A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

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

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

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.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.