With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

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.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

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

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.