Hilo, Hawaii
Mauna Kea
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
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Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
This country market harbors goats on its roof.
Duncan, British Columbia
Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Kaslo, British Columbia
The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."
Malakwa, British Columbia
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Sparwood, British Columbia
Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.
Bellevue, Alberta
A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Vulcan, Alberta
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Okotoks, Alberta
This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.