An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.