The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

One of Canada's oldest collections of stone fur trading buildings.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.

This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.