This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

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

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

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

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

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

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.