Unlikely place for krautrock legends to hang out.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

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

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

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

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

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

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

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

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

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.