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.
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Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia
Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.
Kelowna, British Columbia
Cross towering trestles and tunnels on a historic canyon rail trail.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.
Bushell Park, Saskatchewan
A broken man's homemade, seaworthy ship rests in the middle of the Canadian prairie.
Regina, Saskatchewan
This bushy bug is one of the unsanctioned public sculptures that have survived in Regina.
Regina, Saskatchewan
This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.
Indian Head, Saskatchewan
Dedicated to the people of Indian Head, Saskatchewan.
Montmartre, Saskatchewan
The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.
Kipling, Saskatchewan
A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.
Højbjerg, Denmark
Preserved "bog person" that is over 2,000 years old.
Moscow, Russia
The "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers" is an Elizabethan-era hangout in Moscow.
Kuchino, Russia
Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.
Omsk, Russia
A "station to nowhere" marks the site of a Siberian subway project that never saw the light of day.
Novosibirsk, Russia
This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.
Diomede, Alaska
Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.
Nome, Alaska
This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
Russia
Two islands just 4 km apart separated by an International Border and Date Line.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Aleutians West, Alaska
The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.