This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

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

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.

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

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

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

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.