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The Gastown steam clock

Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Japadog

Vancouver, British Columbia

Japadog

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Friendship 500

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Friendship 500

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace.

Pioneertown, California

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

"Pioneertown 1946".

Pioneertown, California

Pioneertown

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Nk'Mip Cellars

Osoyoos, British Columbia

Nk'Mip Cellars

North America's first Indigenous-owned winery is located within Canada's only desert-like ecosystem.

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

Osoyoos, British Columbia

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

The crossing offers a safer way for animals to move across the highway.

Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Banff Wildlife Crossings

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

Home of A Thousand Faces
Permanently Closed

Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

Home of A Thousand Faces

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

Salmon running thicker than water

Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia

Adams River Salmon Run

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

Okanagan lake, where Ogopogo is thought to live.

Peachland, British Columbia

Okanagan Lake

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

Capilano Suspension Bridge

North Vancouver, British Columbia

Capilano Suspension Bridge

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

Repaired entrance to first tunnel, where shotcrete has been applied to stabilize the wall on the right.

Hope, British Columbia

Othello Tunnels

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Bridal Veil Falls

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Bridal Veil Falls

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

Sea Lion Caves

Florence, Oregon

Sea Lion Caves

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Wizard Island

Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Morro Rock

Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The shiniest beach you'll ever see.

Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The World’s Largest Oyster

South Bend, Washington

The World’s Largest Oyster

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

World's Largest Frying Pan

Long Beach, Washington

Washington's Largest Frying Pan

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Peter Iredale

Warrenton, Oregon

The Wreck of the Peter Iredale

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Rialto Beach

La Push, Washington

Rialto Beach Tree Graveyard

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

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