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Waterfront
One look at the majestic Yukon River and youll want to spend time strolling its bank. The beautiful White Pass & Yukon Route Station has been restored and anchors an area thats in the midst of a revitalization. Rotary Peace Park at the south end is a great picnic spot.The new
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Wapta Falls
They might not be quite as high as Takakkaw, but what they lack in stature, Wapta Falls more than make up for in noise. Named after a Nakoda word meaning ‘river,’ they are the largest set of falls anywhere on the Kicking Horse River, measuring 150m (490ft) across and 30m (98ft) hig
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Irving Eco Centre
On the coast 9km northeast of Bouctouche, this nature center protects and makes accessible La Dune de Bouctouche, a beautiful, long sandspit jutting into the strait. The interpretive center has displays on the flora and fauna, but the highlight is the boardwalk that snakes above th
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Jack Poole Plaza
The heart of Vancouvers 2010 Olympic Games hosting duties, this handsome waterfront public space is the permanent home of the tripod-like Olympic Cauldron. The flame is lit for special occasions (you can pay $5000 to have it switched on). The plaza offers great views of the mountai
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Christ Church Cathedral
Completed in 1895 and designated as a cathedral in 1929, the citys most attractive Gothic-style church is nestled incongruously among looming glass towers. Its home to a wide range of cultural events, including regular choir and chamber music recitals, and the occasional Shakespear
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Onhoüa Chetek8e
This Huron aboriginal reserve is only about 20 minutes west of Québec City (you’ll know you’re there when you start seeing the bilingual Huron/French traffic signs). The major attraction here is the Onhoúa Chetek8e , a reconstructed Huron village (the ‘letter’ 8 in Huron is pronoun
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Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Once youve perused the boats hawking the days fresh catch, check out Stevestons excellent cannery museum, illuminating the sights and sounds (and smells) of the regions bygone era of labor-intensive fish processing. Most of the machinery remains – polished and cleaned of its perman
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Marché Jean
The pride of Little Italy, this huge covered market is Montréal’s most diverse. Many chefs buy ingredients for their menus here or in the specialty-food shops nearby. Three long covered aisles are packed with merchants selling fruit, vegetables, flowers and baked goods. The market
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Square Dorchester
This leafy expanse in the heart of downtown was known until 1988 as Dominion Sq, a reminder of Canada’s founding in 1867. A Catholic cemetery was here until 1870 and bodies still lie beneath the grass. Events of all kinds have taken place here over the years – fashion shows, politi
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Heritage Park Historical Village
Want to see what Calgary used to look like? Head down to this historical park and step right into the past. With a policy that all buildings within the village are from 1915 or earlier, it really is the opposite of modern Calgary. There are 10 hectares of re-created town to explore
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VanDusen Botanical Garden
The citys favorite green space, this 22-hectare, 255,000-plant idyll is a web of paths weaving through many small, specialized gardens: the Rhododendron Walk blazes with color in spring, while the Korean Pavilion is a focal point for a fascinating Asian collection. Great views of t
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English Bay Beach
Wandering south on Denman St, youll spot a clutch of palm trees ahead announcing one of Canadas best urban beaches. Then youll see Vancouvers most popular public artwork: a series of oversized laughing figures that makes everyone smile. Theres a party atmosphere here in summer as l
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Todmorden Mills
In an idyllic setting by the Don River, Todmorden Mills is a late-18th-century gristmill-turned-sawmill, then brewery and distillery, then paper mill. Historical relics are on display inside. Enthusiastic guides show visitors around old millers houses and the petite Don train stati
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Province House National Historic Site
Charlottetowns centerpiece is the imposing, yet welcoming, neoclassical Province House. The symmetry of design is carried throughout, including two brilliant skylights reaching up through the massive sandstone structure. It was here in 1864, within the Confederation Chamber, that 2
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Stanley Park Seawall
Built between 1917 and 1980, the 8.8km seawall trail is Vancouvers favorite outdoor hangout. Encircling the entire park, it offers spectacular waterfront mountain-fringed vistas on one side and dense forest canopy on the other. You can walk the whole thing in around three blister-t
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Killarney Provincial Park
This park is often called the crown jewel of the Ontario park system, and is considered one of the finest kayaking destinations in the world. The Group of Seven artists had a cabin near Killarney’s Hwy 6 access point (west of the park) and were instrumental in the park’s establishm
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Johnson Geo Centre
Nowhere in the world can geo-history, going back to the birth of the earth, be accessed so easily as in Newfoundland, and the Geo Centre does a grand job of making snore-worthy geological information perk up with appeal via its underground, interactive displays. The center also has
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Basilique
Québecs Roman Catholic basilica got its start as a small church in 1647. Despite frequent fires and battle damage over the ensuing years, especially during fighting between British and French armies in 1759, the church was repeatedly repaired and rebuilt, ultimately becoming the mu
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Artillery Park
Open in summer, this park along the Old Town walls was chosen as the site for 18th-century French army barracks, due to its strategic views of the adjacent plateau and the St Charles River, both of which could feed enemy soldiers into Québec City. Visit the Officers’ Quarters and t
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Bloedel Conservatory
Cresting the hill in Queen Elizabeth Park, this lovely triodetic domed conservatory – an ideal indoor warm-up spot on a rainy day – is the areas green-fingered centerpiece. Its climate-controlled zones are home to 500 plant species, many koi carp and dozens of free-flying tropical
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