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The wreckage still sits at the exact spot the plane crash-landed in 1945, carrying 1,000 pounds of explosives.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian Badlands.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country’s wood bison population.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

The tragic reality of a village riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

The crash of this great airship signaled the beginning of the end for dirigibles.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.