The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

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

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

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

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.