Vancouver, British Columbia
Vanier Park Column
After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.
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Vancouver, British Columbia
After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A high point in Vancouver kitsch.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.
White Rock, British Columbia
Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.
Coombs, British Columbia
This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.
Duncan, British Columbia
Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.
Victoria, British Columbia
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
This mysterious abandoned fort looks like something pulled right from Arabian legend.
Saint Helens, England
Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.