Places ashercooksonn Wants to Go

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.

This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.

The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.

Massive kielbasa stands 42 feet tall and weighs in at 12,000 pounds.

No one knows the origins of the mysterious stone ruins discovered on a hillside in Halifax.

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

A Victorian cemetery hidden along a trucking route is all that remains of a 19th century village.

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.

The abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium is said to be one of the most haunted places in Canada.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.

A mysterious sculpture is hidden in Vancouver's Stanley Park.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

The unusual lighthouse looms over waves of prairies with no sea in sight.