ottawa, Ontario
These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.
Ottawa, Ontario
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Goodyear, Arizona
This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.
Tucson, Arizona
Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Oakland, California
A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026
San Jose, California
The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
San Jose, California
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
San Jose, California
This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Monterey, California
This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.