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.
Do you have questions, comments or want to get involved? Get in touch through Explore150@takingitglobal.org
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Cape Spear Lighthouse
The oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, constructed on the easternmost point in North America; built in 1835 by the Colony of Newfoundland to signal the approach to St. John's harbour
56 votes -
Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium
A place to discover the local marine life. Includes touch tanks!
49 votes -
Signal Hill
A landmark promontory that frames the entrance to St. John's Harbour, identifiable by the profile of Cabot Tower; site played important roles in Canada's defence and communications histories
32 votes -
Cape Race Lighthouse
At the time of this lighthouse's construction, it was the most important light on the dangerous southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula and it housed one of the most powerful lighting apparatuses in the world
21 votes -
Water Street Historic District
Twenty 19th-century mercantile buildings on Water Street near the harbour; representative of the business establishments associated with the Newfoundland fisheries and the Atlantic trade
17 votes -
Ferryland Colony and Head Lighthouse
Originally established as a station for migratory fishermen in the16th century but had earlier been used by the Spanish, Portuguese and French. By the 1590s it was one of the most popular fishing harbours in Newfoundland and acclaimed by Sir Walter Raleigh.
The Ferryland head lighthouse can be accessed by a pleasant 15-minute walk across the Gaze where visitors can purchase lunch baskets
12 votes -
L'Anse aux Meadows
The first known settlement established by Vikings in North America, containing the earliest evidence of Europeans in Canada; a World Heritage Site
12 votes -
Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park is a world heritage site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At 1,805 km², it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada 3,700 sq mi).
12 votes -
Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Stone cathedral, constructed in the Lombard Romanesque Revival style, which has played an important role in the province's religious, political and social history
8 votes -
7 votes
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Bell Island Mines
Mining first began on Bell Island in 1895, and the No. 2 mine opened in 1902. Mining continued right up until 1949. Mining ceased altogether on Bell Island in 1966, ending 71 years of an industry that saw 79 million tons of ore extracted and sold worldwide. The No. 2 Mine is now prepared for underground tours. From the moment you walk in the door you begin to experience the history of Bell Island and get a sense of pride Islanders take in their community and their past.
4 votes -
Castle Hill
The remains of French and British fortifications overlooking the town; the defences played an important role in both local defence and the larger military interests of France and Britain in Atlantic Canada
4 votes -
Mallard Cottage
A wood-frame house with hip roof and central chimney, typical of the vernacular housing built by Irish immigrants in the first half of the 9th century
4 votes -
Fort Amherst
The site of British fortification built to guard the mouth of St. John's harbour, of which there are no visible remains; named after William Amherst who recaptured St. John's from the French in 1762
3 votes -
St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral
A magnificent stone cathedral designed by George Gilbert Scott for CanadaÕs oldest Anglican parish; a nationally significant example of Gothic Revival architecture, and one that conforms to the tenets of the Cambridge Camden Society
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Fort William
The site of a fort which served as the original headquarters of the British garrison in Newfoundland, and which was attacked three times by the French; the fort represented the first official military presence in St. John's, although it was supplanted by Fort Townshend in the 1770s, and demolished in 1881
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Crow's Nest Officers' Club
Opened as a seagoing officer’s club during the Second World War, the club served men from Allied navies and allowed the men from each vessel to decorate a section of wall as a memento to their ship; the club, along with its military memorabilia and artwork, remains a memorial to the naval war efforts
2 votes -
St. John's WWII Coastal Defences (Atlantic Bulwark)
St. John's served as the main North American base for trans-Atlantic escortsduring the Second World War; Canadian and American gun batteries and Canadian air force squadrons protected St. John's harbour
1 vote -
Government House
A Palladian-style mansion originally built for Thomas Cochrane, the first civil governor of the Newfoundland Colony; its construction marked the transition of the colony from a naval to civilian government, and the house has served as the official residence of Newfoundland's governors and lieutenant governors ever since
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Tilting
An outport fishing community on Fogo Island; illustrative of the adaptation of Irish settlement patterns to Newfoundland, and a rare surviving example of mid-18th century landscape components
0 votes
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