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Alberta Railway Museum
This museum, on the northeast edge of the city, has a collection of more than 75 railcars, including steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock, built and used between 1877 and 1950. It also has a collection of railway equipment, old train stations and related buildings. On we
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Wreck Beach
Follow Trail 6 into the woods and down the steep steps to find Vancouvers only official naturist beach, complete with a motley crew of counterculture locals, independent vendors and sunburned regulars. The pants-free bunch are in a battle with the university over the building of re
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Acadian Historic Village
Acadian Historic Village, 15km west of Caraquet, is a major historical reconstruction set up like a village of old. Thirty-three original buildings relocated to the site and animators in period costumes reflect life from 1780 to 1880. A good three to four hours is required to see t
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Spanish Banks
This tree-backed public beach is a popular locals hangout – theyre the ones jogging past in Lululemon outfits – and is a good spot to unpack a picnic and perch on a log to enjoy some sigh-triggering waterfront vistas. It was named after English Bays 1792 meeting between British mar
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Fish Creek Provincial Park
Cradling the southwest edge of Calgary, this huge park is a sanctuary of wilderness hidden within the city limits. Countless trails intertwine to form a labyrinth, to the delight of walkers, mountain bikers and the many animals who call the park home. Severe flooding in the park in
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Seal Cove
Seal Cove is the islands prettiest village. Much of its charm comes from the fishing boats, wharves and herring-smoking sheds clustered around the tidal creek mouth. For a century, smoked herring was king on Grand Manan. A thousand men and women worked splitting, stringing and dryi
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Hanlans Point
At the west end of Centre Island by the Toronto City Centre Airport is Hanlans Point, named after world-champion sculler Ned Hanlan (1855–1904), a member of the first family to permanently settle here. Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run here in 1914 while playing minor-l
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Mt Edith Cavell
Rising like a snowy sentinel over Jasper Town, 3363m (11,033ft) Mt Edith Cavell is one of the park’s most distinctive and physically arresting peaks. What it lacks in height it makes up for in stark, ethereal beauty. Accessed via a winding, precipitous road that branches off the Ic
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Fort Edmonton Park
Originally built by the Hudsons Bay Company in 1795, Fort Edmonton was moved several times before being finally dismantled in 1915. This newer riverside reconstruction began life in the 1960s and captures the fort at its 1846 apex. On site are very authentic mock-ups of Edmontons c
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Parc La Fontaine
At 34 hectares, this great verdant municipal park is the city’s third largest, after Parc du Mont-Royal and Parc Maisonneuve. In the warmer months weary urbanites flock to leafy La Fontaine to enjoy the walking and bicycle paths, the attractive ponds and the general air of relaxati
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Marché Bonsecours
This sprawling neoclassical building houses shops selling arts and crafts, leather goods and garments, and several cafes. The upstairs hall hosts periodic fashion shows and art auctions, and a number of restaurants front the facade on Rue St-Paul. Opened in 1847, the building has p
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South False Creek Seawall
Starting a few steps from Science World, this popular waterfront trail alongside False Creeks southern shoreline is about 3km long and takes you all the way to Granville Island. Youll pass the giant Olympic Village , Habitat Island – a minisanctuary for passing birdlife – and the d
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Weeping Wall
This towering rock wall sits just above the east side of the highway. In the summer months it is a sea of waterfalls, with tears of liquid pouring from the top creating a veil of moisture. Come winter, its a whole different story. The water freezes up solid to form an enormous shee
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Église Madonna Della Difesa
Our Lady of Protection Church was built in 1919 according to the drawings of Florence-born Guido Nincheri (1885–1973), who spent the next two decades working on the Roman-Byzantine structure. The artist painted the church’s remarkable frescoes , including one of Mussolini on horseb
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Fort Whoop
Inside expansive Indian Battle Park, bizarrely named Fort Whoop-Up is a replica of Albertas first and most notorious illegal-whiskey trading post. Around 25 of these outposts were set up in the province between 1869 and 1874 to trade whiskey, guns, ammunition and blankets for buffa
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Canada Agricultural Museum
Nope, the Canada Agricultural Museum isn’t about the history of the pitchfork – it’s a fascinating experimental farm. The government-owned property, southwest of downtown, includes about 500 hectares of gardens and ranches. Kids will love the livestock as they hoot and snort around
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Maison St
This magnificent farmhouse in Pointe St-Charles is one of the finest examples of traditional Québec architecture. The house was bought in 1668 by Marguerite Bourgeoys to house a religious order. Young women called the Filles du Roy also stayed here – they were sent from Paris to Mo
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Carré St
This lovely green space with a three-tiered fountain is flanked by beautiful rows of Second Empire homes. In the 19th century a reservoir here was filled, and a neighborhood emerged for well-to-do French families. Artists and poets gathered in the area back then, and creative types
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Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Named by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) as one of the Seven Wonders of Canada, Pier 21 was to Canada what Ellis Island was to the USA. Between 1928 and 1971 over a million immigrants entered Canada through Pier 21. Their stories and the historical context that led them to aban
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Cosmodôme
You (or your kids) can experience the thrill of space flight in this interactive museum of space and new technologies. Virtual missions include a moon landing and Mars exploration, while exhibits focus on the solar system, satellite communications and space travel, and there are mo
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