On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.