Results: The 15 Weirdest Places in Canada? Part one of three

The spotted lake in Osoyoos, British Columbia is a true mystery. According to Mother Nature Network, during the winter and spring seasons, this lake in Okanagan Valley looks just like any body of water, but when the water begins to evaporate during the summer, hundreds of "huge briny pools are left behind, leaving a polka-dot landscape of yellow, green and blue spots." The CBC calls this lake, "the most magical place in Canada." So how do these spots form? "The colorful pools are the result of a high concentration of minerals, including calcium, sodium sulphates, and magnesium sulphate that have collected in the water," Mother Nature Network reports. Have you ever visited this lake?

A gigantic crater filled with stunning clear blue water lies in the center of the Ungave plateau in Nunavik, the Park National des Pingualuit. According to Nunavik Parks, the Inuit call this magnificent crater pingualuit, which means "pimple." "This humorous descriptor refers to the rippled crater head that rises to meet the immense Arctic sky. Pingualuit crater offers panoramic views of the almost-lunar tundra." Nunavik has one of the best preserved meteorite craters in the world. According to The Star, "the crater was smashed into existence some 1.3 million years ago when a meteorite slammed into otherwise flat terrain, creating a perfectly circular rain catcher containing some of the world's purest waters." Is this a site that you have ever visited?

If you are a fan of a few oddities, you might want to stop in the Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, Alberta. This quirky museum features stuffed gophers posing to resemble everyday people. The museum opened in 1996, with thousands of tourists stopping by to see this unique spot in Alberta. According to Roadside Attractions, there are 31 different dioramas that portray life in evidently gopher-infested Torrington. Some of the dioramas feature gophers getting married, a gopher dressed as a preacher, and gophers at a beauty shop. Does this sound like a museum that you'd like to visit?

Auyuittuq National Park features a stunning landscape that is 85 percent rock and ice and dominated by steep and rugged mountains, vast glaciers, and rivers. What stands out about this beautiful part of Canada is Mount Thor, the peak of this grand mountain which is an astounding 5,495 feet, making it the earth's greatest vertical drop of 1250 meters, with a slightly overhanging rock face that averages about 15 degrees. Early European travelers who were inspired by Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, Fridd, and Breidablik gave the name of this peak and others. Have you ever been to this area of Nunavut?

The Grand Gathering is exactly what its name means – a gathering of over 100 crude wooden figures standing upright on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. These eerie humanesque figures were part of an art project called Le Grand Rassemblement done by Canadian artist Marcel Gagnon "who began carving the crooked wood and stone people as figure studies for his paintings," reports Atlas Obscura. Gagnon placed the figures in different places so that they would appear and disappear with the tides. Most of the figures have no arms and just a face, while others are leaning over or have a hunchback, giving the art project a very creepy feeling. Does this look like something that you would travel to see up close?