An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

An ideal location for plane spotting in British Columbia.

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

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

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

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

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

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

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

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

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

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

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

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

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

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