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Prince Edward, Ontario

Lake on the Mountain

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.
Added by Sakura Sky
Pickering, Ontario

Pickering Pedestrian Bridge

The longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world spans 14 lanes of traffic and six rail tracks, all while lighting up the night sky.
Added by staceykenny11
Colborne, Ontario

The Big Apple

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.
Added by sharris
Banff, Alberta

Grizzly House

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.
Added by Ashawnta
Banff, Alberta

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Banff, Alberta

Banff Merman

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

S.S. Kyle

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.
jennyleemoore Added by jennyleemoore
Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Jail Hostel

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.
Ottawa, Ontario

Vietnamese Commemorative Monument

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.
BadRandall Added by BadRandall
Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Montreal, Québec

Canada Malting Silos

This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Montreal, Québec

Charlevoix Stained Glass Windows

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Montreal, Québec

René Lévesque Park

This exuberantly curated landscape is one of the largest sculpture gardens in Canada.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Thunder Bay, Ontario

Sleeping Giant

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.
Added by RichMan64
Montreal, Québec

‘La Leçon’ (‘The Lesson’)

Immortalized in bronze, this frazzled student will be glued to his screen for centuries.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Montreal, Québec

Twilight Sculpture Garden

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Pula, Croatia

Pula Arena

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.
StepYoshi Added by StepYoshi
Montreal, Québec

Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel (The Sailors' Church)

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.
michelle Added by michelle
Montreal, Québec

Gibeau Orange Julep

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.
Jennifer Richardson Added by Jennifer Richardson
Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Museum of Photography

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett
Ylöjärvi, Finland

Tree Mountain

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Tampere, Finland

Tampere Cathedral Frescoes

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Added by Geordie Explorer
Tampere, Finland

Lenin Museum

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Jaszmina Szendrey Added by Jaszmina Szendrey
Helsinki, Finland

‘Viisas Hiiri’ (‘Wise Mice’)

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.
matthewhollett Added by matthewhollett