The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

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

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

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.