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Museum of Vancouver
The recently rebranded MOV has upped its game with cool temporary exhibitions and regular late-opening parties for adults. It hasnt changed everything, though. There are still colorful displays on local 1950s pop culture and 1960s hippie counterculture – a reminder that Kits was on
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Courthouses
Along the north side of Rue Notre-Dame Est near Place Jacques-Cartier, three courthouses stand bunched together. The most fetching is the neoclassical Vieux Palais de Justice , Montréal’s old justice palace and oldest courthouse (1856) that’s now an annex of the Hôtel de Ville. It’
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Biosphère
Housed in Buckminster Fuller’s striking geodesic dome built for the American pavilion at Expo 67, this nature center has its own geothermal energy system and fun interactive displays involving hand-pumps and water spouts. Exhibits focus on urban ecosystems and emerging ecotechnolog
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Maison Alcan
This mélange of four carefully restored 19th- and 20th-century buildings integrates the old Berkeley Hotel and four houses, including the Atholstan House, a Québec historic monument. To the rear is an intriguing atrium with a pretty garden. Also on the property stands the Emmanuel
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Marine Building
Vancouvers most romantic old-school tower block, and also its best art deco building, the elegant 22-story Marine Building is a tribute to the citys maritime past. Check out the elaborate exterior of seahorses, lobsters and streamlined ships, then nip into the lobby where its like
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Princes Island Park
For a little slice of Central Park in the heart of Cowtown, take the bridge over to this island, with grassy fields made for tossing Frisbees, bike paths and ample space to stretch out. During the summer months, you can catch a Shakespeare production in the parks natural grass amph
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Centre Canadien dArchitecture
A must for architecture fans, this center is equal parts museum and research institute. The building incorporates the Shaughnessy House , a 19th-century gray limestone treasure. Highlights in this section include the conservatory and an ornate sitting room with intricate woodwork a
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Boulevard St
A dividing line between the city’s east and west, Blvd St-Laurent (previously ‘the Main’) has always been a focus of action, a gathering place for people of many languages and backgrounds. In 1996 it was declared a national historic site for its role as ground zero for so many Cana
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Lynn Canyon Park
Amid a dense bristling of ancient trees, the main feature of this provincial park is its suspension bridge, a free alternative to Capilano. Not quite as big as its tourist-magnet rival, it nevertheless provokes the same jelly-legged reaction as you sway over the river that runs 50m
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Mt Seymour Provincial Park
A popular, rustic retreat from the downtown clamor, this giant, tree-lined park is suffused with more than a dozen summertime hiking trails that suit walkers of most abilities (the easiest path is the 2km Goldie Lake Trail). Many trails wind past lakes and centuries-old Douglas fir
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Pacific Spirit Regional Park
This stunning 763-hectare park stretches from Burrard Inlet to the North Arm of the Fraser River, a green buffer zone between the campus and the city. A smashing spot to explore with 70km of walking, jogging and cycling trails, youll also find Camosun Bog wetland (accessed by a boa
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Rideau Hall
Home of the Governor General, Rideau Hall was built in the early 20th century. There are free 45-minute walking tours of the fancy residence, with poignant anecdotes about the various goings-on over the years. Otherwise, the grounds are free to be enjoyed at your leisure. At the ma
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Aquarium du Québec
Spread across 40 hectares, Québec’s aquarium contains some 10,000 aquatic creatures, including freshwater and saltwater fish, amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates and marine mammals. Among its several habitats are a wetlands region and an arctic sector complete with underwater windo
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Abbaye St
This peaceful monastery sits on the western shore of Lac Memphrémagog, the largest and best-known lake in the Eastern Townships, where most waterfront properties are privately owned. The monks’ chants, cider and finely made cheeses are famous throughout Québec, and people from thro
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Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery
This excellent little gallery specializes in contemporary and often quite challenging pieces – which explains the billboard-style depiction of an Iraqi city outside, complete with the caption Because there was and there wasnt a city of Baghdad. Inside, you can expect a revolving ro
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St Patrick’s Basilica
Built for Montréal’s booming Irish population in 1847, the interior of St Patrick’s Basilica contains huge columns from single pine trunks, an ornate baptismal font and nectar-colored stained-glass windows. The pope raised its status to basilica in 1989, in recognition of its impor
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Hot Art Wet City
Possibly the most fun you can have at a private gallery in Vancouver, trip up the stairs at this funky little space and youre guaranteed some eye-popping art to look at. Mostly local artists are showcased and theres a new exhibition every month. Past themes have ranged from bizarre
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Worlds Largest Dinosaur
Warning – cheesy tourist attraction ahead! In a town filled to the brim with dinosaurs, this T-Rex is the king of them all and features in the Guinness Book of Records . Standing 26m above a parking lot, it dominates the Drumheller skyline. Its big, not at all scary and cost more
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Bank of Montreal
Modeled after the Pantheon in Rome, the grand colonnaded edifice of Canada’s oldest chartered bank, built in 1847, dominates the north side of Pl d’Armes and is still a working bank. The imposing interior has 32 marble columns and a coffered 20m ceiling in Italian Renaissance style
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Île Bonaventure
Meeting the more than 100,000 gannets on green Île Bonaventure is an active antidote to gorging on Percés tempting fish platters. Head toward the dock in Percé and youll come across the tour operators booths and touts selling tickets for cruises to the island. All of the boats circ
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