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The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.