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Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.

An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

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

Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

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

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

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

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

This unique bridge has been a staple across the Saskatchewan River Valley for more than 100 years.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.