Year: 2009

Secret Swing

Discover Secret Swing in Toronto, Ontario: Secret Swing.

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.

Sleeping Giant

Discover Sleeping Giant in Thunder Bay, Ontario: Profile of a sleeping person 4km long in 250m high cliffs.

The Incredible Shrinking Mill

Discover The Incredible Shrinking Mill in Port Colborne, Ontario: This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

The Vegreville Pysanka

Discover The Vegreville Pysanka in Vegreville, Alberta: Possibly the world’s easiest Easter-egg hunt.

The Sourtoe Cocktail

Discover The Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon: A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Standing wave at Habitat ’67, Montreal

Discover Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal in Montreal, Québec: Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

Discover R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto, Ontario: This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley

Discover The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley in Drumheller, Alberta: Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Clifton Hill

Discover Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Ontario: This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Japadog

Discover Japadog in Vancouver, British Columbia: Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

L’Anse Aux Meadows

Discover L'Anse Aux Meadows in Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador: An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Lower Bay Station

Discover Lower Bay Station in Toronto, Ontario: Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

Mapimí Silent Zone

Discover Mapimí Silent Zone in Ceballos, Mexico: A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle.

Toniná

Discover Toniná in Mexico: The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.

Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato

Discover Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, Mexico: Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy.".

Goddess Tuptim Shrine

Discover Goddess Tuptim Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand: A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

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