The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

After he picked up a brush at the age of 47 this simple barber turned his entire home into a canvas.

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

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

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.

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

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

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

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.

The deepest metro station in the world.

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."