A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

This mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas resides at the Banff Trading Post.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian Badlands.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.