Places marytreptow Wants to Go

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

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

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

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

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

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

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

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

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

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

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

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

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

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

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