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Harbourfront Centre
The 4-hectare not-for-profit Harbourfront Centre exists to educate and entertain Torontos diverse community, through a kaleidoscope of performamces and events held in its numerous stages and halls. Many are kid-focused, some are free. Theres also a lakeside ice-skating rink where y
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Île Notre
Created from 15 million tons of earth and rock excavated when the metro was built, Île Notre-Dame is laced with canals and pretty garden walkways. The Grand Prix du Canada Formula 1 race is held each year on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , named after the Québec race-car driver who
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TOHU
Montréal’s circus mecca resides in the working-class St-Michel district, and is a great place to see a show. This innovative complex (from the French expression tohu-bohu , for hustle and bustle), includes an arena designed only with circus arts in mind, Cirque du Soleil’s internat
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Musée des Ursulines
For a slice of the towns religious history, stop at this former hospital founded by Ursuline nuns in 1639. It forms a pretty backdrop for the fine collection of textiles, ceramics, books and prints related to religion that are on display. Beautiful frescoes adorn the chapel.
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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Built from 1800 to 1804, this elegantly handsome Anglican cathedral was the first ever built outside the British Isles. Designed by two officers from the British army’s military engineering corps, it is modeled on Londons St Martin-in-the-Fields, with pews built of oak imported fro
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Olympic Stadium
The Stade Olympique seats 56,000 and remains an architectural marvel, though these days it hosts mostly concerts and trade shows and only rarely hosts sports events. The main attraction is the short (three-minute) ride on the bilevel cable car, which goes up the Montréal Tower (Tou
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Maligne Lake
Almost 50km (31 miles) from Jasper at the end of the road that bears its name, 22km-long Maligne Lake is the recipient of a lot of hype. It is billed as one of the most beautiful lakes within the park and theres no denying its appeal: the baby-blue water and a craning circle of roc
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Hôtel du Parlement
Home to Québecs Provincial Legislature, the Parliament building is a Second Empire structure completed in 1886. Free 30-minute tours, offered in English and French year-round, get you into the National Assembly Chamber , the Legislative Council Chamber and the Speakers’ Gallery . T
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Morgan Arboretum
This 245-hectare forest reserve holds Montréal’s largest grouping of native Canadian trees: fragrant junipers, cedars and yews but also exotic species such as ginkgo, cork and yellowwood. There’s a wonderful trail map and the area is perfect for a long hike in the woods, strolling
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Place dArmes
This open square is framed by some of the finest buildings in Old Montréal, including its oldest bank, first skyscraper and Basilique Notre-Dame. The square’s name references the bloody battles that took place here as religious settlers and First Nations tribes clashed over control
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Port au Choix National Historic Site
The Port au Choix National Historic Site sits on ancient burial grounds of three different Aboriginal groups, dating back 5500 years. The modern visitors center tells of these groups creative survival in the area and of one groups unexplained disappearance 3200 years ago. Several g
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Cave & Basin National Historic Site
The Canadian National Park system was effectively born at these hot springs, discovered accidentally by three Canadian Pacific Railway employees on their day off in 1883, but known to Aboriginals for 10,000 years. Uncovering a thermal gold mine, the springs quickly became a bun fig
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Parliament Hill
Vast, yawning archways, copper-topped turrets and Gothic revival gargoyles dominate the facade of the stunning lime and sandstone Parliament buildings. The main building, known as the Centre Block, supports the iconic Peace Tower, the highest structure in the city. Completed in 186
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Jardin Botanique & Insectarium
Opened in 1931, Montréals Botanical Garden is the worlds third largest after those in London and Berlin. Approximately 22,000 species of plants grow in 30 outdoor gardens, including the tranquil Japanese Garden , a symphony of stone and water sprinkled with rhododendrons, water lil
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Dinosaur Trail & Hoodoo Drive
Drumheller is on the Dinosaur Trail, a 48km loop that runs northwest from town and includes Hwys 837 and 838; the scenery is quite worth the drive. Badlands and river views await you at every turn. The loop takes you past Midland Provincial Park (no camping), where you can take a
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Indian Battle Park
In the coulee between the east and west sides of the city, Indian Battle Park, west of Scenic Dr and named after a famous 1870 battle between the Blackfoot and the Cree, is no ordinary manicured green space. Instead, this is an expansive, surprisingly wild place astride the Oldman
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Planétarium
Opened in 2013, these futuristic metallic buildings bring a bit of the cosmos to Montréal, courtesy of two high-tech domed theaters and interative exhibits on outer space. The round theaters have slightly different layouts and agendas: the Milky Way Theater is more traditional, wit
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Musée Ferroviaire Canadien
The Canadian Railway Museum contains more than 150 historic vehicles, ranging from locomotives, steam engines, Old Montréal streetcars and passenger cars to snow plows. It’s widely acknowledged as one of North America’s most outstanding collections. Not particularly well known by M
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Château Dufresne
In 1916 brothers Oscar and Marius Dufresne commissioned this beautiful beaux-arts mansion, along the lines of the Versailles Palace in France. The interiors are stunning – tiled marble floors, coffered ceilings in Italian Renaissance style, stained-glass windows – and are open for
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Oratoire St
The gigantic oratory honors St Joseph, Canada’s patron saint. The largest shrine ever built in honor of Jesus’ father, this Renaissance-style building was completed in 1960 and commands fine views of the northern slope of Mont-Royal. The oratory dome is visible from anywhere in thi
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