Canadian Tourist Attractions by Description

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This was the world's tallest freestanding structure until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa.

This the oldest and most visited national park in Canada, set in the Alberta Rocky Mountains near Calgary.

This small cliff on the Canadian Prairies, which today is a UNESCO world heritage site, was used by first nations people as a hunting site for bison, which they would chase over the precipice.

This iconic luxury hotel, built in 1892 in the likeness of a castle, overlooks Québec City.

This historic area of Winnipeg, home to a market, greenspaces, and several museums, is found where the Assiniboine River meets the Red River, thus its name.

This small town, set in Alberta's Badlands, has committed itself to a dinosaur theme owing to the many fossils found nearby. Here you can find, among its many examples of dinosaur schemed public artwork, the Royal Tyrrell Museum, home to Canada's largest collection of fossils, as well as the world's largest dinosaur sculpture.

It is on this hill in Newfoundland that you can find Cabot Tower, built in 1898 in honour of the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's first voyage to the area. It was here that Guglielmo Marconi was able to receive the first ever trans-Atlantic wireless message.

This is the largest mall in North America* and was once the world's largest. It contains, among many other attractions, an indoor waterpark, an indoor amusement park, and an NHL regulation sized hockey rink.

This heavily forested urban park, Vancouver's oldest, can be found on the north end of the downtown peninsula.

This mid-1800s farmhouse on Prince Edward Island was once owned by family friends of renowned author, Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was this distinctly coloured farmhouse that serves as the setting for her best-selling novel, which centers around the character Anne Shirley.

In winter, this artificial waterway becomes the world's largest skating rink.

These massive sea stack formations can be found along a beach in the Bay of Fundy, home to the highest tides in the world.

This mountain, named after a Norse god, can be found north of Iqaluit, Nunavut. Though its location is remote, it is a draw for rock climbers worldwide, as it bears the world's highest vertical drop.

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Built for Expo 67, a world's fair held in Montreal to celebrate Canada's Centennial, This seemingly gravity defying housing complex was initially modeled using Lego bricks.

Late night talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel, was named honorary mayor of this small Newfoundland municipality of less than 1000 people. He donated a Hollywood style sign baring this locality's amusing and potentially vulgar name, which draws many visitors to pose in front of.

This groundbreaking archeological site proved the existence of a Norse settlement of Vinland 500 years before Columbus.

Likewise built for Expo 67, this Montreal museum dedicated to the environment can be found as a wonder in Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

You can find this famous group of waterfalls, including the largest and most iconic of them, Horseshoe Falls, straddling the border with the United States.

This castle-like mansion found at the heart of Toronto is a museum and popular wedding venue that has stood in on film for Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and Wayne Manor. Its name is Spanish for "Hill House".

This star fort, dating back to the 1700s, guards the entrance to Halifax Harbor.

The multi-coloured row-houses of downtown St. John's, Newfoundland earned this nickname due to their passing resemblance to the popular confectionary.

This pedestrian rope suspension bridge stretching almost precariously over the Capilano River in North Vancouver was featured in Mario Kart Tour and draws over a million visitors a year.

This major historical and first nations cultural centre, found in the prairies of Saskatchewan, is home to numerous archeological dig sites, some predating the Pyramids at Giza.

Dubbed the "world's smallest desert", this sand dune formation can be found in Canada's far north. Despite its moniker, it is not actually a desert.