Toronto, Ontario
Hurricane Hazel Memorial Plaque
At a bridge over the Humber river, markers show the effects of the deadliest hurricane in Canadian history.
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Toronto, Ontario
At a bridge over the Humber river, markers show the effects of the deadliest hurricane in Canadian history.
Toronto, Ontario
The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.
Toronto, Ontario
A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Formerly abandoned underground complex to keep royals safe from a nuclear war that never came.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Toronto, Ontario
This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.
Toronto, Ontario
An enigmatic concrete structure in a lakeside Toronto park raises more questions than answers.
Toronto, Ontario
The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.
Hamilton, Ontario
An abandoned skate park located in the middle of the wilderness.
Guelph, Ontario
One of the last remaining covered bridges in the province of Ontario.
London, Ontario
The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.
Toronto, Ontario
The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
Cochin, Saskatchewan
The unusual lighthouse looms over waves of prairies with no sea in sight.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.
Nynäshamn S, Sweden
A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.
Sjöbo, Sweden
Rocks carved with biblical passages in the 1800s.
Viken, Sweden
A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.
Uppsala, Sweden
The official meeting point for the oddly named governing assembly of ancient Sweden.
Uppsala, Sweden
Uppsala's adorable feline sign celebrates a popular children's book set in the Swedish city.
Mörbylånga, Sweden
Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.