Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.

Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

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

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.