The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

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

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

A beautiful example of 18th-century engineering still standing tall.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.