Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
The Smoking Hills
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Boat Basin, British Columbia
Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.
Diligent River, Nova Scotia
Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.
Calgary, Alberta
This First Nations monument is a peaceful spot with vast views of the Calgary prairie.
Nunavut
The remote graves mark the mysterious deaths of four 19th century explorers.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut
The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This tiny abode has been covered in the art of the little old lady who made her life and living there.
Prince Edward, Ontario
A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.
Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador
A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.
Egmont, British Columbia
The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.
Powell River, British Columbia
One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.
Gimli, Manitoba
The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.
Eastend, Saskatchewan
Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.
Saskatchewan
The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.
Havre-Aubert, Québec
A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Aden, Alberta
Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Dawson City, Yukon
A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Peachland, British Columbia
The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.