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Calgary, AB
Calgary Stampede
Professionals come from around the world in July to compete at the annual 10-day Calgary Stampede, testing their skills in roping, riding and barrel racing to win the world’s richest prize purses. In between, get up close and personal at a small town rodeo where new stars are born every year.
Calgary Zoo
Hosting 1.457 million guests in 2012, Calgary was the most visited zoo in Canada. The Calgary Zoo is a great place to connect with nature and be inspired by the natural world's most fascinating creatures. Here, you can get up close and personal with nearly 1,500 different animals, representing five continents. With so much to see, no two visits will ever be the same.
Banff National Park
Explore more than 1,600 km (1,000 mi) of maintained trails on foot, by bicycle or on horseback. Come back in winter and ski some of the finest powder anywhere. The alpine towns of Banff and Lake Louise have all the amenities and everything you need to stay and explore this magical place.
Vancouver, BC
Baden-Powell Trail
The Baden Powell trail travels through North Vancouver from Deep Cove to the Lynn Valley Suspension Bridge. This section of the trail passes several scenic landscapes, from a view of Deep Cove and Indian Arm, to great canyon scenery of the Seymour River and Lynn Creek.
Vancouver Art Gallery
The Vancouver Art Gallery is the fifth-largest art gallery in Canada and the largest in Western Canada. Offers both historical and contemporary exhibitions of painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography and video by regional, national and international artists.
UBC Museum of Anthropology
MOA, Canada’s contemporary museum of world arts and cultures, is a place of extraordinary architectural beauty, provocative programming, and exciting exhibitions. From towering totem poles in our spectacular Great Hall, to the iconic “The Raven and the First Men” sculpture in the Bill Reid Rotunda.
Ottawa, ON
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill, colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown Land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural elements of national symbolic importance. Parliament Hill attracts approximately 3 million visitors each year. Tours last from 20-50 minutes depending on parliamentary activity.
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal (Rideau Waterway) connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. It is 202 kilometres in length. In the warmer months the Canal is haven to walkers, cyclist, boaters and paddlers. Once the Rideau Canal freezes over, it becomes the Rideau Canal Skateway where you can glide along on a pair of skates and enjoy beautiful downtown Ottawa, and for those who can't skate, sleigh rentals are available. Also, while you're on the canal, don't forget to try a BeaverTails pastry!
Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum covers all facets of Canada's military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several hundred years ago to the country's most recent involvement in conflicts. It includes major permanent exhibitions on wars that have been fought on Canadian soil, the total wars of the twentieth century, the Cold War and peace support operations abroad, and Canada's history of honouring and remembrance.