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Old Town Clock
At the top of George St, at Citadel Hill, the Old Town Clock has been keeping time for 200 years. The inner workings arrived in Halifax from London in 1803, after being ordered by Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.
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St Pauls Church
Established in 1749 with the founding of Halifax, Anglican St Pauls Church once served parishioners from Newfoundland to Ontario. Across the square, Halifax City Hall is a true gem of Victorian architecture.
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Puddicombe Estate Farms & Winery
Coming from Toronto, take QEW exit 78 at Fifty Rd into Winona and Puddicombe Estate Farms & Winery , a rustic farm specializing in fruit wines (try the peach and the iced apple). Light lunches available.
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Winnipeg Art Gallery
This ship-shaped gallery plots a course for contemporary Manitoban and Canadian artists, including the worlds largest collection of Inuit work. Enjoy canvas-worthy views during lunch in the rooftop cafe.
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Skylon Tower
The Skylon Tower is an ugly 158m spire with yellow elevators crawling like bugs up the exterior. The views from the indoor and outdoor observation decks are eye-poppers. Theres also a revolving restaurant.
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Military Communications & Electronics Museum
Despite the driest of names, this is a comprehensive and well-designed museum on the military base, offering chronological displays on communications technology and sundry military gadgets. Admission by donation.
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Gaspereau Vineyards
This is one of the provinces best-known wineries, with award-winning ice wine. Definitely also try the Estate Riesling. The tasting room in a big red barn is posh on the inside and the staff is extra friendly.
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Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum
West of Orillia on Hwy 12 before it connects with Hwy 400, youll find this charming riverside folk museum with its sweet collection of colonial buildings tracing the history of village life from 1830 to 1950.
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Manitoba Childrens Museum
Kids learn by doing at Manitoba Childrens Museum, where hands off is not part of the program. The colorful, interactive exhibits encourage tykes to act as train conductors, astronauts and TV producers.
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Leacock Museum
In 1928, Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock built a lavish waterfront house that has since become the Leacock Museum. In July the museum hosts the Leacock Summer Festival, a well-regarded literary festival.
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Whetung Ojibwa Gallery
Whetung Ojibwa Centre at Curve Lake, 34km north of Peterborough on Hwy 23, has a wonderful collection of aboriginal crafts from around the country, including the valued works of noted artist Norval Morrisseau.
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Le Pavillon
Overlooking Beaver Lake, Le Pavilion is the place to go to rent ice skates and sleds in winter. Refreshments and sandwiches are sold at a snack bar; there’s also a restaurant with more elaborate dishes.
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Konzelmann Estate Winery
Konzelmann Estate Winery is one of the oldest wineries in the region and the only one to take full advantage of the lakeside microclimate. Snooty, maybe, but the late-harvest vidal and ice wines are superb.
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Royal Canadian Regiment Museum
Inside the austere Wolseley Hall, the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum focuses on the oldest infantry regiment in Canada, with displays covering the North-West Rebellion of 1885 through both world wars to the Korean War.
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RCMP Heritage Centre
Exhibits chart the past, present and future of the iconic Canadian Mounties. This is also part of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) training center: check out the jutting jaws at the Sergeant Majors Parade.
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Gallery Stratford
In a wonderful renovated yellow-brick pump house (c1880), Gallery Stratford exhibits innovative contemporary art with a Canadian emphasis. Regular art studios, movie nights and family days are held. Its very kid friendly.
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Grand Bay West Beach
Located a short distance west of town, the long shore is backed by grassy dunes, which are breeding grounds for the endangered piping plover. The Grand Bay West Trail leaves from here and flirts with the coast for 10km.
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Bird Kingdom
The jungly Bird Kingdom claims to be the worlds largest indoor aviary, with 400 species of free-flying tropical birds from around the globe. You can also buddy-up with a boa constrictor in the Reptile Encounter Zone.
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Winnipeg Railway Museum
Winnipegs gorgeous and underused Union Station (opened in 1911 and designed by the same firm that did New Yorks Grand Central Terminal) houses a small collection of historic Canadian railway cars, gear and model trains.
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Muskoka Heritage Place
Come here for a historic perspective of the region, which includes an authentic pioneer village, several informative museums and a working steam train from 1902 (departs several times per day; rides included in admission).
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