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27 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Toronto, Ontario

Unusual
Attractions
in Toronto

The Biblio-Mat dispenses random used books to delighted readers

Toronto, Ontario

The Monkey's Paw

A book collector's dream, The Monkey's Paw in Toronto has the world's first "Biblio-Mat", a random book vending machine.

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Added by Donia Varghese

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

Toronto, Ontario

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections hold hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

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Added by Brandon Finney

View of Casa Loma from the garden

Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma

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

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Added by lewblank

Toronto, Ontario

Sewers of Toronto

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

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Added by Mark Casey

Toronto, Ontario

Lower Bay Station

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.

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This house has been through a lot.

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's Half House

Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.

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Added by Kergin

Crazy Doll House on Bertmount Ave.

Toronto, Ontario

Leslieville's Crazy Doll House

This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.

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Added by bandersen

Toronto, Ontario

The Little House

Smallest house in Toronto sits on a lot meant to be just wide enough for cars to drive across.

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Added by Nicholas Jackson

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Peameal Bacon

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Peameal Bacon

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

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Added by Anne Ewbank

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Stories
About Toronto

Bejeweled <em>mojari</em> are from Hyderabad, early or mid-1800s.

Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator

The past, present, and future of footwear, from an expert charged with keeping soles intact.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

January 02, 2018

Toronto's Island Baseball Fields Are Now Home to Some Fish

Lake Ontario runneth over at the moment.

by Erik Shilling

An artist's rendering of the worm.

Found: The Fossil of a Giant, Extinct, 400-Million-Year-Old Worm

It went unnoticed in a museum for years.

by Erik Shilling

February 21, 2017

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