Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa
Niagara Falls
If the tourist bustle is messing with your yang, find some tranquility at this out-of-context Buddhist temple. Seven stories high, it's home to a…
Must-see attractions in Canada
Québec
This little one-room schoolhouse once educated Gilles Vigneault, the Natashquan native who would go on to become, effectively, Québec's national…
Nova Scotia
Built in 1786 by Quaker whalers from Nantucket who fled the American Revolution, Quaker House is the oldest surviving house in the Halifax area. Admission…
Whale & Seabird Research Station
New Brunswick
Protecting North Atlantic right whales, disentangling harbor porpoises from herring weir and deciphering the mysteries of pelagic seabirds are just some…
Southwestern Ontario
Built in 1834, London's oldest surviving house remains virtually unchanged since the last century. Inside you'll find heirlooms and treasures belonging to…
Southwestern Ontario
The oldest house in town, and one of the few not from town. It was built on the other side of the river, ferried across in 1798, and is now furnished in…
Whitehorse
The only log cabin–style cathedral in the world is a 1900 downtown gem. Displays include the compelling story of Rev Isaac Stringer, who boiled and ate…
Okanagan Valley
About 30km west of Keremeos, Cathedral Provincial Park is a 330-sq-km mountain wilderness that's a playground for the truly adventurous. The park offers…
Niagara Falls
The jungly Bird Kingdom claims to be the world's largest indoor aviary, with 400 species of free-flying tropical birds from around the globe. You can also…
Churchill
Out toward the airport lies the wreck of a Curtiss C-46 freight plane that crashed here in 1979 after developing engine trouble, but without a single…
New Brunswick
This Loyalist cemetery, dating back to 1784, is an history lesson of its own, revealing large families and kids who died tragically young. The Loyalists…
Toronto
Across Bay St from the current City Hall is the 1899 definitive work of Toronto architect EJ Lennox. Now housing courtrooms, the hall has an off-center…
New Brunswick
The Sackville Waterfowl Park is on a major bird migration route with more than 180 species sighted and 35 breeding within the grounds. Pretty and filled…
Halifax
In addition to being a primary burial ground for victims of the Halifax Explosion, this cemetery is the final resting place of 19 people who perished in…
Manitoba
There is hiking in Grand Beach Provincial Park, where hundreds of species of birds use the lagoon behind the beach and the nearby dunes reach 12m. It's…
John Freeman Walls Historic Site
Southwestern Ontario
Some 20km east of Windsor, the 1846 log cabin built by John Freeman Walls, a fugitive slave from North Carolina, is the focal point of this site, which…
Newfoundland & Labrador
An animal rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned animals, with an interpretive center and touch displays for children. A 2.5km trail through pine…
Vancouver
The historic naval station located on Stanley Park's Deadman's Island (actually a peninsula) has a long history as both a First Nations' burial ground and…
Gaspé Peninsula
This 19th-century windmill offers free tastings of Shakespeare’s favorite tipple, mead, and sells a variety of honeys, mustards, butters and other…
New Brunswick
Tour guides dressed in late-1800s garb take you through the carefully restored childhood home of Lord Beaverbrook (1879–1964), one of the most powerful…
Newfoundland & Labrador
Don't neglect to see scenic Durrell and its museum, dwelling off Durrell St atop Old Maid Hill. The stuffed polar bear is a bonus, but a big reason to…
Banff Town
This popular picnic area sits just outside Banff's city limits off Mt Norquay Rd and is a good spot to crack open a hamper if you're short on time or…
Dixon Entrance Maritime Museum
Haida Gwaii
Housed in what was once the local hospital, the museum features exhibits on the history of this seafaring community, with displays on shipbuilding,…
New Brunswick
At Hopewell Cape, delve into the past in the 10 restored buildings at the Albert County Museum. Check out the maple-syrup evaporator in the carriage house…
Stone Mountain Provincial Park
Northern BC
Around 100km west of Fort Nelson, Stone Mountain Provincial Park has hiking trails with backcountry camping and a campground (campsites $20). The…
Squamish & Around
A First Nations–run salmon hatchery 20km north of Squamish that helps keep regional fish stocks up to healthy levels, visitors can wander the facilities…
Niagara Peninsula
Close to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery specializes in unique Niagara fruit and berry wines, and brews a mean ‘hard’ cider. It’s only…
Québec
This cozy little museum is an introduction to both the maritime heritage of the region and the rhythms of daily life on an estuarine island. Model ships,…
Whistler
One of BC's oldest microbreweries, this Function Junction business has been making its own craft beer since 1989. Tours (at 4pm) are available as well as…
Halifax
Built in 1800, this church is a rare example of a circular church built in the Palladian style, with a main rotunda 18m in diameter. Tours here, and of…
Ecological Park of the Acadian Peninsula
New Brunswick
Wander the boardwalk over the marshland into a 2.6km forested loop trail. You'll be serenaded by bird calls; watch for Great Blue Herons, endangered…
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum
Southwestern Ontario
Inside the western wing of the historic Wolseley Barracks, 3km from downtown, this museum focuses on the oldest infantry regiment in Canada. Displays…
Culture Shock Interactive Gallery
Vancouver Island
This diminutive gallery shop sells contemporary First Nations crafts, T-shirts and jewelry, all made in and around BC. There's a coffee shack alongside if…
Montréal
Overlooking Beaver Lake, Le Pavillon is the place to go to rent ice skates and sleds in winter. Refreshments and sandwiches are sold at a snack bar; there…
Niagara Peninsula
Port Colborne, where Lake Erie empties into the canal, contains the 420m Lock 8 – the second longest canal lock in the world. Go to this park to get an up…
Banff National Park
These six small ponds encircled by snowcapped mountains lie just over 3km by foot from Johnston Canyon. The pools get their name from the bright blue…
Military Communications & Electronics Museum
Kingston
Despite its dry name, this is a comprehensive and well-designed museum on Kingston's military base, offering chronological displays on communications…
Saskatchewan
You'll want to make a stop to check out the massive woolly bison in this little museum in the same building as Tourism Swift Current. It has good…
Vancouver Island
There’s plenty of history lovingly stuffed into this museum in the town’s former train station. Closely packed exhibits cover the favorite BC topics:…
Québec City
Overlooking the St Lawrence River is this leafy gem of a city park, with a monument to legendary generals James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph Montcalm on a…
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