This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

A station built to repel pirates now attracts wealthy vacationers.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Taoism, Buddhist and Confucianism are all represented in this temple that claims to answer anyone's wishes.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Decorated by local artists, the city's utility boxes have become three-dimensional canvases.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

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

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

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

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

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