Places Mapgirl Wants to Go

The once-booming fox ranching industry has left its mark on Prince Edward Island.

This remote Moravian mission brought Christianity—as well as devastation—to the Inuit people.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

This is one of the last remaining theatres in Canada to feature an Art Moderne architectural style.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.

A plaque on Canada's Hornby Island commemorates a fantastical creature from a fictional universe.

A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

Housed inside a replica church, its collection honors the Black community displaced by the Halifax government.

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.

An automotive, farming machinery, and aviation museum located in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.

The remains of an attempt to carve a thriving metropolis from the forest, and once home to the first revolving door in North America.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.

This remote 4,500 year old medicine wheel is one of the last of its kind.

Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.

Cape Breton landmark filled with recognizable faces.