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Singapore

Merlion

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Little Mermaid

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Added by Alexander
Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
SamM Added by SamM
Hong Kong

A Sky Full of Gods and Buddhas

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Leshan, China

Giant Buddha

This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Beth Gherlein Added by Beth Gherlein
Calgary, Alberta

Udderly Art Pasture

A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."
Jake Uitti Added by Jake Uitti
Chobe, Botswana

African Quadripoint

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Josh Added by Josh
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Added by adventurousfriend
Banff, Alberta

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.
Added by Ashawnta
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Banff Wildlife Crossings

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Added by Ashawnta
Jasper, Alberta

Athabasca Glacier

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Added by armstrongjason
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.
Added by lcbudd14
Drumheller, Alberta

The World's Largest Dinosaur

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

Godafoss

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Added by Sunshinfam
Chilliwack, British Columbia

Bridal Veil Falls

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.
BadRandall Added by BadRandall
Field, British Columbia

Yoho National Park

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Bellevue, Alberta

Frank Slide

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

Columbia Icefield

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
canuck Added by canuck
Mukilteo, Washington

Future of Flight Aviation Center

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
steedjb Added by steedjb
Peachland, British Columbia

Okanagan Lake

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.
Added by glamourfaust
Victoria, British Columbia

The Empress Hotel

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Point Roberts, Washington

Point Roberts

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
lewblank Added by lewblank
White Rock, British Columbia

The Great White Rock

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.
Added by weej
Vancouver, British Columbia

Mountain View Cemetery

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.
LeighE Added by LeighE