Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.

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

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

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

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

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

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

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.