Places Roko Wants to Go

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Travel this route to explore a canyon crafted by ancient glaciers.

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

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

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

A sacred Ojibwe site covered in pictographs next to Lake Superior.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

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

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

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