Velvet Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Inspired by the 'post a little known fact' thread, how about posting a cool/weird/interesting/whatever attraction or local thing to do. For example:Moncton is famous for it's Magnetic Hill. It's a dirt road that looks like it goes down but it really goes up. You drive your car down it and it coasts back up. If you're on your bike you'll coast up too. The water in the ditch runs uphill. When I was a kid it was the main road but now it's closed off and touristy, complete with it's own water park.Interestingly, they once paved the road but it didn't work anymore, so they tore the pavement up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Whistler:ski/snowboard mountains/park / mountain bike park / Zip Trek (Tyrolian traverse across a canyon) / hikes up and down mountains to hidden lakes / boulder-area 20 mins. north / rock climbing crag in town / tubing park / skateboard park... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yeah, but does the water run uphill?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Just outside of Owen Sound there is a truck...on a post. a 50 ft. post. And yes you can honk the horn and flash the headlights from inside the house.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yeah, but does the water run uphill?!?but, alas; no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) On those same lines, near the Bay of Fundy there used to be a river that when the tide came in it was like a wall of water moving up the river. I heard it's pretty much gone now due to a causeway (gotta love us humans for wrecking shit) but you can still see it a bit. It's been a very long time since I've been there so I don't know any other details than that but it was neat when I saw it.Something a bit more local is the cat house at parliament here in Ottawa. I'm not sure if you guys know about it (though if you've been to parliament, you probably do) but to the left (while facing the front) of the main building is a cat house with several cats. I have no idea why it's there but I find it very comforting for some reason. I think it's mostly the idea that we're chill enough in Canada that we can have a little parliament for cats right on the main grounds (rather than high walls and guards with guns everywhere). Who knows but I like it. Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 the cat house at parliamentI love that, too, and you're right, it is a nice thing to have as Canadians, where other states' buildings are all done up militaristically (I mean, just walk down the street and take a gander at the US embassy). Last time we were there they even had a groundhog getting in on the cat food - and the cats were just fine with it. How's that for Canadian cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 In St. Thomas, Ontario, where my mom grew up, there is a life-size concrete statue of Jumbo the Elephant, a P.T. Barnum animal that was killed there in 1885 when it crossed in front of a freight train. The way my granddad tells it, there was a smaller elephant wandering into the path of the train, and Jumbo jumped in to shove it out of the way and was killed himself. What do you do in 1885 when something crazy happens, like a massive elephant being hit by a steam locomotive? Why, you snap a picture, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 On those same lines, near the Bay of Fundy there used to be a river that when the tide came in it was like a wall of water moving up the river. I heard it's pretty much gone now due to a causeway (gotta love us humans for wrecking shit) but you can still see it a bit. It's been a very long time since I've been there so I don't know any other details than that but it was neat when I saw it.That would be the Tidal Bore, now known as the Total Bore. When I was a little kid I remember seeing the water rise about ten feet inside a half-hour at Bore Park in downtown Moncton. It still happens, but now the water only rises about a foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Last time we were there they even had a groundhog getting in on the cat food - and the cats were just fine with it. How's that for Canadian cool?i saw a groundhog too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Just outside of Owen Sound there is a truck...on a post. a 50 ft. post. And yes you can honk the horn and flash the headlights from inside the house....My friend is dating the daughter of the man who lives in that house (King's Construction) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 it's not what you know, it's who you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Sure sunshine...and I have a friend of a friend who's daughter has married the son in law of said house. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 it's not what you know, it's who you knowActually, it's what you know about who you know.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Just outside of Owen Sound there is a truck...on a post. a 50 ft. post. And yes you can honk the horn and flash the headlights from inside the house....My friend is dating the daughter of the man who lives in that house (King's Construction)Really?!? Cool.I mean, really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) there's a camaro on top of what appears to be a telephone pole just outside of chatham.oooh and chatham has the largest indoor amusement park in southwestern ontario.oooh and uncle tom's cabin is in nearby dresden.chatham really is a hotbed of tourist activity. Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 heh! i wondered what birdy was going to say. where is this camaro you speak of?? chatham actually does have an interesting history with regards to the underground railroad and one of the wars [myself not the expert]. my friend's place [the martins] was part of the underground RR, and the tunnels are still there [albeit mostly filled in]. we crawled around in them once, creepy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 ...uncle tom's cabin is in nearby dresden.Now that's what I'm talking about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 where is this camaro you speak of?? HI meggo! It's just down the road from my place. On the right past the John Deere dealership on the way to the dump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Deep River Ontario has Canada's only clock museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 (edited) this is what you can find in my home town.... Big Bruce the bull Chesley ON Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 down the street from my place on gilmour is the museum of dentistry...i always wonder what kinds of crazy things they must have in there! [not to mention, who the hell goes to a museum of dentistry??] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asparagus Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 down the street from my place on gilmour is the museum of dentistry...i always wonder what kinds of crazy things they must have in there! [not to mention, who the hell goes to a museum of dentistry??]Someone like this guy. I hate going to the dentist, yet I'm somewhat intrigued. Is is actually on Gilmour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 In Brantford you can come see the highest grossing Tim Horton's in the whole franchise. Watch out for IROC's revving in the parking lot. They're really old, the brakes could be shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 10 minutes north of Squamish, up a logging road, is a car with thousands of bullet holes; and more added all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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