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Siwash Rock

Vancouver, British Columbia

Siwash Rock

According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.

The Drop

Vancouver, British Columbia

'The Drop'

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Crazy Doll House on Bertmount Ave.
Permanently Closed

Toronto, Ontario

Leslieville's Crazy Doll House

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design in the iconic Toronto cityscape.

Toronto, Ontario

Rosalie Sharp Centre for Design

This buzzy, award-winning building hovers 85 feet above the ground on a dozen colorful stilts.

Terry Fox Monument

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Terry Fox Monument

Honoring the adaptive athlete's Marathon of Hope.

This scenic park on the shores of Lake Ontario is open 24/7.

Toronto, Ontario

Sundial Folly

An enigmatic concrete structure in a lakeside Toronto park raises more questions than answers.

Dyer Memorial

Huntsville, Ontario

Dyer Memorial

Built by a Detroit lawyer in honor of his wife.

Closeup of the mural of Alex Trebek, by Kevin Ledo.

Sudbury, Ontario

Alex Trebek Mural

A posthumous honor at the iconic game show host's former high school.

Metal waves marking how high the water got during Hurricane Hazel

Toronto, Ontario

Hurricane Hazel Memorial Plaque

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

Museum Station

Toronto, Ontario

Museum Station

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

Giant fish sculpture

Trent Hills, Ontario

Hastings Pisces Pete

This enormous ode to sport fishing overlooks the region.

Oil Museum of Canada

Oil Springs, Ontario

Oil Museum of Canada

A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.

Porphyry Point Lighthouse at the entrance to Black Bay, Lake Superior

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Porphyry Point Lighthouse

Live your lighthouse keeper dreams at this unique lodging on a Canadian island.

Another side view

Upsala, Ontario

Mosquito Carrying A Man

A giant metal mosquito prepares to feast.

Many visitors go up and hug the bee.

Alvinston, Ontario

Alvinston Honey Bee

This towering bee statue is a tribute to Ontario's first meadery and a century-old honey producer.

Statue of Dr. James Naismith

Almonte, Ontario

Dr. James Naismith Statue

A tribute to the man who invented basketball stands in his Canadian hometown.

The railway carrying a boat in 2021

Coldwater, Ontario

Big Chute Marine Railway

This "railway" for boats continues a waterway over a road.

Remember Flanders

Ottawa, Ontario

Remember Flanders

Dedicated to the writer who immortalized the use of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance of those who died in wars.

John W. Bowser's Empire State Building Grave

Aurora, Ontario

John W. Bowser's Empire State Building Grave

This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.

First Toronto Post Office

Toronto, Ontario

First Toronto Post Office

The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.

The Vietnamese Commemorative Monument in Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario

Vietnamese Commemorative Monument

A 1995 memorial acknowledges the tremendous contributions of Vietnamese refugees to Canada.

'Ghost Train'

Brampton, Ontario

'Ghost Train'

This metal sculpture is a tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had a station in the village that has now been converted into a library.

The 1000 Islands Tower

Lansdowne, Ontario

1000 Islands Tower

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.

Grimsby Beach Cottages

Grimsby, Ontario

Grimsby Beach Cottages

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

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