The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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

According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

An iconic red telephone box turned tiny art gallery.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.