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The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

The middle finger of modernity.

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

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

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.

The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.

An island said to shake with the current.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

A rare opportunity to drive across the ocean floor.

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

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

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

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

The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

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

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.