Vancouver Police Centennial Museum

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Lonely Planet review

Colorfully charting the city's murky criminal past, displays at this excellent little museum include an autopsy room with pieces of damaged body parts posted on the wall (note the brain with a .22 caliber bullet in it) and an exhibit describing how to determine a corpse's age via insects (blowflies appear in 15 days, cheese-skippers in 40 days).

Visitors can see what a 1oz lump of heroin looks like or peruse bad-ass weaponry, including a gangster-era Thompson submachine gun. Also consider the gripping Sins of the City walking tour (around C$12 ), which escorts curious visitors through the dodgy Downtown Eastside's eye-popping vice and crime-fighting history.