This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

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

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

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

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

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

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

An impromptu shrine appeared shortly after beloved "Torchwood" character Ianto Jones was killed off the show.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.