A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

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

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

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

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

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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

The world's largest Holstein cow.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Home to vintage vehicles and local artifacts, this museum also houses a rare taxidermy specimen.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

An ode to South Dakota's state fish.