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Eastend, Saskatchewan

T.rex Discovery Centre

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.
Added by airplanejayne
Orion, Alberta

Red Rock Coulee

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.
Added by rileymia
Aden, Alberta

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park

Blackfoot petroglyphs of southern Alberta which date back as far as 7000 B.C.
canuck Added by canuck
Bellevue, Alberta

Frank Slide

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.
Sparwood, British Columbia

The World's Largest Tandem Axle Truck

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.
Kergin Added by Kergin
Morrissey, British Columbia

Ancient Cottonwood Trail

In British Columbia, a unique microclimate has allowed these trees to live much longer than they usually would.
Added by geoffperson
Sanca, British Columbia

Boswell Embalming Bottle House

This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.
Added by MattB
Molson, Washington

Okanogan Highland Ghost Towns

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
John Hieger Added by John Hieger
Osoyoos, British Columbia

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.
Added by annie aronburg
Sagamihara, Japan

Used Tire Mart Sagamihara Store

More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.
Added by chath
Picacho, Arizona

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.
Skurkey Added by Skurkey
Mayer, Arizona

Arcosanti

An urban laboratory.
Glendale, Arizona

A Touch of European Cafe

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Casa Grande, Arizona

Casa Grande Neon Sign Park

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
CuriousMichele Added by CuriousMichele
Phoenix, Arizona

MacAlpine's Soda Fountain

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Phoenix, Arizona

The Flying “V” Cabin

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Bat Cave

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.
Added by hashby19
Phoenix, Arizona

Camelback Mountain

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
rxallen Added by rxallen
Scottsdale, Arizona

Great Papago Escape Tunnel

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.
Added by tpolakis
Phoenix, Arizona

Tovrea Castle

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
Added by Joe Schallan
Globe, Arizona

The 1910 Gila County Sheriff's Office and Jail

A historic jail preserves etchings from over a century of incarcerated people in a town with a rough and tumble past.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Roosevelt, Arizona

Tonto National Monument Upper Cliff Dwelling

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Added by adyban07
Phoenix, Arizona

Mystery Castle

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Added by mbison
Tempe, Arizona

Vintage Lasers and Holograms

Over 100 lasers, including huge ones that look straight off a sci-fi set.
Added by robotortoise