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The Biblio-Mat dispenses random used books to delighted readers

Toronto, Ontario

The Monkey's Paw

A book collector's dream, The Monkey's Paw in Toronto has the world's first "Biblio-Mat", a random book vending machine.

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Added by Donia Varghese

Malakwa, British Columbia

The Enchanted Forest

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

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Added by elinar

Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Free Spirit Spheres

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

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Maze

Vancouver, British Columbia

VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

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Capilano Suspension Bridge

West Vancouver, British Columbia

Capilano Suspension Bridge

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

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(Justus Hayes/Shoes on Wires/shoesonwires.com/Flickr)

Coquitlam, British Columbia

Riverview Hospital

Historic insane asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

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Added by morinaga

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Toronto, Ontario

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections hold hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

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Added by Brandon Finney

Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador

L'Anse Aux Meadows

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

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Arctic Journey: Ghosts of the Northwest Passage

Aug 11—Aug 20, 2019

On this once-in-a-lifetime adventure, we'll trace the routes of John Franklin and other early explorers who first navigated these waters in search of the fabled Northwest Passage.

Unique
Food & Drink
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Sugar on Snow

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Sugar on Snow

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

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Snow Cream

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Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

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Spruce Beer

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Ritual & Medicinal

Spruce Beer

This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.

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Tiger Tail Ice Cream

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Tiger Tail Ice Cream

This orange and black licorice flavor is kind of a big deal in Canada.

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A photo of one of the footprints (left) and a digitally enhanced image of it (right). The toe impressions and arch indicate that it is from a right foot.

Found: 13,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Off Canada's Pacific Coast

They support a hypothesis that early people followed a coastal migration route into North America.

by Christina Ayele Djossa

It's looking at you.

Highway Workers in Canada Keep Running Into Rattlesnakes

So far, no one has been bit.

by Erik Shilling

The Stolen Head of Baby Jesus Has Been Reattached

It had been replaced—quite unsuccessfully—once before.

by Erik Shilling

Keep Your Eye Out for Canada's New Glow-in-the-Dark Toonie

The special-edition release is the first photoluminescent coin to ever enter circulation.

An American moose, also eating flowers.

A Moose Destroyed a Flowerbed Planted to Celebrate Canada's Sesquicentennial

He or she ate a heck of a lot of tulips.

Gin (and tonic).

The Massive Gin Recall That Hit Canada

Some 6,000 bottles of Bombay Sapphire are packing an unexpected punch.

by Erik Shilling

Found: Mystery Safe Unopened for 40 Years

Who leaves a mystery safe unopened??

by Sarah Laskow

This (Very Cool) Photo of a Giant Iceberg Off Canada Is Also Now ... a Meme

It's fun to be online.

by Erik Shilling

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