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

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

This reconstructed castle was once the base of the “Devil King” who almost united the feudal warring states.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.

Home to an octopus slide and a humorous playground-sized cryptid.

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

A decaying gateway to a never-built housing collective.

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

This partially completed dam was simply abandoned after nearly destroying the city it was built to service.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.