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Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, Québec

Val-Jalbert Ghost Town

An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.
Montreal, Québec

Oratoire St. Joseph

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
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Montreal, Québec

Marché Bonsecours

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
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Québec City, Québec

Château Frontenac

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Riel House

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.
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Boissevain, Manitoba

International Peace Garden

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.
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Rosser, Manitoba

Prairie Dog Central Railway

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.
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Churchill, Manitoba

Churchill River Beluga Whales

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.
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Manitoba

Little Limestone Lake

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.
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Deline, Northwest Territories

Great Bear Lake

Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.
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Watson Lake, Yukon

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
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Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Fairy Lake Bonsai Tree

Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
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Montreal, Québec

Habitat 67

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.
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Montreal, Québec

Biosphere of Montreal

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.
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Oil Springs, Ontario

Oil Museum of Canada

A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.
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Kenora, Ontario

White Otter Castle

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Sault Canal Locks

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.
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Whitby, Ontario

Lynde House Museum

One of Whitby's first homes is now a showcase of the lifestyle of early Canadian families.
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Ottawa, Ontario

Remember Flanders

Dedicated to the writer who immortalized the use of the poppy as a symbol of remembrance of those who died in wars.
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Laurentian Hills, Ontario

Barron Canyon Trail

Travel this route to explore a canyon crafted by ancient glaciers.
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Ottawa, Ontario

World of Maps

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.
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Nipissing District, Ontario

Kiosk Ghost Town

All that remains of this former mill town is a ranger station and some crumbling buildings.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre

The world's only bushplane museum captures the spirit of the early planes and pilots and their contributions to northern life in Canada.
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