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Toronto, Ontario

The Wood Cake House

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.
Ottawa, Ontario

Central Experimental Farm

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.
Port Colborne, Ontario

The Incredible Shrinking Mill

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.
Montreal, Québec

Oratoire St. Joseph

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
Montréal, Québec

Musée des Ondes Emile Berliner

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.
Toronto, Ontario

Secret Swing

Secret Swing.
Toronto, Ontario

History of Stickers Museum

This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.
Ohsweken, Ontario

Yawékon by Chef Tawnya Brant

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.
Malartic, Québec

Malartic Mine

The largest open-pit gold mine in Canada.
Toronto, Ontario

The Guild Inn Estate

The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.
Cambridge, Ontario

Millicent Milroy Memorial

The tombstone epitaph of Millicent Milroy commemorates her "marriage" to King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor.
Cloyne, Ontario

Walt Whitman Monument

A massive, fading granite poem is all that remains of one Whitman superfan's tribute to the famous writer.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Living Water Wayside Chapel

Only six people can sit inside this delightfully quaint sanctuary.
Milton, Ontario

Halton County Radial Railway

Take a ride on antique streetcars from across Canada.
London, Ontario

Banting House

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.
Brantford, Ontario

Mohawk Chapel

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

The Petrie Building

This building's metal facade is the last of its kind in all of Canada.
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Québec

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.
Laval, Québec

Laval Abandoned Drive-In

This haunted corpse of a drive-in is now a graffiti-covered ruin.
Montreal, Québec

Farine Five Roses Sign

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.
London, Ontario

Abandoned Veterans Village at Westminster Ponds

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

The Stone Arch Dam

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.
Toronto, Ontario

'Little Canada'

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.
Seldom, Newfoundland and Labrador

Museum of the Flat Earth

This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.