Discover Les Jardins de Quatre-Vents in La Malbaie, Québec: This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.
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L’Anse Aux Meadows
Discover L'Anse Aux Meadows in Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador: An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Lower Bay Station
Discover Lower Bay Station in Toronto, Ontario: Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.
The Marine Building of Vancouver, British Columbia
Discover The Marine Building in Vancouver, British Columbia: This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.
The Bruce Peninsula Grotto
Discover The Bruce Peninsula Grotto in Tobermory, Ontario: This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.
Riverview Hospital
Discover Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia: Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.
Notre Dame Basilica
Discover Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Québec: A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
Discover Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia: Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Discover Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver, British Columbia: This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Free Spirit Spheres
Discover Free Spirit Spheres in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia: Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.
Sewers of Toronto
Discover Sewers of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario: A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.
Habitat 67
Discover Habitat 67 in Montreal, Québec: This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
Biosphere of Montreal
Discover Biosphere of Montreal in Montreal, Québec: Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
The Enchanted Forest
Discover The Enchanted Forest in Malakwa, British Columbia: An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
VanDusen Garden’s Elizabethan Hedge Maze
Discover VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze in Vancouver, British Columbia: This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Discover Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Ontario: One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.
A Ostentatious Castle in the Middle of Toronto
Discover Casa Loma in Toronto, Ontario: A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
The Monkey’s Paw
Discover The Monkey's Paw in Toronto, Ontario: A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
La Estrecha House
Discover La Estrecha House in Valencia, Spain: With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.
Alcantarilla Colonial (Colonial Sewers)
Discover Alcantarilla Colonial (Colonial Sewers) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: One of the first sewers in the Americas.