This pond in Victoria Park is rumored to be bottomless, one of several legends that surround it.

This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

The last remnant of Kuala Lumpur’s old prison complex now stands on the edge of a Japanese shopping mall.

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.

The oldest remaining theatre in New South Wales.

A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

A unique military outpost carved into a rocky outcrop in the English Channel.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.