Places maggiewelling Wants to Go

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.

Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

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

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

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

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

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

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

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

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

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

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

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

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

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

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

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

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