The cardinal directions, set in stone.

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

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

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 exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

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

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

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

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

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.