Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

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

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

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

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

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

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

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

No one's quite sure where this quirky university tradition originated.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

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

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.