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Little Italy
Little Italy What would a visit to Montreal be without spending some time in gourmet Little Italy? Montreal is nothing if not about food and history, and few other places than Little Italy can boast having these two – in spades. With some cafés having been opened for 100 years (a rarity on this si
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Gatineau Park
Gatineau Park Sprawling across the Ottawa River from downtown Ottaway, Gatineau Park is an amazingly huge stretch of parklands, circling 179 km (110 miles) of summertime hiking trails and wintertime cross-country snowfields.Locals head here in droves to breathe in the fresh air and, most important
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Saint-Roch
Saint-Roch A working-class area and shipbuilding site since the early 1800s, up until a decade ago the Saint-Roch district of Quebec City was an industrial wasteland. Today, it’s the hippest district in the city that’s full of 19th-century factories-turned-nightlife hangouts, alternative stores, t
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Spring Garden
Spring Garden One of the busiest districts in Halifax, Spring Garden is a major commercial and cultural district that got its name from the fresh spring water that flows underneath it, and has since become one of the trendiest places to be in the city. For shopping options, you’ve got everything
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Fairview Lawn Cemetery
Fairview Lawn Cemetery Although a cemetery might seem to be too depressing of a place to visit while on vacation, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery has some incredible history. It’s best known for being the final resting place for over 100 victims from the sinking of the RMS Titanic, more than any other
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Citadel National Historic Site
Citadel National Historic Site Right at the center of Halifax is one of the city’s most iconic landmarks: the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, or – more simply – the Citadel. The Citadel is a fort, and a symbol of Halifax’s role as a principal naval station in the British Empire. It spans a
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Clifton Hill
Clifton Hill The center of entertainment in Niagara Falls, Clifton Hill is a bustling mecca of an exciting array of attractions, resort hotels, themed restaurants, shops, and nightclubs. Along this eye-popping promenade, you’ll find a giant ferris wheel, mini golf, interactive games, a haunted hou
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Peggy’s Cove
Peggy’s Cove Peggy’s Cove is the place to go if you want a little piece of rural Atlantic Canadian living, just a quick drive from Nova Scotia’s capital city. The star attraction of the area is the Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, a red and white lighthouse built in 1915 and still in operation today. It
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Victoria Cruise Port
Victoria Cruise Port If you didn’t arrive in Victoria from a cruise on the Pacific Ocean, you may think you’d inadvertently sailed to England. But while the city is known for its historical downtown architecture and European-like cafe culture, it’s decidedly Canadian with its friendly natives, loc
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Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica Just 18 miles (30 km) outside of Quebec City stands one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Canada and the Catholic word: the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica. This Catholic sanctuary receives more than half a million visitors every year, which represents quite
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Canadian Museum of History
Canadian Museum of History The grand-sounding Canadian Museum of History takes an up-close look at Canada’s history and culture with an entertaining and educational array of exhibits. There’s a topic to intrigue every interest. Special exhibitions examine everything from the role of the horse in c
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Rideau Canal
Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is a signature Ottawa landmark, dividing the city’s downtown into eastern and western segments. Opened in 1832, it’s the oldest still operational canal system in North America. In winter, the 8 km (5-mile) stretch of canal running through the center of Ottawa transfor
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Ottawa Notre Dame Basilica (Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame)
Ottawa Notre Dame Basilica (Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame) Ottawa’s Roman Catholic Notre Dame Basilica is the largest and oldest church in the city, dating back to 1839.The building has a somewhat austere exterior, but the interior is rich in color and detail. Built in Gothic style, the building
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Banff National Park
Banff National Park Banff National Park is one of two parks protecting Alberta’s Rocky Mountains bordering British Columbia; the other park is Jasper. You’ll see some of the most astounding landscapes on the planet in Banff National Park: snowcapped mountains, huge river valleys, alpine forests, l
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Capilano Salmon Hatchery
Capilano Salmon Hatchery The Capilano Salmon Hatchery is a fish farm that was established in 1971 to save the strongly declining salmon stocks in the Capilano River, which was then threatened by the construction of the Cleveland Dam. Today, the hatchery not only breeds Coho Salmon and Steelhead Tr
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Ottawa Parliament Hill
Ottawa Parliament Hill Canada’s political heart focuses on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, crowned with a flurry of grand government buildings. The most impressive building is the Gothic-style Centre Block, the main Parliamentary Building, with its soaring central Peace Tower and gabled copper-topped ro
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Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife
Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife Grizzly bears, a grey wolf, birds of prey and hummingbirds all live and play at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. The refuge has plenty of interpretive programs, too, which allow visitors to learn about these exciting species and the
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Bonsecours Market
Bonsecours Market Bonsecours Market, in Vieux Montreal, is a bustling gallery of shops selling arts and crafts, leather goods and garments. The sprawling 19th century neoclassical building - with its long facade, a colonnaded portico, and a silvery dome - makes a visit worthwhile. Since it was bui
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St Lawrence River
St Lawrence River As one of the longest and most historic rivers in the world – penetrating 3,058 kilometers into North America- the St Lawrence River is omnipresent everywhere visitors look. Stretching from the mighty Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of Ontario, the land on either side of it has
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Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park Yoho is the Cree Nation’s expression for awe and wonder, which makes it a very fitting name for Yoho National Park, home of jaw-dropping natural wonders like Lake O’Hara, Emerald Lake and the Kicking Horse River. Often overshadowed by its more famous neighbors, Jasper and Banff,
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