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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Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island
The Cabot Trail is considered one of the World's Most Scenic Destination Areas. Participate in all of the special Musical Events, Ceilidh's and Festivals that happen around the Cabot Trail regularly. Enjoy fabulous seafood at many of the great restaurants.
Cape Breton Island is easily accessible by land, air or sea. Once you're here, you'll see that this winding scenic trail has lots of things to do and see.
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Jasper House National Historic Site of Canada
Archaeological remains of a fur trade post that served as a major destination for travellers using the Athabasca and the Yellowhead passes and the First Nations route through the Smoky River Pass.
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Peggy's Cove
Peggy's Cove is a rural community close to Halifax, Nove Scotia. It is most famous for the Peggy's Point Lighthouse, and beautiful boulder formations overlooking Saint Margaret's Bay/the Atlantic Ocean. Lots of endangered and unusual wildlife can be spotted close to shore, such as the endangered leatherback sea turtle, and pinnipeds. This rugged and gorgeous terrain is an incredibly special site to see in summer or winter.
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Ritchie Mill
Constructed in 1892 and the oldest surviving flour mill in the province, the Ritchie Mill is significant because of its association with the early agricultural and industrial development of Alberta. It is associated with early technical innovation, using steam powered, steel rollers instead of the traditional stone wheels that became pitted when grinding hard prairie wheat.
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Stephen Avenue
A late-nineteenth-century retail streetscape in downtown Calgary
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Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's most well-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Robert Fulford wrote in 1999 that "Kensington today is as much a legend as a district. The (partly) outdoor market has probably been photographed more often than any other site in Toronto."
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Fort Calgary Archaeological Site
Fort Calgary was established in 1875 as Fort Brisebois by the North-West Mounted Police, located at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow rivers in what is now Calgary, Alberta.
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Calgary City Hall National Historic Site of Canada
Completed in 1911, this building reflected the city's urban aspirations during its pre-1914 development boom. Designed by Regina architect William M. Dodd in the Romanesque Revival style often favoured for large municpal halls in the late 19th centure, it was constructed of Calgary's distinctive local sandstone.
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Orpheum Theatre
Originally a vaudeville house on Theatre Row, the building was fully restored in the 1970s and is now an important live music venue and home to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
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Fire Hall No. 1
Possibly the first fire hall in North America designed specifically for motorized fire trucks, this building was converted into the Fire Hall Arts Centre in the 1970s. Listed as "Fire Hall No. 2."
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The Royal Ontario Museum
An amazing museum that showcases amazing exhibits throughout the year. It's also a major source of memories for a lot of young people who have grown up in Toronto.
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Seaforth Armoury
Home of The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
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Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Parish was established in Vancouver on May 9, 1937. At Easter in 1950, the first Divine Liturgy was served in the newly built, but as yet unfinished, church.
In December 1977, the Vancouver City Council designated the church as an architectural Heritage Building and an engraved plaque was placed on the exterior of the church building. The Parish is classified as a Cathedral under the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.1 vote -
John Walter Museum
The John Walter Museum is a hidden gem tucked away in the Edmonton River Valley. Visit the three original homes of John Walter (built in 1875, 1886 and 1901) and discover the life of hard-working John Walter and the community that formed around him & his numerous business endeavors.
The John Walter Museum is free and open to the public every Sunday from 1-5 PM (April 15th- August 26th) and 1-4 PM (March 10th – April 14th & August 26th – Dec. 15th)
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Ontario Science Centre
An iconic cultural attraction, the Ontario Science Centre is home to interactive experiences with science and technology. We not only develop and source the world’s best exhibitions – supplemented with relevant programming to provide engaging experiences – but aim to make a fundamental difference in the lives of our visitors. How: by providing them the skills and attributes to create a better future for the planet.
Our vision: Inspiring a lifelong journey of curiosity, discovery and action to create a better future for the planet.
Our purpose: The Ontario Science Centre delights, informs and challenges the communities we serve. We…
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First Baptist Church
The church suffered a serious fire in 1931. But was restored by a parishioner, Charles Bentall, owner of Dominion Construction.
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Queen's Park
Queen's Park is an urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the phrase Queen's Park is regularly used as a metonym for the Government of Ontario.
The park is nearly an enclave of the University of Toronto, which occupies most of the surrounding lands. The park itself is technically owned by the University of Toronto, but the property was leased to the Government of Ontario in…4 votes -
Beatty Street Drill Hall
Home of The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own), the most senior military unit in the city.
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Tatshenshini River and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park area has been called "North America's wildest river. It is a land where wild, vast rivers cut their way through ice clad peaks, creating lush valleys that are home to extensive wildlife populations. Here glaciers descend to waters' edge, shearing off thunderously into icebergs. Surrounded by national parks, the Tatshenshini-Alsek headwaters run through the subarctic tundra of the Yukon's Kluane National Park, the middle reaches flow past the towering peaks of the St. Elias range, and the lower river traverses Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park to finally arrive at the Pacific Ocean. For its extraordinary scenic and wildlife…
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Fort Selkirk Historic Site
Fort Selkirk is very cool Yukon historic site with many layers of story. Homeland of the Selkirk First Nation, it is a place for spiritual and cultural renewal. Centuries before The Hudson's Bay Company established a trading post there in 1848, the Chilkat Tlingits had controlled trade from the coast with the Selkirk people. Not surprisingly, they ransacked the fort in 1852 and maintained trade control for 40 more years when it became a settlement with government, church school, trading post etc. During the Klondike Gold Rush it was a major sternwheeller transportation and communications hub. Now after 20 years…
3 votes
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