This sculpture was made in 1973 for the city's 300th-anniversary celebrations and was largely considered an eyesore at the time.

Canada’s infamous maximum-security prison, now open for guided tours with former guards.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

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

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

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.

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

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

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

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

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

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

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

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

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.

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

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

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

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.