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

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

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

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

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

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

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

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

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

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

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

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

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

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

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.