The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

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

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This ancient structure appears Roman, but was constructed during the 16th century and was utilized until 1911.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

An exploration of Malaysian heritage through the lens of traditional textiles.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

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