Places downwardspiral Wants to Go

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

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

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

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

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 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.

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

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

An 1883 schoolhouse now home to collective of artists.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.