The Giant Paperclip is a nickname for a piece of public sculpture (boringly titled "Gateway to the Northwest") located in Vanier park (overlooking the downtown peninsula and English Bay) in Vancouver, BC, Canada. It's a large hollow metal structure which looks like a square paperclip made of rectangular prisms. Because it is hollow, it makes glorious resounding echoing sounds when struck. (Which, take it from me, is a good way to hurt your hand. Bring a stick or something.) It's on a bit of a hill, so it makes an excellent dry spot for a picnic in the otherwise somewhat marshy park.