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Best Tourist Attractions in Canada
Explore the list of the Top tourist attractions in Canada when planning to travel to Canada
Why the best tourist attractions in Canada
We have described one of the Canada's and world's wonder, Niagara Falls, and below you will find the list of the top unbelievable and the most scenic tourist attractions in Canada, the ones that we tried and landmarks we are planning to see.You will see that Canada's charm is not only in the great outdoors; Canada has cosmopolitan cities that are modern, multicultural, clean, safe, and friendly, and they also offer many amazing attractions and places to visit.
Canada is enormous - the second largest country in the world, where Canadian tourism is huge, diverse and popular. It is well known for its natural beauty, wilderness and outdoor destinations. Numerous Canadian attractions with an interesting history, cultural diversity, extremes and spirit make this land one of the world's most livable countries.
Before you start exploring the best tourist attractions in Canada, always check Canada weather, especially if you are visiting Northern, colder parts.
Also, if you want to avoid crowd and long waits for the popular Canada tourist attractions, avoid March break, American and Canadian holidays. It is also expensive.
And wherever you go, you will find help in friendly Canadians and many tourist information centers that offer abundant quantity of tourist info, maps, and coupons.
Canada Attractions Categories
All the tourist attractions in Canada we will categorize in two groups, cultural and natural Canada attractions.Natural Canada attractions are mainly related to the great outdoors that includes adventure tourism and Eco-tourism. Both forms of Canada tourism enables you to explore natural areas with sightseeing, while outdoor activities like hiking, swimming, kayaking, skiing, whale watching, climbing, cycling can be considered as a part of adventure tourism.
Canada tourist attractions that are cultural based are mainly related to the bigger cities and they focus on exploring heritage and history, museums and arts, cuisine and special unique places.
We have tried to cover all the best tourist attractions in Canada, where majority of them are easily accessed by a well-integrated transportation infrastructure, with network of roads, rail, ports and airports.
We suggest you to read interesting facts about Canada, where you will find how a vast and diverse this country is. And that is the reason why it is difficult to narrow down the best tourist attractions in Canada. But, there are some standout sights that you shouldn't miss. These top tourist attractions highlight Canada, its variety and beauty in all its glory.
Natural attractions can be found everywhere, but the most popular are; national parks, that draw around 13 million visitors annually, amazing Niagara Falls with 12 million visitors per year, both Atlantic and Pacific side of Canada and a frosty North.
Of all tourist attractions in Canada the most visited one is for sure Niagara Falls, voted as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Top tourist attractions in Canada – National Parks
Lake Beauvert, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada Photographic Print
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Jasper National Park is the largest park and the most rugged park.
- Maligne Canyon with an amazing beauty of Mother Nature, features several impressive waterfalls, trails and footbridges to give you and access to adore Athabasca Falls, on Athabasca River.
- Miette Hot Springs is a place where you can relax and rejuvenate in mineral water, while having a bath in the warmest spring water in the Rockies.
- The Jasper Tramway will take you to a viewing platform near the summit of Whistler's Mountain, 2285 m in height where you will have a breathtaking, panoramic view.
Banff National Park is the best known of the Rockies and Canadian National parks that draws over 3 million nature lovers and adventure seekers per year.
Banff is located between Vancouver and Calgary, and is one of the top ten tourist attraction in Canada. The park encompasses gorges glacial lakes and mighty rivers, impressive mountain peaks, streams and forests.
Top places to visit on Banff are definitely; Johnson Canyon with impressive waterfalls and the most popular trail in Banff, Peyto Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks... and don't forget to visit the town of Banff that grew up around the hot springs.
Another famous attraction is Banff springs hotel, styled after the baronial castles of Scotland, and surrounded by the spectacular scenery of surrounded mountains, Bow Valley and Bow River.
Cool Canada Attractions
Whale watching attractionIn waters of Pacific, close to the Vancouver Island’s west shore, there are over 17 000 gray whales annually passing by, trying to migrate from their feeding grounds in the Arctic Ocean to breed off the coast of Mexico. On their way these magnificent whales can be sighted from land. The best time to see them is through the daily tours organized from March to August.
Iceberg Watching
The best places for this great attraction are eastern and northern coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. There are many scenic locations that offer iceberg-watching opportunity, but town of Twillingate is the one that call itself "the Iceberg capital". Around 1500 iceberg reach the Newfoundland annually, and the best time to enjoy them is from April to July.
Watch polar bears in Manitoba
Probably you didn’t hear about town of Churchill in Manitoba, but it is known as the “polar bear capital of the world” and “beluga whale capital of the world”. More than thousands polar bears begin to arrive in late September. Suggestion; go with a tour company, as there are no roads to Churchill town.
Another fascinating attraction here, in frozen North, is watching the magnificent specter of polar lights, Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
Dinosaur Park in Alberta
Two hours from Calgary, in the heart of Alberta badlands there is a provincial park that contains some of the world’s most important fossil discoveries, from the age known as “Age of Reptiles”, many, many, many years ago. There are over 300 dinosaur skeletons discover in the park. You can see these finds in the Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology.
Capilano suspension bridge
... is one of the longest such bridges in the world. It hangs 70 m above the canyon and spans 137 m. It is very popular attraction for nature lovers, who are drawn by the breathtaking view of the wilderness and tree covered canyon.
Another major tourist draw, in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is The Bay of Fundy, with over a million visitors annually. This area is famous for the world’s highest tide, where sea rises around 17 m in only 6 hours. Around 100 billion tons of seawater flows in and out the Bay.
Popular tourist attractions in Canada – Top Destinations
Quebec City is home to over 20 designate historic sites and has a title of being the only remaining fortified city in North America. The city attracts over 6 million tourists annually. In Quebec’s historic district, half the buildings were built before 1850. It is consisted of the Upper and Lower town.
Lower town has an old port district and is the core from which Quebec started its expansion. In the heart of old Quebec City and high above St. Lawrence River, there is a famous Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, one of the world’s 500 best hotels.
Victoria, like Niagara-on-the-Lake on the other side of Canada, is an old fashion town, sitting on the coast, colorful in the summer, with hanging flower baskets everywhere.
It is a political center and among top tourist attractions in Canada.
It offers many small attractions like; Royal British Columbia Museum, the Fairmont Empress Hotel, the Parliament Buildings, Bastion Square, Craigdarroch Castle... The town and Parliament building provides an impressive sight during the night, when illuminated by thousand of lights.
Ottawa and skating on the frozen Rideau Canal
One of the top attractions in Canada and places that are must to see are three Gothic-style buildings that house Canada’s Parliament, that features House of Parliament, Senate, Peace Tower and Library of Parliament.
In Canada capital, Ottawa, if you are fan of ice-skating, you can enjoy 8 km of uninterrupted skating. From late December until late February, the Rideau Canal freezes and the result is the longest ice-skating in the world, through the downtown.
Toronto is not only among the top tourist attractions in Canada, but the largest city and home of the most visited Canada attractions.
Harbourfront Centre is one of them, situated on waterfront site, very popular with many restaurants, shops, art performance venues, an ice-skating rink and an extensive boardwalk.
CN Tower is the world’s tallest freestanding tower that draws around 2 million people per year. With 553 m in height, revolving restaurant, four observation levels and glassed floor, you will have a unique opportunity, day and night, for amazing view and photo shooting.
City Skyline Including the Cn Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Photographic Print
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Vancouver is perfectly nested amid mountains on one side and Pacific Ocean and beaches on the other side, giving and instant access to nature. Vancouver seawall is ever-present oasis, with a perfect view on the ocean, green parkland and Lions Gate Bridge.
Stanley Park is one of the top tourist attractions in Canada and the largest city-owned parks in Canada, where you can have an access to the world’s longest unbroken urban waterfront walkway, filled with runners, cyclists, skaters, and people leisurely strolling.
Old Montreal in Quebec is one of the oldest city centers in North America, with a historic buildings from late 1600s, with a streets made of granite paving stones.
The Old Montreal is home to six major museums, dozens of boutiques, galleries, lovely cafes and restaurants with a European charm.
Notre-Dame Basilica is an Old Montreal major attraction, while the other historic places like: famous Bonsecours Market, Place d’Armes, Place Royale and Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Port are also worth visiting.
Remember, before you visit any of the tourist attractions in Canada, always check the weather first.
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