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A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

Despite the name, the waters of this Canadian lake are actually blue-green in color.

The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

Alberta's Pipestone Creek Bonebed is one of the densest fossil sites in the world. This nearby museum showcases some of the best finds from its "river of death."

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

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

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.