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 cardinal directions, set in stone.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.