A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

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

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

A tribute to a unique bike race that takes place every year.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This illuminated sign was the first of its kind in Canada and remains a vestige of the Atomic Age.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

This defunct Champlain Oil service station harkens back to the early days of automobiles.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

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

This hauntingly stark structure is a relic of an industrial past.