Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

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

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

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

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

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

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

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.