Six Places That Take Your Breath Away: The Surprising Facts of Canadian Real Estate
A real estate property doesn’t always have to be the boring house-land combination.
It isn’t just about how many bedrooms you need or how much land you’re able to purchase. Some people look at real estate as a form of art, creativity, and uniqueness.
And, of course, the feeling of owning something most people don’t is truly delightful.
Let’s take a look at six of these places and see if they really will take your breath away.
1. Mars on Earth
Life on Mars is a lingering question to be answered. Many see Mars as a backup planet for the future.
In a tiny town in Newfoundland & Labrador called Gander, there’s an airport that was built solely as an alternate landing site for NASA’s space shuttle programs.
This is the Gander International Airport. Surprisingly, it’s capable of receiving the landing of the world’s largest, fastest, and heaviest aircraft.
And as an act of honor to the town’s dedication, NASA has named a 38 km wide crater on the planet of Mars after it. The Gander crater is in the Hellas Planitia region on Mars.
2. Hotel de Glacé
Sick of staying in ordinary hotels every vacation?
The Hotel de Glacé will definitely have you in disbelief with its interior built from both ice and snow. What makes it even better is that it’s not only filled with ice sculptures, but the beds were made of ice blocks as well!
And just when you begin to worry about its discomfort, Hotel de Glacé provides thick mattresses, sleeping backs, and fireplaces.
Still not convinced?
The hotel also houses multiple restaurants, a spa full of saunas and hot tubs, and even a bar.
And just in case you get engaged on the occasion, you won’t need to look any further. You can get married at their icy wedding chapel right there and then!
Hotel de Glacé is a seasonal hotel only open from January to March and is located near Quebec City.
3. The Rainiest Place
Love rainy days?
The city of Abbotsford in British Columbia is known as the rainiest city in the country, with a record of 1,538 millimeters of precipitation each year. That’s basically over 5 feet (1.52 m) of 180 rainy days per year.
4. A 72-Inch House
While everyone is searching for the widest real estate in the world, take your time and visit the narrowest one yet!
The Quay House of Great Britain stands 122 inches (3.1 m) tall and is only 72 inches (1.83 m) wide. Not only is it a preserved tourist attraction since 1990, but it’s also been a Guinness Book of World Records holder for 100 years now.
The house has two stories with two rooms and no bathroom. And just this 2021, a company called Snug made their tiniest sofa yet to fit in the house.
5. The World’s Smallest Desert
The Carcross Desert in Yukon is a one-square-mile desert (642 acres, to be exact).
And this isn’t just any desert that turned out to be surprisingly small. About 100 centuries ago, the Carcross Desert was a glacial lake.
Due to the rain shadow effect from the mountains, the lake only has an average of 50 cm of rain per year. It’s basically not even enough to let anyone survive.
This lack of rain, as well as the arid climate around it, dried up the glacial lake and exposed its sandy sediments. After a couple of centuries, this body of land had been discovered and claimed to be the world’s smallest desert.