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York Sunbury Historical Museum
Housed in the 19th-century officers quarters on the west side of Officers Sq, this museums collection preserves the citys past. Displays feature military pieces used by local regiments and by British and German armies from the Boer War and both world wars, furniture from a Loyalist
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Steam Whistle Brewing
Do one thing really really well, is the motto of Steam Whistle Brewing, a microbrewery that makes only a crisp European-style pilsner. Bubbling away in a 1929 train depot, Steam Whistle continually works on being environmentally friendly, in part by using renewable energy, steam he
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Parc du Mont Orford
Just out of Magog, Mont Orford (792m) dominates the lush Parc du Mont-Orford . In winter, the park is a cross-country and downhill skiing center, with summer bringing hiking (on 80km of trails), camping, lake swimming and canoe/kayak rental. Each summer the Orford Art Centre presen
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Cathedral Grove
Between Parksville and Port Alberni, this spiritual home of tree huggers is the mystical highlight of MacMillan Provincial Park. Its often overrun with summer visitors – try not to knock them down as they scamper across the highway in front of you. The accessible forest trails wind
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BC Place Stadium
Recently renovated with a huge new crown-like retractable roof, Vancouvers main sports arena is home to two professional teams: the BC Lions Canadian Football League team and the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team. Also used for major rock concerts and consumer shows, the prerenovated
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Wasaga Beach Provincial Park
Wasaga has the distinct honor of being the longest freshwater beach in the world. It’s also the closest full-fledged beach resort to Toronto, attracting thousands of visitors every summer. Most of the 14km-long expanse of soft sands and crashing waves belongs to Wasaga Beach Provin
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Miniature Railway
A short stroll from the aquarium, this miniature train replica of the first passenger rail service that rolled into Vancouver in 1887 is a firm family favorite. Its assumes three popular incarnations during the year: in summer, the trundle through the trees has a First Nations them
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Evergreen Brick Works
Famed for the wonderful transformation of its originally deteriorating heritage buildings into a prime location for all things geotourism, this dynamic LEED-certified community environmental center and park hosts interactive workshops and community festivals around the themes of ec
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Luckett Vineyards
This is one of the best destination wineries in the region, with palatial views over the vines and hillsides down to the Bay of Fundy cliffs. After sampling the red, white, fruit and dessert wines, and the particularly good ice wine, chill on the patio and dine on gourmet sandwiche
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Green Gables Heritage Place
Cavendish is the home town of Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874–1942), author of Anne of Green Gables . Here she is simply known as Lucy Maud or LM. Owned by her grandfathers cousins, the now-famous House of Green Gables and its Victorian surrounds inspired the setting for her fictional t
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Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke is the commercial center of the Townships, with a pleasant central core lying between two rivers. Downtown is a good place to wander, with 11 large outdoor wall murals (pick up a map at the tourist office). Other highlights include the city’s small but well-conceived Mus
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Fort George
On the towns southeastern fringe, restored Fort George dates from 1797. The fort saw some bloody battles during the War of 1812, changing hands between the British and US forces a couple of times. Within the spiked battlements are officers quarters, a working kitchen, a powder maga
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Bow
In the competition to be the tallest building in Calgary, the 58-storey, 236m-high Bow stole top honours in 2012, though its reign looks like it will be fleeting. The shiny, curvaceous headquarters of the EnCana Corporation is certainly more aesthetically pleasing than some of the
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Sutton
One of southern Québec’s most attractive villages, Sutton is popular with artsy types and skiers, who come to appreciate the scenic beauty of the surrounding landscape, dominated by the northern Green Mountains. The downtown strip is filled with cafes, restaurants, inns and B&B
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Sunwapta Falls
Meaning turbulent water in the native tongue, the 18m (60ft) Sunwapta Falls formed when the glacial meltwaters of the Sunwapta River began falling from a hanging valley into the deeper U-shaped Athabasca Valley. Close to the Icefields Pkwy and the Sunwapta Falls Resort and restaura
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Patricia & Pyramid Lakes
These two lakes, less than 10km (6.2 miles) from town, offer abundant water activities. Patricia Lake contains the wreck of a WWII boat called Habbakuk, sunk after a secret wartime mission. Experienced divers can examine it in close-up with Jasper Dive Adventures . Pyramid Lake, ov
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Écomusée du Fier Monde
This striking ex-bathhouse explores the history of Centre-Sud, an industrial district in Montréal until the 1950s and now part of the Village. The museum’s permanent exhibition, Triumphs and Tragedies of a Working-Class Neighborhood, puts faces on the industrial era through a serie
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Horseshoe Bay
This small coastal community marks the end of West Vancouver and the starting point for trips to Whistler, via the Sea to Sky Hwy (Hwy 99). Its a pretty village with views across the bay and up glassy-watered Howe Sound. Cute places to eat and shop line waterfront Bay St, from wher
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Butchart Gardens
With all the rugged natural beauty in British Columbia, it’s a bit ironic that one of the province’s top tourism draws is the 20 hectares of elaborate manicured foliage at Butchart Gardens , 21km north of Victoria in Brentwood Bay. With its year-round kaleidoscope of colors, the gr
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En Prison
Ex-cons bring the harsh realities of the lock-up vividly to life during 90-minute tours that include a stop at dank underground cells known as the pit. English tours run between 11am and 3:15pm from late June to the end of August, and by reservation the rest of the year. The prison
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