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Montréal Canadiens Hall of Fame
Hockey fans can pay their respects to one of the greatest teams in hockey history at this small hall-of-fame museum inside the Bell Centre. The hall contains jerseys, game sticks, photos, memorabilia and info on the sport dating back to the early 1900s. If you want a peek in the lo
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Wascana Centre
The geographic and cultural center of Regina, this sprawling public nature haven has miles of lakeside walking trails and is home to the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Saskatchewan War Memorial and Saskatchewan Science Centre. Public events and celebrations are held by Wascana Lakes cl
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La Ronde
Québec’s largest amusement park, La Ronde has a battery of impressive rides, including Le Monstre, the world’s highest double wooden roller coaster; and Le Vampire, a corkscrew roller coaster with gut-wrenching turns. For a more peaceful experience, there’s a Ferris wheel and a gen
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Musée Redpath
A Victorian spirit of discovery pervades this old natural-history museum, though you won’t find anything more gruesome than stuffed animals from the Laurentians hinterland. The Redpath Museum houses a large variety of specimens, including a dinosaur skeleton and seashells donated f
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Sirmilik National Park
Pond Inlet is the base for visits to this spectacular park, breeding ground for countless seabirds including the planets largest flock of snow geese. The park has three main areas: Bylot Island, a glacier-draped bird sanctuary; Oliver Sound, a fjord with exciting canoeing; and Bord
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Canadian Museum of Nature
Sparkling after a massive renovation, this vast museum pokes its Gothic head just above the skyline, south of downtown. It houses an impressive collection of fossils, the full skeleton of a blue whale and an excellent stock of dinosaurs from Alberta. Everyone loves the realistic ma
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Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum
The Luxton Museum is essentially the story of the Alberta Aboriginal people with a strong emphasis on the Cree, Blackfoot, Blood and Stoney peoples. The displays, though a bit dusty, are pretty informative and contain some impressive eagle-feather headdresses and a life-size replic
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Lakes Annette & Edith
On the opposite side of the highway to the town, Lakes Annette and Edith are popular for water activities in the summer; both have small beach areas and a number of picnic spots. If youre brave and its very hot, Annette is good for a quick summer dip – just remember the water was i
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Mont
The village of Mont-Tremblant (Secteur Village), some 4km southwest of the Mont-Tremblant ski resort, is spread along the shores of pretty Lac Mercier. You’ll find shops, cafes, B&Bs, restaurants and a pretty lakeside section of the Ptit Train du Nord recreation path, perfect f
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Manitoba Legislative Building
Designed during Winnipegs optimistic boom of the early 20th century, this 1920 building flaunts neoclassical beaux-arts design, limestone construction and governmental importance above the Red River. Surrounded by impeccable lawns and gardens, ancient gods and contemporary heroes a
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Dredge No 4
The scarred valleys around Dawson speak to the vast amounts of toil that went into the gold hunt. Most emblematic is Bonanza Creek, where gold was first found and which still yields some today. Dredge No 4, 13km off the Klondike Hwy, is a massive dredging machine that tore up the K
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Ukrainian Museum of Canada
This museum tells the story of Ukrainian immigration to Canada. With an emphasis on traditional clothing and contemporary artwork, it provides a good insight into the world of Ukrainian Canadians. Check out the gift shop for pysanka (decorated Easter eggs).
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Musée de Lachine
It’s a great bike ride to this museum, which is practically right on the Canal de Lachine. It is also one of the oldest houses (1669) in the Montréal region, with shooting holes inserted for defense. Back then Lachine was the last frontier for trappers heading west and the final st
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Grandview Park
The Drives alfresco neighborhood hub is named after the smashing views peeking between its trees: to the north are the North Shore mountains, while to the west is a cityscape vista of twinkling towers. Teeming with buskers, dreadlocked drummers and impromptu sidewalk sales, the par
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Portobello West
This weekend-long arts, crafts and fashion market runs four times a year – one for each season – in the cavernous Creekside Community Centre in the Olympic Village. Expect to find an eclectic blend of handmade, one-of-a-kind goodies and locally designed togs to take back home, or j
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Jasper Skytram
If the average, boring views from Jasper just arent blowing your hair back, go for a ride on this sightseeing gondola. The journey zips up through various mountain life zones to the high barren slopes of the Whistlers, where theres a small, pricey cafe. From the top of the gondola
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Westmount Park & Library
The lovely Westmount Park encompasses pathways, streams and concealed nooks that recall the whimsical nature of English public gardens. At the western boundary the Westmount Public Library stands stolid, with its Romanesque brickwork, leaded glass and delightful bas-reliefs dedicat
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Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Part of this fun waterfront museum used to be a chandlery, where all the gear needed to outfit a vessel was sold. You can smell the charred ropes, cured to protect them from saltwater. Theres a wildly popular display on the Titanic and another on the Halifax Explosion. The 3D film
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Maison Smith
Constructed in 1858 by a merchant who wanted to get away from the pollution and overpopulation of the rest of Montréal, this house contains a small permanent exhibition on the history of the park and its flora and fauna. Theres also a visitors center and a cafe , with a pleasant ou
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Old Banff Cemetery
Banff’s shady cemetery is worth a visit, especially if you’re interested in the town’s history. Some of the gravestones date back to the 1890s; among the famous folk buried here are the pioneering trail guides Tom Wilson (who discovered Lake Louise), Jim Brewster (the founder of Br
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