This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

A chocolatier with a quaint museum showcasing the history of chocolate.

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

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

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

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

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

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

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.

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

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

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

This cabin survived a landslide that killed its owners.

Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor.