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

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The Biblio-Mat dispenses random used books to delighted readers

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.

43.6584, -79.4424

Added by Donia Varghese

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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.

43.6641, -79.3985

Added by Brandon Finney

View of Casa Loma from the garden

Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma

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

43.6781, -79.4094

Added by lewblank

Toronto, Ontario

Sewers of Toronto

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

43.6467, -79.4083

Added by Mark Casey

Toronto, Ontario

Lower Bay Station

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

43.6697, -79.3895

The Grotto

Tobermory, Ontario

The Bruce Peninsula Grotto

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

45.2452, -81.5243

This house has been through a lot.

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's Half House

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

43.6519, -79.3892

Added by Kergin

The biggest - Webster's Falls

Hamilton, Ontario

City of Waterfalls

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

43.2743, -79.9174

Added by WorldGal

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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.

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Some impressive turnips, advertised in a catalog from 1895.

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.

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