A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

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

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.

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

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

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.

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

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

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.