Waterton Park, Alberta
Prince of Wales Hotel
A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.
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Waterton Park, Alberta
A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Banff, Alberta
The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.
Banff, Alberta
Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Field, British Columbia
In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
This 20-foot-tall sculpture is in honor of the herd of bighorn sheep that call Radium Hot Springs home.
Calgary, Alberta
With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.
Drumheller, Alberta
A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.
Wayne, Alberta
To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.
Wayne, Alberta
This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.
Drumheller, Alberta
Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.
Drumheller, Alberta
A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.
Drumheller, Alberta
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Calgary, Alberta
The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Mainz, Germany
While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Cochem, Germany
This Cold War–era fallout shelter was actually a storage facility for the nation's emergency currency.
Echternach, Luxembourg
Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.
Arnhem, Netherlands
This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.