Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

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

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

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

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.

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

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

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

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

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

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

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.