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Adams River Salmon Run
Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.
Shediac, New Brunswick
World's Largest Lobster
This monster fiberglass crustacean stands watch over the self-proclaimed "lobster capital of the world."
Gimli, Manitoba
Narcisse Snake Dens
The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Bloedel Conservatory
This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Old Country Market
This country market harbors goats on its roof.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sable Island
This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg the Bear Statue
A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.
Montreal, Québec
Insectarium of Montreal
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec
Trou de la Fée - Protected Bat Cave
This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.
Havre-Aubert, Québec
Île d'Entrée (Entry Island)
A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.
Coombs, British Columbia
Old Country Market
This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.
Drumheller, Alberta
The World's Largest Dinosaur
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
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Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Parrsboro Rock and Mineral Shop Museum
Home of the world's smallest dinosaur footprints.
Vancouver, British Columbia
VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze
This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
Wood Buffalo National Park
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.
Comox-Strathcona K, British Columbia
Hornby Island Bald Eagle Nest Camera
Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.
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