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.
Archives: Atlas Obscuras
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.
Nova Scotia’s Cow Bay Moose
Discover Cow Bay Moose in Cow Bay, Nova Scotia: This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.
Insulator Ranch
Discover Insulator Ranch in Quilchena, British Columbia: A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.
The Burmis Tree
Discover The Burmis Tree in Bellevue, Alberta: Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.
Port Dover Harbour Museum
Discover Port Dover Harbour Museum in Port Dover, Ontario: A small museum houses a long, rich history of life and death on Lake Erie — from famous shipwrecks to rum smugglers.
The Eye of the Wind
Discover The Eye of the Wind in North Vancouver, British Columbia: The mountaintop wind turbine boasts a viewing deck — and a fair share of controversy.
New Iceland
Discover New Iceland in Gimli, Manitoba: Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.