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Neskowin, Oregon

Neskowin Ghost Forest

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Estes Park, Colorado

Frozen Dead Guy Days

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island

Seaweed Pie

Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.
Saint-Simon, Québec

L' Extra-Terrasse

For a brief moment, the world was given a flicker of the future of fast food, thanks to a visionary inventor.
Saint-Chrysostome, Québec

Edwardstown Anglican Church

With the chapel itself being left to moulder, the cemetery of this abandoned church might be the freshest part.
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Gassy Jack' Statue

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia

Parrsboro Rock and Mineral Shop Museum

Home of the world's smallest dinosaur footprints.
Whitehorse, Yukon

Bicycle Wheel Dome

A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.
Fanny Bay, British Columbia

Wacky Woods

The whimsical legacy of a Canadian artist.
Calgary, Alberta

1886 Buffalo Cafe

One of the last remaining buildings from one of Calgary's earliest businesses.
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

Home of A Thousand Faces

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.
Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Weyburn Mental Hospital

This notorious Canadian mental institution was home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic."
Whistler, British Columbia

The Hemloft

This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

Fuchs Wildlife Exhibit

This Canadian exhibit with claims as the largest one man taxidermy collection in North America.
Toronto, Ontario

History of Stickers Museum

This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Jimi Hendrix Shrine

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.
Mulgrave-et-Derry, Québec

Wallingford-Back Mine

What was once the largest mine in North America has left behind a hollow hill filled with bright blue waters.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Salmagundi West

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.
Toronto, Ontario

Secret Swing

Secret Swing.
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Red River Floodway

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

Proscenium Theatre

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

Charles Macdonald Concrete House

Everything in this two-story house—down to the mounted deer head on the wall—was carefully crafted from concrete.
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

Princess Colliery Disaster Monument

A simple memorial between a ball field and a skate park honors 21 men lost in a horrific mining accident.
Val-des-Sources, Québec

Asbestos Mine

Little remains of the once flourishing Asbestos' asbestos mine.