This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

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

This 17th-century house was once the trading hub for two prominent Canadian fur barons.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This famous church is adorned by a mural commemorating the independence of Vatican City.

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

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

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

A reconstituted ancestral village of the Huron-Wendat Nation.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

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

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

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

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

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

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

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."

The artwork commemorates the many ways 20th-century people perished while on the clock.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.