The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

One of the largest, grandest imperial mausoleums was built as the founder of the Ming Dynasty's final resting place.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.