Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

This airfield played a key role in both World War II and the Cold War.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

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

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

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.