A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

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

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

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A local prank turned town icon.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

This 12-foot-tall T-rex is the largest K’Nex skeleton sculpture in the world.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.