The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

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

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

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

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

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

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

This colonial town in Colombia sits around the largest stone paved square in South America.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

Home to 23 voluptuous and instantly lovable sculptures by one of Latin America's most celebrated artists.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.