Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.

This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

A long-abandoned provincial prison left to crumble in the frigid air of Ontario.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.

This mill on Lake Erie appears to shrink as a viewer approaches thanks to an optical illusion.

The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.

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

The statue of the famous elephant who was the original source of the word "jumbo".

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

Lake within a lake.

The ruins of a rehabilitation center for World War II vets can be found in the Westminster Ponds Conservation area.

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

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

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

Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

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

It's 2 billion years old!

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

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