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Musée de lAmérique Francophone
On the grounds of the Séminaire de Québec (Québec Seminary), this excellent museum is purported to be Canada’s oldest. Permanent exhibits exploring seminary life during the colonial era are complemented by temporary exhibitions. The priests here were avid travelers and collectors,
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Calgary Tower
This 1968 landmark tower is an iconic feature of the Calgary skyline, though it has now been usurped by numerous taller buildings and is in danger of being lost in a forest of skyscrapers. There is little doubt that the aesthetics of this once-proud concrete structure have passed i
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Bonnechere caves
The Bonnechere caves , about 130km west of Ottawa, are one of the finest examples of a solution cave (a cave dissolved out of solid rock by acidic waters) in the world. Formed 500 million years ago from the floor of a tropical sea, the dank passages feature a haunting collection of
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Pukaskwa National Park
At Pukaskwa (puck -a-saw), bear hugs are taken literally. The park features an intact predator-prey ecosystem, which continues to thrive since there is only 4km of road in the entire preserve (and 1km in winter). Pukaskwa offers many of the topographical features and includes a sma
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Vieux Séminaire de St
The seminary by the Basilique Notre-Dame and its grounds are closed to the public, but you can look at them through the gate. The Catholic order of Sulpicians was given title to the entire Island of Montréal in 1663. The order built the seminary in 1684 and the 3rd-floor apartments
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Quai Alexandra & Around
This easternmost pier in the port is home to the Iberville Passenger Terminal, the dock for cruise ships that ply the St Lawrence River as far as the Magdalen Islands out in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Nearby, the Parc des Écluses (Park of Locks) holds exhibitions of landscape archite
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Musée du Fort
Completely renovated to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015, this mini-museum houses a 30-minute multimedia show that chronicles centuries of attacks on Québec City. It’s all played out on a model/diorama that lights up in the middle of a mini-theater. Even with seven newly inst
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Quai Jacques
This pier is the anchor of the Old Port area, home to restaurants, an open-air stage and a handicraft center. Every year the port stages a number of temporary exhibits, shows and events. Montréal’s world-renowned Cirque du Soleil performs under its eye-catching big top here in warm
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Place Royale
This little square in the west of Old Montréal marks the spot where the first fort, Ville-Marie, was erected. Defense was a key consideration due to lengthy fighting with the Iroquois Indians. In the 17th and 18th centuries this was a marketplace; it’s now the paved forecourt of th
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Cimetière Notre
More than one million people have found their final resting place here since this Catholic cemetery opened in 1854, making it the largest cemetery in Canada and the third largest in North America. It was initially inspired by the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. The catalog of perm
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Gare Windsor
The massive Victorian building hugging the slope west of the Marriott Château Champlain is the old Windsor Station, opened in 1889 as the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Romanesque structure inspired a château style for train stations across the country; its archi
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Sir Winston Churchill Square
The subject of a controversial 2005 facelift, this pubic space, named a little bizarrely after a British prime minister, is a rather brutal treeless plaza where people meet and hang out (assuming its not -20° degrees outside) and various festivals and public events kick off. The s
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Deep South Pioneer Museum
Formed as early as 1977 from the townsfolks desire to have a safe place to store their antique and preserve the memories and stories of their forefathers, this astounding collection of over 30 preserved buildings, vehicles and an unfathomable volume of historic artifacts has been l
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Rooms
Not many museums offer the chance to see a giant squid, hear avant-garde sound sculptures and peruse ancient weaponry all under one roof. But thats the Rooms, the provinces all-in-one historical museum, art gallery and archives. Frankly, the building is much more impressive to look
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Île Grande Basque
The largest island of the small archipelago off Sept Îles is a pretty spot to spend a day, walking on the 12km of trails or picnicking on the coast. During the summer, Croisière Petit Pingouin and Les Croisières du Capitaine run regular 10-minute ferry crossings between the island
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Tablelands
Dominating the southwest corner of the park are the unconquerable and eerie Tablelands. This massive flat-topped massif was part of the earths mantle before tectonics raised it from the depths and planted it squarely on the continent. Its rock is so unusual that plants cant even gr
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Illuminated Crowd
Constructed of polyester resin, Raymond Mason’s sculpture of 65 people is one of Montréal’s most photographed pieces of public art. The work shows a rather dark side of humanity. A crowd of onlookers stands pressed tightly together. The first row merely looks off into the distance,
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Chalet du Mont
Constructed in 1932, this grand old white villa, complete with bay windows, contains canvases that depict scenes of Montréal history. You’ll also see carved squirrels in the rafters. Big bands strut their stuff on the huge balcony in summer, reminiscent of the 1930s. Most people, h
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Fort York National Historic Site
Established by the British in 1793 to defend the then town of York, Fort York was almost entirely destroyed during the War of 1812 when a small band of Ojibwe warriors and British troops were unable to defeat their US attackers. A handful of the original log, stone and brick buildi
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Old Government House
This magnificent sandstone palace was erected for the British governor in 1826. The representative of the queen moved out in 1893 after the province refused to continue paying his expenses, and during most of the 20th century the complex was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) h
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