Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Banff Wildlife Crossings
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Banff, Alberta
Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.
Calgary, Alberta
Decorated by local artists, the city's utility boxes have become three-dimensional canvases.
Calgary, Alberta
A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.
Calgary, Alberta
With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Kerry, Ireland
Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Beijing, China
The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.
Coldwater, Ontario
This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.
Toronto, Ontario
A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.
Ottawa, Ontario
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Caledon, Ontario
These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.
Tobermory, Ontario
This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.
Washington, D.C.
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
Washington, D.C.
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
Washington, D.C.
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
Washington, D.C.
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”