Places roxjohn Wants to Go

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

The only museum about the history of dentistry in Canada.

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

Secret Swing.

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

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

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

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

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

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

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.

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

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

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

This former big box store has been reimagined as a massive public art space.

A Canadian POW for German soldiers during WWII where prisoners hatched an elaborate escape plan.

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.

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

The largest canoe collection in the world—and the most Canadian museum ever.

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.

Reputedly the smallest jail in North America.