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Places to visit in Canada

Museums, parks, historic sites and landmarks worth the drive - across every province and territory.

194 places

Stanley Park

Vancouver, BC 1.5 hr

Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Parks & Nature

Queen Elizabeth Park

Vancouver, BC 1.5 hr

City park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Parks & Nature

Jericho Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Museum of Vancouver

Vancouver, BC 2 hrs

Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Museums

Kitsilano Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Second Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Ahuntsic Park

Laval, QC 1.5 hr

Public park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal (Quebec, Canada)

Parks & Nature

Wreck Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Third Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Hastings Mill

Vancouver, BC 2 hrs

Sawmill in Vancouver, Canada

Museums

Vanier Park

Vancouver, BC 1.5 hr

Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Parks & Nature

Spanish Banks

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Bloedel Conservatory

Vancouver, BC 3 hrs

Conservatory and aviary in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Zoos & Aquariums

Seawall

Vancouver, BC 1.5 hr

Stone wall constructed around Stanley Park

Parks & Nature

Locarno Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

Beach in British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Belmont Park, Montreal

Laval, QC 5 hrs

Amusement park operated until 1983 in northern Montréal, Canada

Theme & Water Parks

Sunset Beach

Vancouver, BC 2.5 hrs

In Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Beaches

Cosmodome

Laval, QC 2 hrs

Museum in Laval, Québec

Museums

George Wainborn Park

Vancouver, BC 1.5 hr

Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Parks & Nature

Common questions

What is on this list of places to visit in Canada?

Museums, galleries, national and provincial parks, historic sites, gardens, beaches, waterfalls, zoos and the landmarks a town is known for - grouped by type and filterable by province and city.

Where does this information come from?

From open data. Wikidata says what each place is, where it is and what it is known for; where an article exists, the description is the opening of the Wikipedia one, quoted and credited. Every listing names its source and its licence at the foot of the page.

Do you list opening hours and admission prices?

Only where the source published them, which for most places is not at all - the open data that says what a place is rarely says when it opens. Every listing links to the official website, and that is the one to check before you drive: seasonal and holiday hours change faster than open data does.

Can I suggest a place that is missing?

Yes. Anything missing can be added by hand, and an added place keeps its details even as the automatic sources around it refresh.