This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

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

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

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

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

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

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

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

This small West Virginia park is a land trust holdout against mountaintop removal mining.

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

A well-preserved relic of the industrial age steel and iron works that dotted West Virginia.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.