Places youeitherseeitoryoudont Wants to Go

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

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

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

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

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

Secret Swing.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

A statue in a Canadian zoo remembers the WWI origins of the beloved character Winnie-the-Pooh.

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

Canadian centennial project designed to gather information about UFOs.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

Hundreds of pelicans call this island no larger than a car their home during the summer months.

This ledge in Victoria Park served as a hiding spot for Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

This hidden alley near the location of Rome's first theater was the site of a curious miracle.