This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

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.

The only museum about the history of dentistry in Canada.

For a brief moment, the world was given a flicker of the future of fast food, thanks to a visionary inventor.

Extremely long cable tunnel buried under the river.

The remains of the worst military aviation accident in Canada's history.

With the chapel itself being left to moulder, the cemetery of this abandoned church might be the freshest part.

This memorial to a horrific ship collision sits over a mass grave holding dozens of the victims.

The little house that stood up to a disastrous flood has become a symbol of perseverance.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

After he picked up a brush at the age of 47 this simple barber turned his entire home into a canvas.

This abandoned orphanage-turned-asylum witnessed a terrible chapter in Québec's history.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.

The falls were named for the mistaken idea that they were the ones pictured on the Canadian $5 bill.

A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.