81 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Ontario - Atlas Obscura

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Toronto, Ontario

The Monkey's Paw

A book collector's dream, The Monkey's Paw in Toronto has the world's first "Biblio-Mat", a random book vending machine.

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Toronto, Ontario

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections hold hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

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Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma

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

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Toronto, Ontario

Sewers of Toronto

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

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Toronto, Ontario

Winter Garden Theatre

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

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Toronto, Ontario

Lower Bay Station

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

Tobermory, Ontario

The Bruce Peninsula Grotto

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's Half House

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

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in Ontario

Coffee Crisp

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Coffee Crisp

This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.

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Mashed Potato-Filled Walnut Cakes

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Mashed Potato-Filled Walnut Cakes

Korean hodu kwaja is normally stuffed with red bean paste, but one bakery in Toronto slips in a delicious surprise.

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Peameal Bacon

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Meats & Animal Products

Peameal Bacon

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

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The Bat-Loving Naturalists Translating the Silent Language of the Night

Listen in as they swat away mosquitoes and brave a dark forest to eavesdrop on echolocation.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

August 20, 2018

Mukund Shukla, a research associate at the Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, shows off a wall of micropropagated seedlings.

One of 2017’s Most Exciting Plant Conservation Moments

In Ontario this year, researchers propagated a rare species and released it back into the wild.

December 20, 2017

A selection from the RBG's 30,000-item seed catalog archive, which spans from 1853 to the present.

The Treasures Blooming in Canada's Largest Seed Catalog Archive

They were once considered disposable, but the Royal Botanical Gardens is putting 30,000 horticultural periodicals to good use.

November 22, 2017

Just an Unsettlingly Large Chicken Egg

It's almost a half of a pound.

by Erik Shilling