Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Joe’s Scarecrow Village

Discover Joe's Scarecrow Village in Saint Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia: Cape Breton landmark filled with recognizable faces.

Moncton Tidal Bore

Discover Moncton Tidal Bore in Moncton, New Brunswick: Twice a day, the water of the Petitcodiac River flows upstream in a surfable wave.

Thetford Asbestos Mine

Discover Thetford Asbestos Mine in Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Québec: A scenic overlook of a pit mine hundreds of meters deep filled with blue water.

Four Corners Monument (Canada Edition)

Discover Four Corners Monument (Canada Edition) in Saskatchewan: Two provinces and two territories touch borders deep in the middle of the wilderness.

S.S. Kyle

Discover S.S. Kyle in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador: This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

The Tunnel at Niagara Parks Power Station

Discover The Tunnel at Niagara Parks Power Station in Niagara Falls, Ontario: A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

The Great White Rock

Discover The Great White Rock in White Rock, British Columbia: Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

Big Nickel

Discover Big Nickel in Sudbury, Ontario: Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

Mount Carleton

Discover Mount Carleton in Northesk, New Brunswick: New Brunswick's tallest mountain is the highest point in all the Maritimes.

Cape Forchu Lighthouse

Discover Cape Forchu Lighthouse in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

Central Experimental Farm

Discover Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario: A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

Paddlewheel Graveyard

Discover Paddlewheel Graveyard in Dawson City, Yukon: A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

Wawa Goose

Discover Wawa Goose in Wawa, Ontario: This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

Old Pinawa Dam

Discover Old Pinawa Dam in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba: The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.

Canadian Canoe Museum

Discover Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario: The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.

Marconi National Historic Site

Discover Marconi National Historic Site in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia: Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

Patricia Hotel and Water Hole

Discover Patricia Hotel and Water Hole in Patricia, Alberta: Kitschy steak joint where customers can cook their own meat over an eternal flame.

The World’s Largest Sausage

Discover The World's Largest Sausage in Mundare, Alberta: Massive kielbasa stands 42 feet tall and weighs in at 12,000 pounds.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 642 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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