This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.

The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.

A long-abandoned provincial prison left to crumble in the frigid air of Ontario.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.

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

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.