A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

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

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

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

Decorated by local artists, the city's utility boxes have become three-dimensional canvases.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

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

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.