Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

A former church transformed into a public library.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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

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

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.