Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

A phenomenon that appears to make gravity work in reverse has been attributed to jinn, supernatural spirits from Arabian folklore.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

This grand Pakistani mausoleum can only be accessed via an almost 1,000 foot long alleyway.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.

A perfectly restored 17th-century hammam in the heart of Lahore.

This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

The Great Wall of Sindh, Pakistan's mighty fort.

Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.

A tower built by an emperor for an antelope.

A mere stone's throw from Islamabad exists a spectacular display of three millennia of humanity's progress.