A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

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

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

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

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

The only remaining building in New York to see the inauguration of a president is being slowly overtaken by a grocery store.

A whimsical, but often overlooked clock in Park Avenue.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.