Washington, D.C.
The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
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Washington, D.C.
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Germantown, Maryland
The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
Silver Spring, Maryland
These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."
Montreal, Québec
This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.
Montreal, Québec
Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.
Montreal, Québec
Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.
Montreal, Québec
This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.
Montreal, Québec
This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Montreal, Québec
This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.
Montreal, Québec
The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”
Montreal, Québec
Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.
Montreal, Québec
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
Montreal, Québec
A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
Montreal, Québec
Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.
Montreal, Québec
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Montreal, Québec
One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Mexico City, Mexico
This museum dedicated to cartography is housed in a former 17th-century convent.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.
Mexico City, Mexico
Resembling a 15th century medieval fortress, this home once belonged to a legend of Mexican cinema.