The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

Named after one of Canada's greatest writers who lived out her days in this quaint neighborhood.

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

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

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

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

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

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

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

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

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

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

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

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

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

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