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The installation includes a pink metal track.

Seattle, Washington

The Wall of Death

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

The Gastown steam clock

Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Giants.

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Giants' on Granville Island Silos

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

Salmon running thicker than water

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.

Lobby of Prince of Wales Hotel with view of Waterton Lake

Waterton Park, Alberta

Prince of Wales Hotel

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

Lake Agnes Teahouse

Lake Louise, Alberta

Lake Agnes Teahouse

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Cave and Basin National Historic Site in Banff National Park.

Banff, Alberta

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Grizzly House

Banff, Alberta

Grizzly House

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

The crossing offers a safer way for animals to move across the highway.

Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Banff Wildlife Crossings

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station.

Banff, Alberta

Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

Three wolfdogs being fed

Cochrane, Alberta

Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

Bridge #1

Wayne, Alberta

The 11 Bridges of Wayne

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

Saamis Tepee

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Saamis Tepee

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.

Fort Gibraltar

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Fort Gibraltar

The intense competition of the 19th-century fur trading industry played out at this fort in Western Canada.

Gooderham Building

Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

Woodpecker Column

Toronto, Ontario

'Woodpecker Column'

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

Pleasantville Curve

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario

Pleasantville Curve

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

Irish Famine Memorial

Buffalo, New York

Western New York Irish Famine Memorial

A monument honoring those who died in the Great Famine of Ireland.

Shark Girl.

Buffalo, New York

Shark Girl

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Edward M. Cotter (fireboat).

Buffalo, New York

Edward M. Cotter

This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.

Edward Dean Adams Power Station

Niagara Falls, New York

Edward Dean Adams Power Plant

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Tesla Monument in New York

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The New Central Library

Calgary, Alberta

The New Central Library

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

Replica "La Grande Hermine" abandoned and burned
Permanently Closed

Lincoln, Ontario

Grande Hermine

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

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