Nunavut
The northernmost and most mountainous of Nunavut's national parks, 37,775-sq-km Quttinirpaaq is Canada's second-largest, way up on Ellesmere Island. Now…
Must-see attractions in Nunavut
Kenojuak Cultural Centre & Print Shop
Nunavut
Though many Inuit communities now generate world-class artworks, Cape Dorset's remain the most revered. The new Kenojuak Cultural Centre, named after…
Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts
Nunavut
Pang is famous for its lithographs, prints and tapestries, and this extraordinary place brings it all together. There are few tapestry studios in the…
Nunavut
Among the globe's most flabbergasting places, Auyuittuq (ah-you-ee-tuk) means 'the land that never melts.' Appropriately, there are plenty of glaciers in…
Nunavut
Near Iqaluit and one of Nunavut's finest parks, Katannilik means 'Place of Waterfalls' and comprises two main features. A Canadian Heritage waterway,…
Iqaluit
This friendly little museum in an old Hudson's Bay Company building showcases an engaging permanent collection of traditional Inuit clothing, tools,…
Nunavut
Ovayok Territorial Park, accessible via a rough road or 15km hike, is a prime place to see musk ox and offers good views from Mt Pelly (200m). It has some…
Nunavut
This small space is famed for having pioneered Inuit ceramic art. Watch artists at work, and browse and buy a wide range of beautiful handicrafts,…
Nunavut
This enthusiastically run place near the waterfront features a replica Inuit tent made of whalebone and animal skins, sealskin canoes and interesting…
Iqaluit
It's well worth taking an entertaining free tour (by appointment) of Nunavut's prefab parliament to learn about all manner of Inuit art displayed…
Cape Searle & Reid Bay National Wildlife Areas
Nunavut
On the northeast side of Baffin Island, these two vast wildlife areas are a prime destination for birdwatchers. They protect the globally significant…
Nunavut
Surrounding Wager Bay, a vast inlet off Hudson Bay, Ukkusiksalik National Park comprises 20,500 sq km of bleak uninhabited tundra and is one of the world…
Nunavut
The name means 'Where the Sun Doesn't Rise' – appropriate for a location that sees several months of total darkness each year. Encompassing over 11,000 sq…
Nunavut
Pond Inlet is the base for visits to this spectacular park, a breeding ground for countless seabirds including the planet's largest flock of snow geese…
Nunavut
Mallikjuaq Historic Park is an island reachable via a low-tide land bridge from Dorset's metal dump; it's a 20-minute crossing and you need rubber boots…
Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Nunavut
This state-of-the-art research facility is Polar Knowledge Canada's Arctic headquarters and a world-class place for researching the effects of climate…
Nunavut
It's possible to arrange flights to the national historic site, Beechey Island, where the ill-fated Franklin expedition wintered in 1845–46 before…
Nunavut
South across the Northwest Passage is Queen Maud Bird Sanctuary, the world's largest migratory bird refuge, home to snow geese and tundra swans, among…
Iqaluit
Located 5km from downtown, Apex is now Iqaluit's beach suburb, but was where nomadic Inuit began to settle when modern Iqaluit was an airbase. On the…
Iqaluit
This tiny bay island is a 12km boat or snowmobile ride west of Iqaluit and preserves a 750-year-old Inuit (Thule) winter camp. You can see 11 well…
Iqaluit
This igloo-shaped Anglican cathedral was designed to reflect Inuit culture. This recent incarnation was built in 2012 to replace the 1972 original, burnt…
Nunavut
In Hudson Bay, 50km east of town, this is a graveyard for James Knight and his crew, who sought the Northwest Passage in the 18th century. Some wrecks of…
Nunavut
In Cumberland Sound, about 50km south of town, is this old island whaling station on Kekerten Island. A heritage trail leads past the remains of 19th…
Queen Maud Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Nunavut
Across the Queen Maud Gulf from Gjoa Haven, the tundra and shallow lakes that make up this sanctuary are home to one the world's largest concentration of…
Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
Iqaluit
The viewpoint at this bleakly beautiful park, 2km southwest of town and divided by the river of the same name, overlooks the snow-flecked tundra and the…
Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park
Nunavut
This tongue twister of a park is located 5km from town and is popular for hiking and berry-picking. Near the Meliadine River's mouth are archaeological…
Iqaluit
There's an extensive range of mostly stone sculpture by local artists right near the post office, with northern themes well represented. Our favorite? A…
Nunavut
This territorial park encompasses an ancient seabed where fossil hunters come across a wealth of marine fossils. There's a free campground here, with tent…
Nunavut
Rankin's famed Inukshuk (humanoid stone cairn) lords over the community like a giant turned to stone.
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.
