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

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

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

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

In a busy Oaxaca market, a nearly century-old drinks stand still serves family recipes from giant clay pots.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Writers such as Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, and Samuel Beckett frequented this Tangier bookstore.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

Ancient Phoenician and Roman tombs carved into the rock overlook the Moroccan coastline.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.