Places eliasirving Wants to Go

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

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

A collection of Inukshuks built and left by several hikers.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

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

Hidden within the waterfront hills resides this dilapidated military stronghold.

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

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

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

According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.

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

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

Historic site that showcases the history of British Columbia's fishing industry.

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

A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.