Kingston
Modern-day Canada's first capital, albeit only for three years, Kingston was stripped of the title when Queen Victoria worried that it was too close to the American border and could not be properly defended. Today, the pretty city finds itself strategically placed as the perfect pit stop between Montréal or Ottawa and Toronto.
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Attraction in KingstonBellevue House - Attraction in KingstonFort Henry National Historic Site
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- Attraction in KingstonMarine Museum of the Great Lakes
- Attraction in KingstonPenitentiary Museum
- Attraction in KingstonPump House Steam Museum
- Attraction in KingstonMilitary Communications & Electronics Museum
- Attraction in KingstonKingston Public Market
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