In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.

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

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

The radio station that's been promising to make love to you for the last 15 years—if you happen to be on one specific block in suburban New Jersey.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.