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Bob Loblaw

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Jimi Hendrix Shrine from the front
Permanently Closed

Vancouver, British Columbia

Jimi Hendrix Shrine

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

Sumas Substation

Abbotsford, British Columbia

Sumas Substation

A former electric substation that was converted into a magnificent mansion.

"Gassy Jack."
Permanently Closed

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Gassy Jack' Statue

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

The Mile Zero marker in Victoria, BC

Victoria, British Columbia

Mile 0

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Driftwood sculpture of a hummingbird

Victoria, British Columbia

Esquimalt Lagoon

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

Faerie Village

Surrey, British Columbia

Faerie Village of Redwood Park

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

Bottom of the 1001 steps.

Surrey, British Columbia

1001 Steps Park

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

Railing detail

Vancouver, British Columbia

Science World Station

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

Kiidk'yaas, the Golden Spruce

British Columbia, Canada

Kiidk'yaas, the Golden Spruce

This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.

The column outside the Vancouver Maritime Museum.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vanier Park Column

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Bridal Veil Falls

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Bridal Veil Falls

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

WWII Coast Artillery Search Lights at Tower Beach.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Point Grey Battery Ruins

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

Leg-In-Boot Square

Vancouver, British Columbia

Leg-In-Boot Square

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

The World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck hang on the side of the rink where the Cowichan Capitals Junior A Hockey Club plays in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.
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Duncan, British Columbia

World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

The Great White Rock

White Rock, British Columbia

The Great White Rock

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

Emily Carr House

Victoria, British Columbia

Emily Carr House

This Italianate house was the childhood home of the prominent Canadian painter, Emily Carr.

Frank Slide

Bellevue, Alberta

Frank Slide

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

Goats on the roof.

Coombs, British Columbia

Old Country Market

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

Bourbon Street

Edmonton, Alberta

West Edmonton Mall

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

Skookumchuck Narrows, with rapids as seen from Roland Point.

Egmont, British Columbia

Skookumchuck Narrows

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

Wreck of 'The Riversdale'  windjammer at lowtide

Courtenay, British Columbia

Royston Shipwrecks

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

Fisgard Lighthouse

Victoria, British Columbia

Fisgard Lighthouse

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

9 O'Clock Gun

Vancouver, British Columbia

9 O'Clock Gun

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

A sign marks the 1925 edge of Athabasca Glacier

Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

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