Places aember Wants to Go

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

An obsolete, vanishing traffic device warns Cincinnati drivers away from middle-of-the-road obstructions.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

A flying saucer has landed for good in the middle of a tiny Canadian town.