Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.

A face emerges from the landscape when seen from the air.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

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

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

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

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

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

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

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

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

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

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