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Woodwards
The project that catalyzed recent Downtown Eastside redevelopment, this former landmark department store was a derelict shell after closing in the early 1990s. Successive plans to transform it failed until, in 2010, it reopened as the home of new shops and condos, a trigger for wha
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Second Beach & Third Beach
Second Beach is an ever-busy, family-friendly area on the parks western side, with a large, grassy playground, a greasy-spoon snack bar that also serves ice cream, and the Stanley Park Pitch & Putt golf course. Its also close to Creperly Meadows, where free outdoor movie screen
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Art Gallery of Ontario
The AGO houses art collections both excellent and extensive (bring your stamina). Renovations of the facade, designed by the great Frank Gehry and completed in 2008, fail to impress at street level: perhaps because of a drab downtown location. Fortunately, everything changes once y
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Rue de l’Hôpital & Around
Named for a hospice set up by nuns in the 17th century, the Rue de l’Hôpital and adjoining streets are full of architectural quirks and highlights. On the corner of Rue St-François-Xavier, the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Chambers was the 19th-century equivalent of a national interne
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Banff Gondola
In summer or winter you can summit a peak near Banff thanks to the Banff Gondola, whose four-person enclosed cars glide up to the top of Sulphur Mountain in less than 10 minutes. Named for the thermal springs that emanate from its base, this peak is a perfect viewing point and a ti
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Maple Tree Square
The intersection where Vancouver began was the site of Gassy Jack Deightons first bar, and the spot where the inaugural city-council meeting was held under a large maple tree. It drips with old-town charm. Snap a photo of the jaunty statue of Jack, plus the nearby, recently restore
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Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook
Straddling a lovely forested gorge outside the town of Coaticook, this scenic park is famous for having the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge. Visitors come for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding in summer, and snow-tubing and snowshoeing in winter. You can als
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Vancouver Public Library
This dramatic, Colosseum-like building must be a temple to the great god of libraries. If not, its certainly one of the worlds most magnificent book-lending facilities. Designed by Moshe Safdie and opened in 1995, it contains 1.2 million books and other items spread out over seven
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Fairmont Banff Springs
Looming up beside the Bow River, the Banff Springs is a local landmark in more ways than one. Originally built in 1888, and remodeled in 1928 to resemble a cross between a Scottish baronial castle and a European chateau, the turret-topped exterior conceals an eye-poppingly extravag
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Église St
There are giants and then there is this, the biggest church in Québec City. Measuring over 80m long, 34m wide and 46m high including the steeples, it was built between 1914 and 1923. When the original architects died, the neo-Gothic, neo-Roman structure was finished off by Louis-Na
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Musée de la Mer
Seven kilometers east of town, this museum narrates the Empress of Ireland tragedy, the worst disaster in maritime history after the Titanic . In the 14 minutes it took for the ship to disappear into the St Lawrence after colliding with a Norwegian collier, 1012 people lost their l
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Scarborough Bluffs
Atop this 14km stretch of glacial lakeshore cliffs, enjoy stunning views across Lake Ontario. Erosion has created cathedral spire formations, exposing evidence of five different glacial periods. Without wheels, getting to the bluffs can be a drag. Take the subway to Victoria Park,
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Parc des Rapides
This space on the St Lawrence is the spot to view the Lachine Rapids (and the jet boats that ride them). The park attracts hikers and anglers, and cyclists who pedal the riverside trail. It’s also a renowned bird sanctuary – located on a small peninsula, with what’s said to be Québ
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Trinity Historic Sites
One admission ticket lets you gorge on seven buildings scattered throughout the village.The Trinity Historical Society runs four of the sites. The Lester Garland House was rebuilt to celebrate cultural links between Trinity and Dorset, England – major trading partners in the 17th,
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Canada Place
Vancouvers version of the Sydney Opera House, judging by the number of postcards it appears on, this iconic landmark is shaped like sails jutting into the sky over the harbor. Both a cruise-ship terminal and convention center (next doors grass-roofed West Building convention center
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Cameron Lake
Backed by the sheer-sided slopes of Mt Custer, placid Cameron Lake, with an elevation of 1660m (5445ft), is tucked tantalizingly beneath the Continental Divide at the three-way meeting point of Montana, Alberta and British Columbia. The climax of the 16km (10-mile) Akamina Pkwy, th
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Parc du Mont
Montréalers are proud of their mountain, the work of New York Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted. Its a sprawling, leafy playground thats perfect for cycling, jogging, horseback riding, picnicking and, in winter, cross-country skiing and tobogganing. In fine weather, enjoy
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Martello Tower 2
Martello Tower 2 is open to the public only during staged events, like the Convict’s Last Drink . This lively interactive theater (in English) gives a taste of 19th-century justice. It features a mock trial of a soldier accused of a crime, and the audience will decide his fate whil
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Tommy Thompson Park
A 5km-long artificial peninsula between the Harbourfront and The Beaches, Tommy Thompson Park reaches further into Lake Ontario than the Toronto Islands. This accidental wilderness – constructed from Outer Harbour dredgings and fill from downtown building sites – has become a pheno
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Grand Pré National Historic Site
At the Grand Pré National Historic Site, a modern interpretive center explains the historical context for the deportation from Acadian, Mikmaw and British perspectives and traces the many routes Acadians took from, and back to, the Maritimes. In 2012, the landscapes of this area be
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