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Aerial view of school buses prior to being covered

Horning's Mills, Ontario

Ark Two Shelter

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.

World's Largest Axe

Nackawic, New Brunswick

World's Largest Axe

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

Mac the Moose

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Mac the Moose

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

Coffins were stacked outside Snow & Co. in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Five Fishermen Restaurant

How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?

Wreckage of the SS Valencia along the shore of Pachena Bay.

Pachena Beach, British Columbia

Wreck of the SS Valencia

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

The 6-m Large Zenith Telescope.
Permanently Closed

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Large Zenith Telescope

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

A view down to the Temagami townsite.

Temagami, Ontario

Temagami Fire Tower

Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.

Fresque des Québécois

Québec City, Québec

The Murals of Quebec City

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

The alien landscape

Devon Island, Nunavut

Haughton Impact Crater

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.

Le Grand Rassemblement

Sainte-Flavie, Québec

‘Le Grand Rassemblement’ (The Grand Gathering)

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

A sign marks the 1925 edge of Athabasca Glacier

Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Buntzen Powerhouse 2

Anmore, British Columbia

Buntzen Lake Powerhouses

The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."

Pleasantville Curve

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario

Pleasantville Curve

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

Edouard Arsenault Bottle Houses

Wellington County, Prince Edward Island

Edouard Arsenault Bottle Houses

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

Bean Puzzle Tombstone

Wellesley, Ontario

Bean Puzzle Tombstone

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

Burntcoat Head Park

Maitland, Nova Scotia

Burntcoat Head Park

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

The Banff merman is a horrifying taxidermy experiement.

Banff, Alberta

Banff Merman

This mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas resides at the Banff Trading Post.

Insect Tastings, yum!

Montreal, Québec

Insectarium of Montreal

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

The Diefenbunker

Ottawa, Ontario

The Diefenbunker

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Joggins, Nova Scotia

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Water appears to run uphill on the magnetic hill.

Moncton, New Brunswick

Moncton Magnetic Hill

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

Canadian Potato Museum

O'Leary, Prince Edward Island

Canadian Potato Museum

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

Fuchs Wildlife Exhibit
Permanently Closed

Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

Fuchs Wildlife Exhibit

This Canadian exhibit with claims as the largest one man taxidermy collection in North America.

Drumheller T-Rex with kids on its toes

Drumheller, Alberta

The World's Largest Dinosaur

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

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