Places roxjohn Wants to Go

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.

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

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

A marvel of engineering built to prevent annual floods from devastating the city of Winnipeg.

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

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

This little theatre at the end of the Urban Gallery in the Manitoba Museum plays silent films from stars who performed in Winnipeg.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

Three young men who lived on this street are honored for their service during World War I.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

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

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

Dedicated to the people of Indian Head, Saskatchewan.

This bushy bug is one of the unsanctioned public sculptures that have survived in Regina.

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

This more than a century-old cathedral has seen its fair share of redesigns over the years.

A broken man's homemade, seaworthy ship rests in the middle of the Canadian prairie.

An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.