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

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

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.

Landbridge created by the South Korean version of Moses.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.

This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

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

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A musical instrument played by the sea.