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A modern version of the stone cairns built by the Inuit
Known as ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ—or, in English spelling, inuksuk—they are large stone landmarks or cairns, human-made piles of stones, used by the Inuit, Inupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck, Dylan and others
Notorious Canadian mental institution, home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic"
"The Weyburn Mental Hospital opened in 1921 and quickly became one of Canada's most notorious psychiatric institutions. It was the site of lobotomies, electric shock therapy, and some of Canada's... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by Dylan
A face emerges from the landscape when seen from the air
Located in southeastern Alberta, Canada, near Medicine Hat, this great geological wonder can only be seen from high above the ground.
Nevertheless, its humanoid details are stunning when one... »
Geological Oddities | Edited by canuck, Annetta and 2 others
Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida
On the south end of an archipelago sixty miles off the coast of mainland Canada lay the last remnants of the rich artistic heritage of the Haida people.
The early people called this land... »
Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by canuck and Dylan
The site of a strange super top-secret military experiment during WWII on a remote Canadian lake
Geoffrey Pyke had a simple idea. Geoffrey Pyke had been considering the problem of how to protect seaborne landings and Atlantic convoys out of reach of aircraft cover. The problem was that steel... »
Inspired Inventions | Edited by canuck and Dylan
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown
Underneath Vancouver, Canada, there runs a series of steam tunnels, some apparently large enough to walk in. You can look down onto the tunnels—which run under major streets, including Cordova,... »
Astounding Timepieces, Retro-Tech, Amazing Automata | Edited by canuck, Annetta and others
Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada
When you think about Canada, mayhem and murder are not the first things that come to mind. Like any country, however, Canada has its seamy underbelly, and the Vancouver Police Museum (formerly the... »
Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Unique Collections, Crime and Punishment | Edited by jiblite, Annetta and others
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Almost onomatopoetic, “Yoho” comes from the Cree word for “amazement.” Featuring the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Yoho National Park offers incredible scenic views and stunning waterfalls, as well... »
Natural Wonders, Memento Mori, Incredible Ruins | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and 2 others
A lake sacred to the Native Americans, composed of 365 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals
This strangely-patterned body of water is located between the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys in British Columbia's desert.
It contains large amounts of magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium... »
Watery Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Rites and Rituals | Edited by annie aronburg, Dylan and 2 others
