Edmonton, Alberta
Talus Dome
A $600,000 pile of stainless steel balls makes for some rather divisive public art.
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Edmonton, Alberta
A $600,000 pile of stainless steel balls makes for some rather divisive public art.
Edmonton, Alberta
A giant map of western Canada laid out in rocks
Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Montreal, Québec
The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital.
Montreal, Québec
A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.
Northwest Territories
An abandoned WWII-era U.S. Army megaproject, turned hiking trail in the remote Canadian subarctic.
Taichung City, Taiwan
Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.
Toronto, Ontario
A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.
Toronto, Ontario
The giant birds honor two native North American species.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.
Taoyuan, Taiwan
A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
This highly specific museum documents the electrical history of Manitoba.
Nagasaki, Japan
A monument commemorating the execution of 26 canonized Christians from the 16th century.
Vancouver, British Columbia
At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.
Ottawa, Ontario
A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.
Ottawa, Ontario
These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.
Bosque, New Mexico
The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Helsinki, Finland
The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.
Cordova, Alaska
A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.