Explore150: Go Canada!
What place in Canada most defines you as a Canadian? Vote while you’re here, then follow us @Explore150 to join the discussion and show us on Instagram #Explore150!
Through this participatory process, you will identify and vote for your favourite natural, historic, and cultural sites across each province and territory, ultimately choosing the Canadian places and milestones we highlight in our Explore150 mobile app – to be launched November 1st! Stay tuned for updates on the project.
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Château Ramezay
A stone mansion built for Claude de Ramezay, Governor of Montreal; it played an important role in the political and commercial life of New France and of Lower Canada for two centuries, housing the Compagnie des Indes occidentales starting in the 1740s and serving as official residence of the Governors-in-Chief of British North America commencing in the 1770s.
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Cartier-Brébeuf
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada and so designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments board of Canada in 1958 under the recommendation of John Diefenbaker, the Prime Minister of Canada at the time. The site commemorates the second voyage of Jacques Cartier; more precisely in 1535-1536 when he and his shipmates wintered near the Iroquoian village of Stadacona (Quebec City). It also recalls the establishment of the first residence of the Jesuit missionaries in Quebec, in 1625-1626.
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Assiniboine Park Zoo
Assiniboine Park Zoo is a zoo that was established in 1904 at the West end of Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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West Hawk Lake
Formed by a Meteor, West Hawk Lake is a excellent historic site for the province of Manitoba.
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Little Limestone Lake Park Reserve
Little Limestone Lake Park Reserve is a small national park that contains one of the few limestone bed lakes in the world. Located about 500 km north of Winnipeg it has bright blue/green water.
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Carberry Spirit Sands
The Carberry Spirit Sands is a small desert located just east of Brandon Manitoba and Is a natural formation in the middle of a forest.
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Mantario Trail
Take a look at the Hiking Trail that runs through the White shell between Manitoba and Ontario.
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Notre-Dame Basilica
An immense stone church built in the Romantic Gothic Revival style, it was upon completion the largest church in either Canada or the U.S. for half a century. Unusual for a church, the stained glass windows along the walls of the sanctuary do not depict biblical scenes, but rather scenes from the religious history of Montreal. It also has a Casavant Frères pipe organ, dated 1891, which comprises four keyboards, 92 stops using electropneumatic action and an adjustable combination system, 7000 individual pipes and a pedal board.
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Bonsecours Market
A monumental, domed masonry civic building that occupies a full city block, originally built to house the city’s first city hall, a public market, exhibition rooms and a concert hall; it was the largest town hall built in Canada during the mid-19th-century and reflected Montreal's rise as a metropolis.
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Château Frontenac
The Château Frontenac is a grand hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, which is operated as Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. Prior to the building of the hotel, the site was occupied by the Chateau Haldimand, residence of the British colonial governors of Lower Canada and Quebec. The hotel is generally recognized as the most photographed hotel in the world, in large part because of how it dominates the skyline of Quebec City. The Château Frontenac was named after Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac, who was governor of the colony of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to…
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Fort Richelieu
Fort Richelieu is a historic fort in the Canadian La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec. Fort Richelieu was part of a series of five forts built along the Richelieu River and is at the mouth of the Richelieu River. Fort Chambly formerly known as Fort St. Louis at Chambly, Fort Sainte-Thérèse, and Fort Saint-Jean at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, are on the way. The forts were built in order to protect travellers on the river from the Iroquois. The region is informally known as la Vallée-des-Forts. It was built by Charles Huault de Montmagny, first Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of New France, and named…
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Ovens Natural Park
A group of caves to explore in Riverport, Nova Scotia
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Tryon United Church
A wooden church designed for a Methodist congregation by William Critchlow Harris; now a United Church, it is an exceptional example of the Gothic Revival style in Canadian architecture.
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Swift Creek and Rearguard Falls
Swift Creek and Rearguard Falls mark the upper limit of the Chinook salmon run on the Fraser River. The Salmon travel 1,280 km to reach their spawning grounds. After leaving the Pacific Ocean they arrive mid August and can be seen at these locations for a couple of weeks. It is a short hike to Rearguard Falls where you can watch these amazing fish try to overcome their last obstacle. The Valemount Visitor Center on Swift Creek offers interpretive talks in August when the salmon are running.
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The Beaver Boardwalk
The Beaver Boardwalk gives people access to explore a wetlands habitat, an ecosystem that is not often easily accessible. The boardwalk allows easy viewing of a large variety of wildlife that calls the wetlands home. Visitors can expect to see waterfowl, songbirds, amphibians, aquatic insects, muskrats and the main attraction, a family of wild beavers. The Boardwalk is located in the town of Hinton. It is free and accessible year round, it connects to an extensive hiking and biking trail system.
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Former Summerside Post Office
A stone post office with Gothic and Romanesque elements; representative of the small urban post offices erected by the Department of Public Works in smaller urban centres during Thomas Fuller's term as Chief Architect
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Port-la-Joye Fort Amherst
A hilly landscape on the west side of the channel entrance to Charlottetown harbour, with remnants of an 18th-century fort built by the French and later occupied by the British; the site was the seat of government and port of entry for settlers to Ile Saint-Jean/Prince Edward Island
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Dalvay-by-the-Sea
A summer residence built for Alexander McDonald, president of Standard Oil of Kentucky; now a hotel, it is a noted example of the Queen Anne Revival style in Canadian domestic architecture
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Nose Hill Park
Nose Hill Park, one of the largest municipal parks in Canada and North America, is located in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is a natural environment park, commonly regarded as a retreat from city life and a place to enjoy nature. It is the second-largest park in Calgary, surpassed in size only by Fish Creek Provincial Park.
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Devonian Gardens
Devonian Gardens is a large indoor park and botanical garden located in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park recently re-opened after a major $37-million renovation. Located on the Stephen Avenue pedestrian mall (8 Avenue SW) between 2 Street SW and 3 Street SW, the park is completely enclosed with glass and covers 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) (one full city block) on the top floor of The Core Shopping Centre (formerly TD Square). It is maintained by The City of Calgary Parks. The gardens include a living wall, koi ponds, fountains, a children's play area, and over 550…
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