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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Toronto, Ontario
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.
Montreal, Québec
Schwartz's
A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.
Ottawa, Ontario
The Diefenbunker
Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.
Perth, Ontario
Mammoth Cheese Replica
A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.
Ottawa, Ontario
'Maman'
Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.
Québec City, Québec
Musee du Fort
A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.
Québec City, Québec
Château Frontenac
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
New York, New York
The Woolworth Building
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
New York, New York
Museum of Sex
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
New York, New York
The American Merchant Mariner's Memorial
Twice a day one of these tragic bronze mariners drowns with the tide to remember all those the sea has taken.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
San Jose, California
Santana Row Chess Plaza
A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls Whirlpool Aero Car
Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Clifton Hill
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Screaming Tunnel
Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.
Toronto, Ontario
The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.
Toronto, Ontario
The Little House
Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.
Toronto, Ontario
Bata Shoe Museum
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Toronto, Ontario
CN Tower Stairs
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto PATH
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Mississauga, Ontario
Hanlan's Corner Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery hidden along a trucking route is all that remains of a 19th century village.
