Places slbristow Wants to Go

A surviving Klondike Gold Rush-era log cabin that was dismantled log by log to save it, and can still be stayed in today.

A colossal gold-dredging machine from the Klondike mining boom, now open to tours.

A historic signpost to world cities on the top of a barren mining hill in the Yukon.

The resilient spirit of this remote mining town burns bright in its eclectic memorabilia.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

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

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

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

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

This now abandoned arch bridge was constructed during the Great Depression.

Two provinces and two territories touch borders deep in the middle of the wilderness.

This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."

The unusual lighthouse looms over waves of prairies with no sea in sight.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

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

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.