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Maitland, Nova Scotia
Burntcoat Head Park
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
Calgary, Alberta
Nose Hill Siksikaitsitapi Medicine Wheel
This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.
Victoria, British Columbia
Moss Lady
Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Egmont, British Columbia
Skookumchuck Narrows
The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.
Campobello, New Brunswick
Roosevelt Campobello International Park
The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Captain James Cook National Historic Site
A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.
Toronto, Ontario
The Rainbow Tunnel
This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.
Bankhead, Alberta
Bankhead Ghost Town
The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
Vancouver, British Columbia
9 O'Clock Gun
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Eldon, Alberta
Eisenhower Tower
Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.
Toronto, Ontario
Ireland Park
A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.
Saint Thomas, Ontario
Jumbo the Elephant
The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".
Vancouver, British Columbia
Dude Chilling Park
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
Toronto, Ontario
The Yorkville Rock
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
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