Molson, Washington
Okanogan Highland Ghost Towns
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
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Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Osoyoos, British Columbia
North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.
Osoyoos, British Columbia
A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.
Cawston, British Columbia
One of Canada's premier radio observatories sits in a radio-quiet valley outside Penticton.
Kelowna, British Columbia
Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.
Peachland, British Columbia
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.
Sunshine Valley, British Columbia
The morning of January 9, 1965, over 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock, and snow broke free, obliterating a section of the highway below.
Hope, British Columbia
Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.
Boston Bar, British Columbia
A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.
Squamish, British Columbia
As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.
Britannia Beach, British Columbia
From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.
Coquitlam, British Columbia
Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.
White Rock, British Columbia
Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.
Oak Harbor, Washington
This historic bridge connects Whidbey Island to Fidalgo Island across whirlpool-filled waters.
Arlington, Washington
Memorial commemorating the deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Friday Harbor, Washington
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
Skopje, North Macedonia
A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians