Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

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

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

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

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.