New Brunswick
Head into the barn for track motors from the 1940s, uniforms and photos of stations from across the province before going out to the track to explore two…
Must-see attractions in Canada
Queens County Court House Museum
New Brunswick
Built in 1836, this impressive building has original furnishings and 22ft ceilings. Learn about some of the more interesting cases heard here from well…
Northern BC
Southeast of downtown (follow 20th Ave east of Gorse St), Exploration Place has various kid-friendly galleries devoted to science, and natural and…
La Société d'Histoire de Sherbrooke
Eastern Townships
This center offers an engaging introduction to the town's history and includes exhibitions on the odd Loyalist-Francophone identity of the Eastern…
Yukon Territory
This large and impressive facility has a variety of exhibit areas that showcase the culture and history of the Champagne and Aishihik people. It has a…
Northern Ontario
This small museum covers the indigenous, industrial and gold-mining history of the area, with a particular focus on the last 100 years when Kenora changed…
Montréal Gay & Lesbian Community Centre & Library
Montréal
This gay and lesbian center, around since 1988, has an extensive library of publications related to sexual diversity and loads of info on the city’s queer…
Klondike Institute for Art & Culture
Dawson City
The Klondike Institute for Art & Culture is part of Dawson's thriving arts community. It has an impressive studio building, galleries and educational…
Annapolis Valley
Run by the Wolfville Historical Society, this small town museum relates the history of the New England Planters and colonists who replaced the expelled…
Great Hall of the Clans Museum
Cape Breton Island
At the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts & Crafts, about 20km north of Baddeck, this museum traces Celtic history from ancient times to the Highland…
Western Newfoundland
This park, with its restored boardwalk, candy-colored snack shacks and boat-shaped amphitheater, is the place to mingle with townsfolk and listen to live…
Eastern Newfoundland
This historic home was rebuilt to celebrate cultural links between Trinity and Dorset, England – major trading partners in the 17th, 18th and 19th…
Manitoba
This park is popular with weekenders from Winnipeg and there's good hiking to be done along the forested trails. The lakes offer plenty of scope for…
Carrefour Culturel Paul Médéric
Baie St Paul
In this art centre, named after a local priest and writer who founded a youth movement here, several galleries show works by artists from around the…
Fort Smith Mission Historic Park
Northwest Territories
This park commemorates the days when Fort Smith was Catholicism's beachhead into the North. Self-guided tour maps are available from the visitor center.
Newfoundland & Labrador
Learn about notables who have made their way here, including the pirate Peter Easton and aviator Amelia Earhart, at this redbrick former customs house.
Nova Scotia
Discover the science behind in-stream tidal energy at this research center, which uses the incredible tides of the Bay of Fundy to create electricity.
Kelowna
Behind the Okanagan Heritage Museum, the exquisite grounds of Kasugai Gardens are good for a peaceful stroll.
Southwestern Ontario
Southwest along the coast is this provincial park with a handful of hiking trails and campsites. Its forests teem with bird nerds and nature lovers.
Niagara Peninsula
Mass-market wines are the name of the game here. Hourly introductory tours and tasting-bar presentations are good if you’re new to the wine scene.
Winnipeg
For old-fashioned thrills, Tinkertown Family Fun Park has rides and games in a carnival setting. Play mini-golf and then have a miniature doughnut.
Nova Scotia
In the town's former railway station, this compact museum features displays devoted to remembering the history of Antigonish and its residents.
Cape Breton Island
This small village museum explores the history of fishing in the Margaree Valley, with a collection of rods, reels, flies and vintage photos.
Chisasibi Heritage & Cultural Centre
Québec
Visit this community center for exhibits and activities that highlight Cree heritage and culture. The gift shop sells locally made crafts.
Vancouver
A chunky wooden structure erected here in 1952 to recognize BC's logging industry; the nearby grassy swathe is an ideal spot for picnics.
Yellowknife
Overlooking the airport, this Bristol freighter, once operated by Wardair, became the first ever plane to land at the North Pole in 1967.
Québec City
Northernmost of the Old City's three main town gates, 'St John's Gate' was originally built in 1693 but replaced with this one in 1940.
Nova Scotia
The town museum, run by the Guysborough Historical Society, displays artifacts related to early farming and housekeeping in the region.
Winnipeg
The small log cabin where William Ross ran the west's first post office is in a pretty setting and documents pioneer life in the 1850s.
Lake Louise
The main viewing platform for Canada's ingenious spiral railway tunnels is off Trans-Canada Hwy/Hwy 1, 8km east of the hamlet of Field.
Cape Breton Island
This fish-rearing facility keeps the Margaree Valley stocked with salmon and trout; you can learn about the process and feed the fish.
Québec City
Southernmost of the Old City's three main town gates, 'St Louis' Gate' was built at the end of the 17th century and replaced in 1878.
St Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church
Saskatchewan
The 16m-high dome at St Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church is a breathtaking work of art, painted from 1939 to 1941 by Stephen Meush.
Yukon Territory
This engrossing museum details the life and culture of a 20th-century Tlingits leader through photographs, displays and artifacts.
White Pass & Yukon Route Station
Whitehorse
The beautiful White Pass & Yukon Route Station has been restored and anchors an area that's in the midst of a revitalization.
Vancouver
Brockton Oval's historic cricket pavilion ensures this pocket of Stanley Park will forever feel like an English country village.
Whitehorse
Opened in 2012, the striking Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre has changing exhibits and a permanent collection of First Nations art.
Eastern Townships
Quietly overlooking the action from its hilltop perch is the Cathédrale St-Michel, a monumental granite, Gothic-style edifice.
Port McNeill & District Museum
Vancouver Island
Trace the town's logging and First Nations history in a handsome gabled log building that's a short walk from the waterfront.
Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art
Winnipeg
Artist-run gallery displaying contemporary Canadian First Nations art, from Cree and Ojibway paintings to installations.
