Places jordank Wants to Go

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

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

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

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

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

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

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

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

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

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

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

A unique sculpture park that features the works of several famed artists.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.