Québec City, Québec
Château Frontenac
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
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Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Québec City, Québec
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
Gouverneur, New York
A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Lansdowne, Ontario
This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.
Pittsford, New York
Eclectic architecture in the woods of New York.
Chippewa Bay, New York
This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.
Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Venice, Florida
For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
Punta Gorda, Florida
Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.
Punta Gorda, Florida
This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.
Huntsville, Alabama
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.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.
Victor, Colorado
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Bailey, Colorado
This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Greenback, Tennessee
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Alcoa, Tennessee
One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.