Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

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

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.

The site of a strange super top-secret military experiment during WWII on a remote Canadian lake.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

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

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

A once celebrated industrial wonder now lurks in a quiet corner of Flathead Lake.

This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.