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The remains of a once-famous hotel that also acted as an artist colony.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

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

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

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

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

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

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

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

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

The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

A Victorian cemetery hidden along a trucking route is all that remains of a 19th century village.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.