An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

Ornate and vibrant, this temple is a colorful place of worship for Columbus's Thai and Laotian communities.

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.