Year: 2013

Hermitages of Karoulia

Discover Hermitages of Karoulia in Agion Oros, Greece: The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.

Phaistos Disc

Discover Phaistos Disc in Heraklion, Greece: This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

St. Theodora’s Chapel

Discover St. Theodora's Chapel in Arcadia, Greece: Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

Thessaloniki Brothel

Discover Thessaloniki Brothel in Thessaloniki, Greece: A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

Cape Matapan Caves

Discover Cape Matapan Caves in Laconia, Greece: A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.

The Temple of Dionysos

Discover The Temple of Dionysos in Mikonos, Greece: Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

Knossos

Discover Knossos in Heraklion, Greece: A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Mycenae

Discover Mycenae in Argolis, Greece: This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The Oracle of Delphi

Discover The Oracle of Delphi in Greece: The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Nettilling Lake

Discover Nettilling Lake in Baffin Region, Nunavut: This landlocked lake is the world's largest on an island.

Churchill Falls Generating Station

Discover Churchill Falls Generating Station in Division No. 10, Subd. D, Newfoundland and Labrador: This underground power plant looks more like a super-villian's lair than a public work.

Kiidk’yaas, the Golden Spruce

Discover Kiidk'yaas, the Golden Spruce in British Columbia, Canada: This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.

SS Moyie

Discover SS Moyie in Kaslo, British Columbia: The "Crow Boat" of Kootenay Lake, sold for a dollar and now on display as "the world's oldest intact passenger sternwheeler.".

The World’s Largest Tandem Axle Truck

Discover The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck in Sparwood, British Columbia: Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

Longitudinal Centre of Canada

Discover Longitudinal Centre of Canada in Lorette, Manitoba: This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

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.

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.

Marconi National Historic Site

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

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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
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