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McPherson and Rutherford Physics Collections

Montreal, Québec

McPherson and Rutherford Physics Collections

Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.

Gibeau Orange Julep

Montreal, Québec

Gibeau Orange Julep

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Tin House Court as seen from the Clarence Street entrance.

Ottawa, Ontario

Tin House

Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.

Sunset sky reflected in the water.

Ottawa, Ontario

Mer Bleue Bog

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

Château Laurier, looking like a European castle.

Ottawa, Ontario

Château Laurier

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

Ottawa Jail Hostel. (Wikimedia Commons)

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Jail Hostel

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

The Diefenbunker

Ottawa, Ontario

The Diefenbunker

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

The Canadian Canoe Museum

Peterborough, Ontario

Canadian Canoe Museum

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

Equipment for making maple syrup.

Ottawa, Ontario

Vanier Sugar Shack

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

Redpath Sugar Refinery Museum

Toronto, Ontario

Redpath Sugar Refinery Museum

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

Sleeping Giant on Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay, Ontario

Sleeping Giant

Profile of a sleeping person four kilometers long in 250-meter-high cliffs.

The main hall with portrait of founder Pierre Faucher.

Rigaud, Québec

Sucrerie de la Montagne

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

Insect Tastings, yum!

Montreal, Québec

Insectarium of Montreal

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Musée Eudore-Dubeau

Montreal, Québec

Musée Eudore Dubeau

The only museum about the history of dentistry in Canada.

The Rainbow

Montreal, Québec

Beaudry Metro

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

Habitat 67

Montreal, Québec

Habitat 67

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Schwartz's

Montreal, Québec

Schwartz's

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

"The Temple-Silo" and several other allegorical columns.

Montreal, Québec

Canadian Centre for Architecture Sculpture Garden

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

Redpath Museum

Montreal, Québec

Redpath Museum

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Square Victoria

Montreal, Québec

Paris Métro Sign at Victoria Square

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

On Doll's Head Trail

Atlanta, Georgia

Doll's Head Trail

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

Original marquee. 2020.

Atlanta, Georgia

The Plaza Theatre

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

For Keeps Bookstore

Atlanta, Georgia

For Keeps Bookstore

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

The Madam C.J. Walker Museum and WERD Radio

Atlanta, Georgia

Madam C.J. Walker Museum & WERD Radio

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

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