A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

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

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.