British Columbia
This is the home of Columbia Brewery, creators of the mass-market Kokanee and Kootenay brands. The brewery offers tours (four to six daily) and visits to…
Must-see attractions in Canada
Québec
This wooded speck of Arcadian prettiness is dotted with 16th-century Basque ovens, has 2km of trails and is home to a bird refuge. Three-hour guided tours…
Eastern Townships & Mauricie
Church fans should make a beeline for this colossal cathedral, a soaring neo-Gothic confection with exquisite sculpture and 125 intricate Florentine…
Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site
Muskoka Lakes
This small museum honors Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, who spent much of his life in China as a surgeon and educator. Bethune set up the world’s first…
Québec
The 17th-century fur-trading post Le Vieux Poste has been reconstructed as a series of buildings showing the lifestyles of the hunters who called the…
Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum
Muskoka Lakes
Halfway between Orillia and Midland, on Hwy 12 before it connects with Hwy 400, you'll find this charming riverside folk museum with its sweet collection…
Gaspé Peninsula
Take a peek inside the stone structure that houses Bonaventure's Catholic Church. The building, the fourth church to be located on the site, was opened in…
St Mathew's Anglican Church Cemetery
Northwest Territories
This cemetery, next to the small whitewashed church, is the final resting place of the Lost Patrol, the four Mounties who set off for Dawson City in the…
Southwestern Ontario
Chantry Island, just 2km off the shoreline, is home to a lonely 19th-century lighthouse and a sanctuary for migratory birds. The only way to reach the…
British Columbia
On the often-hot summer days, the beach at Paul Lake Provincial Park beckons and you may spot falcons and coyotes. There is a 20km mountain-biking loop…
St John's
Features interactive displays on the site's history. The last North American battle of the Seven Years' War took place here in 1762, and Britain's victory…
St John's
Dating from the 1780s, these dark, cool wine vaults are where the Newman company aged its port until 1996 (when EU regulations forced the process back to…
Montréal
Just off Rue Bernard a small pedestrian lane leads to this small but handsomely landscaped neighborhood park. It has a bridge over a narrow circular…
Northwest Territories
In the town's old Hudson's Bay Company trading post on Vale Island, this is an enthusiastically run local-history museum, with an absorbing collection of…
Hudson Bay Company Whaling Station
Nunavut
The handsome red-and-white buildings overlooking the fjord date back to the 1920s when this was a processing center for whale blubber.
Maison de la Culture Roland-Jomphe
Québec
Named for a poet who grew up in the area, this little museum, located in a former Hudson's Bay Company store, has exhibits about the region’s history, the…
British Columbia
Furniture and historical odds and ends – including mining, logging and railway artifacts that date to the town's establishment in the 1880s – line the…
Musée Historique du Comté de Brome
Eastern Townships
The exhibits at this museum include a recreated general store and courthouse (Sunday only) and, incongruously, a WWI Fokker D-VII plane. An on-site,…
Niagara Peninsula
A refreshingly unpretentious winery, Flat Rock is best known for its Riesling and Chardonnay. Stop here to taste whites in its unique hexagonal building …
Centennial Museum & Information Centre
Northern Ontario
Little Chapleau (chap-loh) is the gateway to the world’s largest Crown game preserve, measuring a whopping 7000 sq km. For information, stop by the town's…
Haida Gwaii
Learn about early logging practices and check out toys and tools from pioneering days. Nearby is the fenced-in cutting of the famous but felled Golden…
Québec
Near the northern tip of the island, in the village of St-François, this wooden observation tower provides views over the St Lawrence River, the north…
Centre d'Exposition de Val-d'Or
Québec
Various traveling exhibits and works by local artists, some of them indigenous, can be found within this center. It's a good spot to visit, make…
St John's
With iconic statues of a Newfoundland dog and a Labrador Retriever, this park hosts the City of St John’s free Music at Harbourside lunchtime concert…
Whistler
There's a diverse roster of everything from classes to movie screenings here, along with a small gallery holding temporary exhibitions of mainly local…
Manitoba
Worth visiting simply for its creaky-floored history, HP Tergesen & Sons is a busy store that's been in continuous operation since 1899. Look out for the…
Saskatchewan
This WDM branch honors its strong Eastern European and Ukrainian roots. Indoor and outdoor displays tell the stories of settlers from over 50 countries…
Montréal
Sun, snow and lack of sobriety are no barrier at this free open-air art gallery smack in the middle of the Village's bar street. The often-abstract works…
Eastern Townships
More than 1000 vendors set up here, attracting thrifty weekend treasure-hunters from near and far. If anything else, it's a fascinating peek into the…
Babine Mountains Provincial Park
Northern BC
Great hiking is found at Babine Mountains Provincial Park near to Smithers. It's a 324-sq-km park with trails to glacier-fed lakes and subalpine meadows…
Old Montréal
The Molson beer-brewing dynasty had its own bank, but the Molson Bank Building looks more like a royal residence; heads of founder William and his two…
Banff Town
This open-air skiing chairlift remains open in the summer, taking you on a 15-minute ride to a viewing platform on Mt Norquay (2133m). You'll find a…
Labrador
Selma Barkham was a tireless investigator of local history. Check out the stories she uncovered in this little museum, which also features a 15m, 400-year…
Nova Scotia
A c 1787 Loyalist house is now the Shelburne County Museum. It has a collection of Loyalist furnishings, displays on the history of the local fishery, and…
Québec
Built in 1719, this is the oldest church on the Île d'Orléans; it was declared a historical monument in 1954. Mass is no longer celebrated here, but it is…
Québec
The second-tallest lighthouse in Canada has a decent perch over the St Lawrence Seaway, at the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site complex.
British Columbia
These hot springs, 12km northeast of Nakusp off Hwy 23, feel a bit artificial after receiving a revamp. However, you'll forget this as you soak away your…
Québec City
An entrance to both the Fortifications of Québec and St-Louis Forts & Châteaux national historic sites.
Winnipeg
Aims to redirect young artists away from vandalism toward the creation of sanctioned public art, and stages exhibitions ranging from sculpture and…
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