Places Twigs Wants to Go

An archeological museum hosting some surprising Egyptian artifacts.

After he picked up a brush at the age of 47 this simple barber turned his entire home into a canvas.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

A 400-square foot model of historic Quebec is the playing field for a state of the art light and sound show.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

This former prison now houses a lovely library devoted to Quebec's oft-maligned English-speaking history.

The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.

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

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This park transforms Montreal's industrial past into a sustainable future, with glowing spheres that capture energy from beneath your feet.

One of the world's largest collections of rare medical texts and ephemera.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

Small ship votives hang from the vaulted ceiling of this port-side church with a Latin inscription on the wall.

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

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

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

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.

All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

This historic Victorian mansion is allegedly so haunted that a signed waiver is required to enter.