Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

A collection of Inukshuks built and left by several hikers.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

A former electric substation that was converted into a magnificent mansion.

Mysterious wreckage of a small plane has been lodged in this tree since at least 1971.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

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

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

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

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

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

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