One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

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

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

305 homemade stone stairs wind their way up the Hamilton escarpment.

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

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

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

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

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

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.