Tatsuo Miyajima shares a philosophical appreciation for life with the latest human technologies.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

This is an amazing but little known tile mosaic mural that used to grace the lobby of an office building in 1958, but now can only be seen from the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart.

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

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.

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

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

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

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

A former railroad trestle over Interstate 90 has been refurbished for non-motorized traffic on the Palouse to Cascades trail.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.