Places Histrix Wants to Go

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

This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

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

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

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

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

Locals transformed this Canadian evergreen into a secret hangout with spectacular views of Vancouver's skyline.

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

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.