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Talus Dome

Edmonton, Alberta

Talus Dome

A $600,000 pile of stainless steel balls makes for some rather divisive public art.

Geoscience Garden

Edmonton, Alberta

Geoscience Garden

A giant map of western Canada laid out in rocks

Carcross Desert

Carcross, Yukon

Carcross Desert

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard

Montreal, Québec

The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Biosphere of Montreal

Montreal, Québec

Biosphere of Montreal

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Square Victoria

Montreal, Québec

Paris Métro Sign at Victoria Square

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Song of the Dodo, Montreal

Montreal, Québec

The Song of the Dodo

A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.

Canol Heritage Trail

Northwest Territories

Canol Heritage Trail

An abandoned WWII-era U.S. Army megaproject, turned hiking trail in the remote Canadian subarctic.

The rooftops, streets, and everything in-between

Taichung City, Taiwan

Rainbow Family Village

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

The Monument

Toronto, Ontario

Chinese Railroad Workers Memorial

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

Woodpecker Column

Toronto, Ontario

'Woodpecker Column'

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

Houtong Cat Village

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Houtong Cat Village

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

A crowd of statues

Taoyuan, Taiwan

Garden of the Generalissimos

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.

An exhibit about knob and tube wiring.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Manitoba Electrical Museum

This highly specific museum documents the electrical history of Manitoba.

Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument

Nagasaki, Japan

Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument

A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.

The Sam Kee (Jack Chow) Building

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Sam Kee (Jack Chow) Building

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

Central Experimental Farm with the city of Ottawa in the background.

Ottawa, Ontario

Central Experimental Farm

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

Lock at Hogs Back

Ottawa, Ontario

Hogs Back Lockstation

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

The Sea Turtle Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Sea Turtle Centre

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

Terry Fox, dipping his leg into the Atlantic Ocean.

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Marathon of Hope Mile 0

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

Lift-off from the pond.

Bosque, New Mexico

Bernardo Waterfowl Area

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Clifton Hill

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Clifton Hill

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Submarine Vesikko

Helsinki, Finland

Submarine Vesikko

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

The memorial dedication plaque

Cordova, Alaska

Cordova Fisherman’s Memorial

A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.

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