A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

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

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

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

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

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

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.