Eastern Townships
This museum has a good permanent collection featuring works by regional artists; it also stages temporary exhibitions.
Must-see attractions in Canada
Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
Regina
With an emphasis on grassroots athletes, this museum tells the story of over 500 of the province's sporting heroes.
Québec
This massive granite church with large red doors and a towering steeple in the hamlet of St-Jean was built in 1749.
Québec
This gallery in a renovated stone church has contemporary art exhibitions and regular events including film nights.
Halifax
You can't miss Halifax's most ornate cathedral, which has the largest freestanding granite spire in North America.
Okanagan Valley
The beachfront Penticton Art Gallery displays a diverse collection of regional, provincial and national artists.
Cape Breton Island
In the old train station just back from the beach, the Inverness Miners' Museum presents local mining history.
Lower Mainland
With a tasting room and winery tours ($5), one of BC's older wineries still lures plenty of thirsty visitors.
New Brunswick
Bathurst's history is proudly displayed here with artifacts galore, from photos to maps and mining equipment.
Newfoundland & Labrador
This century-old Victorian home offers an inside look at the town and the lives of its upper-class residents.
Porte St-Louis – Fortifications of Québec
Québec City
An entrance to the Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site.
Newfoundland & Labrador
This center serves as a museum and clearing house of information on nesting seabirds and the local ecology.
Vancouver
Combining traditional rides and thrill-making coasters, this is Vancouver's main fairground attraction.
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
Winnipeg
Contemporary art rules at this gallery, with changing exhibitions from local and international artists.
60th Parallel Territorial Park
Northwest Territories
This small territorial park sits on the western bank of Hay River and is home to a popular campground.
Dawson City
The exhibition space of the Klondike Institute for Art & Culture, this gallery has regular shows.
St John's
This beautiful 200-acre city park features a duck pond, tennis courts, swimming pool and playground.
Lower Mainland
A small but well-established gallery showcasing local, national and international contemporary art.
Eastern Newfoundland
Displays in two historic homes tell of life's highs and lows in the remote outports of this region.
Northwest Territories
Established in 2010, this modest mosque has the distinction of being the northernmost in the world.
Eastern Newfoundland
This former forge is now a museum stuffed with iron tools and dedicated to the blacksmith's trade.
Winnipeg
Hypermodernist stage for live performances that looks remarkably like a Borg cube from Star Trek.
Whitehorse
This large park is good for picnics, and there's often a food truck here serving tasty lunches.
Fort Providence Territorial Park
Northwest Territories
This small state park overlooks the mighty McKenzie River and features a popular campground.
Old Montréal
The former customs house was built in 1836 and lies on a historic stretch of Old Montréal.
Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
Lower Mainland
A small but well-curated museum housing historic artifacts from BC and around the world.
Montréal
In spring and summer, these flower-filled gardens are a delight to stroll through.
Prince Edward Island
The modern Eptek Exhibition Centre features local and traveling art exhibitions.
Whitehorse
Operated by local artists, some of whom may be busily creating when you visit.
St-Pierre & Miquelon
Old-timers hang out around this scenic cluster of multihued fishing shacks.
Old Montréal
Montréal’s first skyscraper, built in 1888, stands eight stories tall.
Prince Edward Island
This small museum explores the history of the fishing industry in PEI.
Grizzly Bear Interpretive Centre
British Columbia
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has a 20-acre fenced area for Boo, a grizzly bear who was rescued as an orphaned cub in 2003.
Edmonton
Billed as the world's largest indoor amusement park with 27 rides to thrill you silly.
Old Montréal
Named for a hospice set up by nuns in the 17th century, the Rue de l’Hôpital and adjoining streets are full of architectural quirks and highlights. On the…
Gaspé Peninsula
This historic village in New Richmond, a prosperous little town that retains a sizable Anglophone population, shows what the community would have looked…
