Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

Cape Breton landmark filled with recognizable faces.

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

The last of its kind in the country.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.