The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

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

This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

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

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

This 20-foot-tall sculpture is in honor of the herd of bighorn sheep that call Radium Hot Springs home.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.