A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.

This Welsh hotel is the spiritual home of the British 1953 Everest expedition, the first successful ascent of Mount Everest.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

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

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

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

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This is one of the last remaining theatres in Canada to feature an Art Moderne architectural style.