A Canadian POW for German soldiers during WWII where prisoners hatched an elaborate escape plan.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

Collection of antique science instruments displayed in recreated 1870-1930 laboratories.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

The 18th-century church's stained-glass windows tell the story of the Haudenosaunee people.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.