Places ms Wants to Go

It might look like a doghouse, but this small structure was actually built to house a spirit from Maya mythology.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

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

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

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

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

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

A touching tribute to the "Wonky Donkey."

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

The giant birds honor two native North American species.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

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

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.