Vancouver, British Columbia
Gastown Steam Clock
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
McNabs Island
This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.
Palmyra, New York
Hill Cumorah
Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.
Phoenix, Arizona
Camelback Mountain
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Phoenix, Arizona
Tovrea Castle
A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
La Casa Estrecha (The Narrow House)
This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud (Chapel of the Holy Christ of Health)
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Iolani Palace
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bishop Museum
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Cahuita, Costa Rica
Aviarios del Caribe: Sloth Sanctuary
Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Rock Stone Pond, Belize
Altun-Ha
An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.
Ambergris Caye, Belize
Shark Ray Alley
This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Rouen, France
King Richard I's Embalmed Heart
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Rouen, France
Aitre St. Maclou
An ancient ossuary in Rouen.
Rouen, France
Tower of Joan of Arc
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.
Paris, France
Napoleon's Angels
Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.
Paris, France
Le Louxor Palais du Cinema
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Paris, France
Dans le Noir?
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.
Paris, France
Foucault’s Pendulum
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Montreal, Québec
St. Patrick's Basilica
Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.
Montreal, Québec
Oratoire St. Joseph
City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
Montreal, Québec
Notre Dame Basilica
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Ottawa, Ontario
Château Laurier
The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.
