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Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area and has the longest coastline of any, running from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north into the Arct...
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Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area and has the longest coastline of any, running from the Atlantic to the Pacific and north into the Arctic across ten provinces and three territories.
Just over 41 million people live in it, and not evenly: the great majority are in urban areas while very large stretches hold almost nobody. Ottawa is the capital, and Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are the three largest metropolitan areas and the three realistic starting points. The federal government is officially bilingual in English and French, and which of the two a street is lived in changes as you cross the country.
Checked 2026-08-25
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Domaine de Maizerets is a historic estate on Quebec City's east side, encompassing extensive gardens and parkland. The property functions as a public green space where visitors can experience landscaped grounds with heritage character.
HTO Park is an urban beach park located on Toronto's central waterfront. The park features sandy beach areas, grassy lawns, and distinctive yellow umbrellas that have become a visual signature.
Parc Chauveau is Quebec City's largest park, situated along the Saint-Charles River. This extensive green space serves as a genuine riverfront outdoor destination for residents and visitors seeking natural surroundings within the urban environment.
Parc des Rapides
Lachine Rapids Park, known locally as Parc des Rapides, is a riverfront park situated at the western end of the Island of Montreal.
Spanish Banks Beach
Spanish Banks is a public beach park on Vancouver's west side, situated along English Bay.
Trinity Bellwoods Park is a large public green space in Toronto’s west end, between Queen Street West and Dundas Street West.
Vanier Park is a waterfront public park on the south shore of English Bay in Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood. Its peninsula setting opens views across the water toward downtown, the North Shore mountains, and the bay.
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
The Toronto Eaton Centre is a major shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto. It serves as a central retail hub and a landmark within the city's PATH underground pedestrian network.
Metropolitan United Church is a large historic place of worship in downtown Toronto. Its Gothic Revival character and prominent central location make it an architectural landmark as well as a living religious institution.
Colborne Lodge is a historic house museum within Toronto’s High Park. Built in 1836, it was the home of John George Howard, an architect and engineer who shaped the city’s early development.
Todmorden Mills is a heritage site located in the Don Valley of Toronto, Ontario. It preserves the industrial and village history of the area, which was once a significant milling centre along the Don River.
Digital Orca is a public sculpture by Canadian artist Douglas Coupland beside the Vancouver Convention Centre waterfront. Its orca form is built from cubic, pixel-like shapes, giving the work a digital appearance against Coal Harbour’s natural setting.
Budweiser Stage, locally known as RBC Amphitheatre, is a large outdoor amphitheatre situated on the Exhibition Place grounds in Toronto, Canada. The venue hosts major concerts and live entertainment events, operated under the Live Nation network.
Canada's Wonderland is a major amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, within the Greater Toronto Area. It serves as the region's principal theme-park day trip destination.
Berczy Park is a compact public park in Toronto’s Old Town, close to Front Street, Scott Street, St. Lawrence Market, and the historic commercial streets around them.
Corktown Common
Corktown Common is a large public park in Toronto’s West Don Lands. It combines recreation, habitat, and flood protection for the lower Don River area.
Pacific Spirit Regional Park is a large forested regional park located beside the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver. Managed by Metro Vancouver, it preserves significant coastal forest habitat on the city's western edge.
Place des Canotiers is a public plaza situated in Quebec City's Old Port area, positioned at river level beneath the elevated historic district of Old Quebec.
Quai Paquet is a redeveloped public plaza and ferry terminal located in Lévis, directly across the Saint Lawrence River from Québec City.
Toronto Music Garden is a waterfront public garden on Lake Ontario, designed with cellist Yo-Yo Ma to interpret Johann Sebastian Bach’s First Cello Suite through landscape architecture.
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is a purpose-built aquatic attraction in downtown Toronto, beside the CN Tower and close to the city's waterfront.
The English Bay Inukshuk is a stone waterfront landmark on Vancouver’s shoreline. An inukshuk is a human-made stone marker associated with Inuit and other Arctic peoples.
The Vancouver Playhouse is a civic performing-arts theatre located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Operated by the City of Vancouver through its parks, recreation, and culture division, it serves as a smaller companion venue to the adjacent Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
La Ronde is a large seasonal amusement park on Saint Helen’s Island in Montreal, Quebec. The park was built for Expo 67, the 1967 World’s Fair, and its island setting remains part of its identity.
RESO, commonly called Montreal's Underground City, is an extensive network of interconnected indoor pedestrian passages beneath downtown Montreal. It links shopping centres, metro stations, office buildings, hotels, and other facilities across multiple levels.
Ten to sixteen days is realistic for one Canadian region, not for crossing the country. An eastern cities route, a Rockies journey and a Pacific itinerary each work better as their own trip.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada lists visitor visa and electronic travel authorisation rules. The required document depends on passport, travel method and status, so complete the official eligibility check for the actual journey.
Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal are the principal air gateways. VIA Rail is most useful in the Québec City–Windsor corridor and on selected long-distance services; outside major centres, a car or domestic flight may be necessary.
May to September suits many city and national-park itineraries, but northern access and mountain conditions have shorter operating seasons. Winter is a separate travel plan with different road, daylight and activity constraints.
Prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD). Payment fees and acceptance are Not recorded at national level here, so verify rental deposits, remote-area fuel payment and card conversion terms directly with each provider.
Call 911 for an emergency in Canada. Electrical supply is 120 V through Type A and B sockets; the source set does not record one nationwide tap-water statement, so local guidance applies.
