The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

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

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

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

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.

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 Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.