When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

More than 50,000 gannets claim the cliffs of Bonaventure Island.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

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

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.

This historic fort spans more the 300 years.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.

The Pennsylvania landscape depicted by a quarter mile of mosaics made from used road signs.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

Where the oil industry began.

The spectacular collection of one of the world's best woodcarvers.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.