America’s Town You Reach Through Canada

Did you know there's an American city you literally cannot reach without driving through Canada?

Most Americans don't even know this place exists. It’s called Point Roberts,

Washington. If you look at a map, it looks like a mistake.

It’s a tiny tip of land dangling off the coast of Vancouver, but it’s 100%

American soil. Back in 1846, politicians drew the US-Canada border as a perfectly straight

line along the 49th parallel. They didn't realize that line sliced right through the

bottom of this Canadian peninsula. Today, if you live here,

you have to cross an international border twice just to go to high school or