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Croix du Mont
About 550m north of Kondiaronk lookout stands the Mont-Royal Cross, one of Montréal’s most familiar landmarks. Made of reinforced steel, the 31-meter-tall cross was erected in 1924 on the very spot where Maisonneuve placed a wooden cross.According to legend, when floods threatened
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Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site
These largely restored old walls are protected as a Canadian national historic site and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Walking the complete 4.6km circuit around the walls on your own is free of charge, and youll enjoy fine vantage points on the city’s historical buildings as you tra
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Northern Lights Wolf Centre
This small wildlife center is dedicated to the welfare and preservation of Canada’s native wolves, and houses a small pack of gray wolves and wolf-husky crosses, all born and bred in captivity. Visits include a guided tour of the wildlife facility and an introduction to the residen
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HR MacMillan Space Centre
Popular with schoolkids – expect to have to elbow them out of the way to push the flashing buttons – this slightly dated science center illuminates the world of space. Theres plenty of fun to be had battling aliens, designing spacecraft or strapping yourself in for a simulator ride
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Musée de la Place
This interpretive center touts the Place-Royale neighborhood as the cradle of French history. The exhibits focus on the individual people, houses and challenges of setting up on the shores of the St Lawrence River. It goes a bit heavy on random artifacts, but it still includes some
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Big Head
At the end of Main St, half-buried in gravel by the Bow River, sits the impressive sculpture known as the Big Head (for reasons that will soon become obvious once you see it). Created by the artist Al Henderson, the sculpture was inspired by Canmore’s name; the original town of Can
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Royal BC Museum
Start in the natural-history gallery on your visit to the provinces best museum. Fronted by a beady-eyed woolly mammoth, its lined with evocative dioramas – the elk peeking through trees is a favorite. Next, head up to the First Peoples exhibit with its fascinating mask gallery – l
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Avon River
Stratfords swan-filled Avon River (what else were they going to call it?) flows slowly past the town, with plenty of riverbank lawns on which to chill out. Just west of Stratford Tourism on the riverbank, the Shakespearean Gardens occupy the site of an old wool mill. Parterre garde
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Exhibition Place
Every August, historic Exhibition Place is revived for its original purpose, the Canadian National Exhibition, when millions of visitors flood the midway for carnival rides, lumberjack competitions and more good, honest, homegrown fun than a Sunday-school picnic. The beaux-arts Vic
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Punjabi Market
Located on Main St (past 48th Ave) and also known as Little India, this enclave of sari stores, bhangra music shops and Vancouvers best-value curry buffet restaurants is worth a quick visit – especially if youre hungry. Bus number 3 takes you right here, and makes for an easy escap
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Magnetic Hill
At Magnetic Hill, one of Canadas best-known (though not best-loved) attractions, gravity appears to work in reverse. Start at the bottom of the hill in a car and youll drift upward. You figure it out. After hours and out of season, its free. Its a goofy novelty, worth the head-scra
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David Lam Park
A crooked elbow of landscaped waterfront at the neck of False Creek, Yaletowns main green space is sometimes used for free alfresco summer movie screenings. An ideal launch point for a seawall walk along the north bank of False Creek to Science World, youll pass intriguing public a
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Lieu Historique de Sir George
The Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site consists of two historic houses owned by the Cartier family. Exhibitions in the first detail the life of Sir George-Étienne Cartier, one of the founders of the Canadian Confederation, and illustrate the changes that society saw
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Old Hastings Mill Store Museum
Built near Gastown in 1865, this wooden structure is Vancouver’s oldest surviving building. Originally a store for sawmill workers, it survived the Great Fire of 1886 and was used as a makeshift morgue that fateful day. Saved from demolition by locals, it was floated here in the 19
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Rogers Arena
This large, multipurpose stadium hosts the National Hockey Leagues Vancouver Canucks. On game nights, when the 20,000-capacity venue heaves with fervent fans, youll enjoy the atmosphere even if the rules are a mystery. Rogers Arena was the main hockey venue during the 2010 Winter O
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Rossignol Cultural Centre
Local character Sherman Hines most fabulous endeavor is a must-see for anyone who enjoys the offbeat. There are halls of taxidermy animals, cases of gorgeous aboriginal beadwork, walls of Hines beautiful photography (including from his Mongolian adventures) and a room dedicated to
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Place Sun
Dedicated to Sun Yat Sen, the ideological father of modern China, this small square was opened in 1988. The space was later refashioned by eight craftsmen from Shanghai who used traditional methods and materials. The mural on the north and east walls is made of grey slate. There’s
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Windsor Hotel
The palatial Windsor was Canada’s first grand hotel (1878) and played host to all manner of international guests and celebrities, including Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II and John F Kennedy. The original Windsor had six restaurants and 382 sumptuo
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Coal Harbour Seawall
An idyllic waterfront stroll from Canada Place to Stanley Park, this is a perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon. Along the 2km or so, youll take in the West Building convention centers art and history-paneled seawalk, the cooling grassy nook of Harbour Green Park and the Light She
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Fonderie Darling
Tucked away in a little-visited corner of Old Montréal, the Darling Foundry hosts avant-garde, often large-scale exhibitions in its two sizable showrooms. The brick industrial building, which dates back to the early 1900s, once housed a prosperous iron foundry and is today home to
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