A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.

This ancient temple is set up to take you on a pilgrimage of self.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.

A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.

A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

This quaint museum taps into the sweet history of the maple syrup industry.

The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

A small museum houses a long, rich history of life and death on Lake Erie — from famous shipwrecks to rum smugglers.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.