Places remcrae Wants to Go

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

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

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

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

A cave interior in the shape of the ancient rhinoceros, created by lava cooling around its carcass.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.