Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

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

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

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

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

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

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

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A sprawling beachfront burial ground for Aruba's departed pets.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.