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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Maple Ridge

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Updated January 14, 2015
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Friendship 500

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Friendship 500

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.
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The 6-m Large Zenith Telescope.

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Large Zenith Telescope

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.
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Elk and bison are regularly featured on the menu.

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Tradish's The Ancestor Cafe

First Nations’ foodways are front and center at this food truck-turned-brick-and-mortar.
3 miles from Maple Ridge
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Coquitlam, British Columbia

Riverview Hospital

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.
9 miles from Maple Ridge
Faerie Village

Surrey, British Columbia

Faerie Village of Redwood Park

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.
13 miles from Maple Ridge
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Plane Wreck of Heritage Park

Mysterious wreckage of a small plane has been lodged in this tree since at least 1971.
15 miles from Maple Ridge
Playground of the Gods

Burnaby, British Columbia

Playground of the Gods

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.
15 miles from Maple Ridge
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