Toronto, Ontario
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto
This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.
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Toronto, Ontario
This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.
Port McNicoll, Ontario
Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.
Corning, New York
Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Edgard, Louisiana
This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Derry, New Hampshire
Former abode of notable poet, complete with literary references and stories of ghosts.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Oil Springs, Ontario
A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
Where the English trapper who faked a First Nations identity bunked with beavers.
Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan
This partially completed dam was simply abandoned after nearly destroying the city it was built to service.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
West Montrose, Ontario
Known as the "Kissing Bridge" for its privacy, it also happens to be the last covered bridge in Ontario.
Guelph, Ontario
A 1975 bylaw prohibits the construction of any building that would block the view of this Gothic Revival church.
Sarnia, Ontario
Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.