Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

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

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.

What was once the largest mine in North America has left behind a hollow hill filled with bright blue waters.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.