Places stephrusch Wants to Go

This notorious Canadian mental institution was home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic."

Where the English trapper who faked a First Nations identity bunked with beavers.

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

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

This small collection in the back of a shop is the only oddities museum in Saskatoon.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

The abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium is said to be one of the most haunted places in Canada.

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

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

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

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

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

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

A former electric substation that was converted into a magnificent mansion.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.