Places ashercooksonn Wants to Go

Over 400,000 birds spend their summers nesting on this small Arctic island.

Everything in this two-story house—down to the mounted deer head on the wall—was carefully crafted from concrete.

When North America was covered in ice, this was an oasis in the frozen desert.

A small part of the local arts scene, this “little free cinema” is part homage to the past, part interactive experience.

The museum is home to four times as many lamps as there are people in town.

A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.

This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.

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

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.

Experience the magic (and science) of a camera with this giant structure that allows you to enter inside the camera.

A massive, fading granite poem is all that remains of one Whitman superfan's tribute to the famous writer.

A roadside attraction fit for a giant.

Part arcade, part museum, this collection features vintage and modern pinball machines.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

Inside the simple black-and-white exterior of Église Sainte-Cécile hides a pastel wonderland.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

This building's metal facade is the last of its kind in all of Canada.

The 18th-century church's stained-glass windows tell the story of the Haudenosaunee people.

The only museum about the history of dentistry in Canada.

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