Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

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

This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

A 1975 bylaw prohibits the construction of any building that would block the view of this Gothic Revival church.

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

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

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

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.