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A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."

A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.

A miner’s death at the hands of strikebreaking company police sparks a labor movement that continues to the present day.

This remote piece of Cape Breton coast was the unceremonious landing site of the first solo, east-west transatlantic flight made by a female aviator.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

Over 12,500 words are scrawled across each room of this historic plantation house and no one knows why.