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Fisher Building, Detroit, MI 8/22/2024

Detroit, Michigan

Fisher Building

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”

Robocop statue, Detroit, MI 4/2/2026

Detroit, Michigan

RoboCop Statue

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

The World's Largest Stove
Permanently Closed

Detroit, Michigan

The World's Largest Stove

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

Broken and leaning headstones at Pere Cheney Cemetery surrounded by pine needles and offerings left by visitors to honor the forgotten dead.

Pere Cheney, Michigan

Pere Cheney Cemetery

All that remains of a vanished Michigan lumber town, remembered for tragedy, plague, and a witch’s curse.

Chemical Valley.

Sarnia, Ontario

Chemical Valley

Over 60 chemical plants and oil refineries sit in a 15-mile-wide section outside town.

This peacock was part of the 2017 holiday show. Its tail feathers are made from kalanchoe and echeveria.

Toronto, Ontario

Allan Gardens Conservatory

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

The Bilio-Mat

Toronto, Ontario

The Monkey's Paw

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

Elephant House

Toronto, Ontario

Elephant House

A student art project turned into a neighborhood fixture in Toronto.

Fort Pitt Blockhouse

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Fort Pitt Blockhouse

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Inventron 54.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Inventionland

A unique workspace where offices reside on pirate ships and inside gingerbread houses.

Pittsburgh Protractors

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Protractors

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

Enjoy a cold drink in patriotic company.

Buffalo, New York

Founding Fathers Pub

Sip a beer under the gaze of every U.S. president.

Edward M. Cotter (fireboat).

Buffalo, New York

Edward M. Cotter

This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.

Side of house.

Toronto, Ontario

The Wood Cake House

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

The Little House

Toronto, Ontario

The Little House

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive through.

View towards 3 Wychwood Park in summer

Toronto, Ontario

Marshall McLuhan’s House

Former Toronto home of the author who wrote, “The medium is the message.”

Interor central view towards ground floor

Toronto, Ontario

Lillian H. Smith Toronto Public Library

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

North Toronto Station

Toronto, Ontario

North Toronto Station

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

The Yorkville Rock

Toronto, Ontario

The Yorkville Rock

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

Museum Station

Toronto, Ontario

Museum Station

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

The colour coded directions are integrated into the signs.

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto PATH

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

Extinct woolly rhino skull.

Toronto, Ontario

SkullStore Oddity Shop

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

The Police Moose and sidekick

Toronto, Ontario

The Moose at the Toronto Police Museum

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

“Primrose” the Donkey.

Toronto, Ontario

'Primrose'

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

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