Places scarew Wants to Go

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler."

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

Ride aboard a centuries-year-old steam engine and explore dozens of trains parts, including an unusual "comboose."

Built to supply water to farmers in Alberta, this was once was the world's longest elevated concrete structure.

Hundreds of pelicans call this island no larger than a car their home during the summer months.

A 30-foot neon sign that embraces community togetherness.

Three pristine alpine lakes named in memorial of an accident that resulted in three different plane crashes.

A standalone wonder amid the prairie badlands of southeastern Alberta.

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

This museum provides a personal and intimate journey through the history of the Northern Rockies.

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.

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

This remote 4,500 year old medicine wheel is one of the last of its kind.

Canada’s surprisingly controversial monument to Dwight Eisenhower.

A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

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