An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This once-grand marvel of engineering is now 41 miles of scenic hiking trail.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A young woman's senseless murder led to the controversial psychological theory of the "bystander effect."

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.