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This giant, unfinished suburban cathedral was meant to be the Canadian seat of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church

This little-known telescope was the world’s second largest when it was built in 1935.

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

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

This former big box store has been reimagined as a massive public art space.

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

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

At a bridge over the Humber river, markers show the effects of the deadliest hurricane in Canadian history.

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

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.

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

The Salvation Army's monument to those who lost their lives in a 1914 shipwreck near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River.

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

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

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

A 2,000-foot rainbow-painted bike path marks Toronto’s historic LGBTQ+ beach.

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

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

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

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

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

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.