The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

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

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.

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

This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.