Örencik, Turkey
Gobekli Tepe
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
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Örencik, Turkey
This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.
Çanakkale, Turkey
This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates
Every December, this stretch of dusty desert road transforms into a catwalk for a camel beauty pageant.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A faithful reproduction of Al-Jazari's enormous water clock.
Mezairaa, United Arab Emirates
Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.
Perth, Ontario
A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.
Comox-Strathcona K, British Columbia
Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.
Deline, Northwest Territories
Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.
Port Dover, Ontario
A small museum houses a long, rich history of life and death on Lake Erie — from famous shipwrecks to rum smugglers.
Saint Thomas, Ontario
The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".
Saguenay, Québec
Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.
Dawson City, Yukon
A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.
Sparwood, British Columbia
Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.
Montreal, Québec
This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
This sprawling collection hides many charms.
Wellesley, Ontario
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
Sudbury, Ontario
A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.