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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aurora

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aurora, Ontario

Updated July 15, 2021

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Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery.

Aurora, Ontario

Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.
John W. Bowser’s Empire State Building Grave

Aurora, Ontario

John W. Bowser's Empire State Building Grave

This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.
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Pleasantville Curve

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario

Pleasantville Curve

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.
3 miles from Aurora
Sharon Temple.

East Gwillimbury, Ontario

Sharon Temple

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.
6 miles from Aurora
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A piece of rectangular concrete emerges from tall grasses in a field

King City, Ontario

'Shift' by Richard Serra

A unique piece by one of the most famous sculptors of the 20th century is rotting away in a small Ontario town.
6 miles from Aurora
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Vaughan, Ontario

ArtWalk Vaughan

This former big box store has been reimagined as a massive public art space.
15 miles from Aurora
Thomas Foster Memorial.

Uxbridge, Ontario

Thomas Foster Memorial

An arresting temple full of mosaics as colorful as the politician they memorialize.
18 miles from Aurora
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