Paris, France
The Last Original Standard Metre
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
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Paris, France
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
Paris, France
A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.
Paris, France
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
Paris, France
An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Waterton Park, Alberta
A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.
Calgary, Alberta
Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Mexico
This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.
Butte, Montana
High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador
This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
The first transatlantic wireless signal was received at this 17th-century fort.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.
Comox-Strathcona K, British Columbia
Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.
Coombs, British Columbia
This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
This country market harbors goats on its roof.
Peachland, British Columbia
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Malakwa, British Columbia
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Edmonton, Alberta
This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.