An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

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.

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

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

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

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

It would be a crime to miss it.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.