Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Banff Wildlife Crossings
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
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Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Prague, Czechia
Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Prague, Czechia
Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.
Prague, Czechia
Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Lubec, Maine
This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.
Thomaston, Maine
Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Gouverneur, New York
A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.