Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg the Bear Statue
A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.
Rosser, Manitoba
Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Williams, Minnesota
This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.
Northome, Minnesota
A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Kinney, Minnesota
This tiny Minnesota city tried to secede from the Union as a last-ditch effort to fix its crumbling water system.
Hibbing, Minnesota
An abandoned bus station transformed into a museum dedicated to the history of Greyhound Lines, in the place where it all began.
Tower, Minnesota
Minnesota's oldest and deepest mine is now an underground physics laboratory.
Schroeder, Minnesota
A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.
Angle Inlet, Minnesota
America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba
The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.
Lorette, Manitoba
This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.