A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.

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

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Eastern Canada's ocean playground.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

The last of its kind in the country.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.