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This Frank Lloyd Wright summer house was designed along Lake Erie as a retreat for a client's wife.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

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

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

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

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

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

Built more as a work of art than living quarters, this cottage has withstood the test of time.

Alongside a scenic road are the remains of crumbling World War II gun emplacement.

This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.

Cape Breton landmark filled with recognizable faces.

A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.

The last remains of the extinct Beothuk people native to the island of Newfoundland.

This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.