Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown is now home to one of Canada’s largest contemporary art collections.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

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

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

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

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

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

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

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

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

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

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

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

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

This small collection of rare books was uniquely locked up for safe keeping.