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Rankin Inlet Inunnguaq

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

The Weyburn Mental Hospital

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

The Badlands Guardian

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

Totems of Haida Gwaii

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

Marconi National Historic Site

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications

The beginnings of the wireless age can be traced back to Canada's eastern seaboard. There, at the turn of twentieth century, the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi carried out the first... »

Strange Science, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities, Retro-Tech, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Trevor

Operation Habbakuk at Patricia Lake

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

Steam Clock Gastown Vancouver

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

Vancouver Police Centennial Museum

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

Yoho National Park

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

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

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

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