Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
L'Anse Aux Meadows
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
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Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Montreal, Québec
Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
Hope, British Columbia
Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.
Toronto, Ontario
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Malakwa, British Columbia
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Ushuaia, Argentina
This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.
Uozu-shi, Japan
Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Alberta
A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian Badlands.
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.
New Jersey, Trinidad and Tobago
This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.
HitachiĆmiya-shi, Japan
The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Torrington, Alberta
Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Jeffrey City, Wyoming
This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.