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

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

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

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

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

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

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

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

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

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

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

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.