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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Pilot's Monument
Located high above Yellowknife's Old Town, this viewpoint offers panoramic views of the hard Yellowknife landscape while paying homage to the bush pilot's role in opening up the North.
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Terry Fox Memorial
Located in Thunder Bay, near the place where the Marathon of Hope ended, the memorial commemorates the life of a truly great Canadian.
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Kingston Penitentiary
Canada’s oldest reformatory prison, with a layout that served as a model for other federal prisons for more than a century; its massive stone wall and north gate are an imposing local landmark
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Dunlop Art Gallery
The Regina Public Library has been exhibiting art continuously since 1949, when art was presented in the periodicals reading room. In 1964, a multi-purpose art gallery was built as part of the Library's current location.
The Gallery was named the Dunlop Art Gallery in 1972, after Ms Marjorie Dunlop. Ms Dunlop was the former Chief Librarian of the Regina Public Library.
The Gallery has been professionally staffed since 1962.
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Crash 'n' Burn
The site of the Crash 'n' Burn was arguably Canada's first punk club, located at 15 Duncan St., Toronto, Ontario, at the corner of Duncan and Pearl. It existed for only a month and a half and was closed by the end of the Summer of 1977. In it's time this was a venue with an important role in supporting the eruption of punk music in Toronto, featuring such essential first-wave Canadian punk bands as The Viletones, Dead Boys, the Diodes, and Teenage Head. The site was occupied at the time by an artists collective comprised of students from neighbouring…
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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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Kingston Navy Yard
The site of a Royal Navy Dockyard from 1788 to 1853
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Little Italy (Neighbourhood) - Toronto
An amazing neighbourhood in Toronto that carries with it amazing history and great places to visit and experience any time of the year.
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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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Hamilton's Waterfalls
Hamilton, Ontario surprises as the unlikely Waterfall Capital of the World boasting over 100 waterfalls identified by Hamilton Conservation Authority, found along the Bruce Trail and the Niagara Escarpment. Hamilton offer interactive waterfall hikes and hosts a rotating illumination of various waterfalls weekly. Popular place for hiking, tourists, and weddings!
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Kingston General Hospital
A complex of limestone buildings, built between 1833 and 1924, set in a campus of more recent hospital buildings; the oldest public hospital in Canada still in operation, with facilities illustrative of health care in Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries
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Kingston Fortifications
A fortification system consisting of five installations (Fort Henry NHSC, Fort Frederick, Murney Tower NHSC, Shoal Tower NHSC and Cathcart Tower), crucial to the 19th century defense of Kingston and the terminus of the Rideau Canal
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Kingston Dry Dock
An important construction and repair facility for ships on the Great Lakes; noted for the Second World War naval vessels, notably corvettes, built in this dry dock
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Garrison Creek
The Garrison Creek is Toronto's most famous "Lost River". When the city was founded, you could fish salmon and canoe from Lake Ontario to what is now Bathurst Subway Station. It was buried in 1880 and now runs beneath the city in a Victorian brick sewer. Recent efforts, including the David Suzuki Foundation's Homegrown National Park Project, are bringing attention to this important cultural and ecological corridor.
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Kingston Customs House
A limestone former customs house; an excellent example of the architectural quality of mid-19th-century public buildings designed in the British classical tradition
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Steveston Village
Today, Steveston still maintains the character of a quaint, historic fishing village, with over 600 fishing boats––Canada's largest fleet[citation needed]––calling Steveston Harbour home. Over the years, due to its still active fishing fleet, historic buildings, and National Historic Site, The Gulf of Georgia Cannery, Steveston is still very much a small fishing village, though changing quickly. It boasts over 350 businesses and services to accommodate its growing population. Steveston has become a popular place to visit and live. On sunny days, visitors flock to Steveston's waterfront boardwalks to enjoy the scenery, people and food. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steveston,_British_Columbia)
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John Janzen Nature Centre
John Janzen Nature Centre is located in the heart of Edmonton’s River Valley, one of the longest urban stretches of Aspen Parkland in North America (7,400 hectares), located along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. Visitors of all ages can explore and appreciate nature in an urban setting all year-round through our hands-on programs, events, demonstrations, and exhibits. Our newly-renovated space also includes the Tegler Discovery Zone, where children can engage in imaginative nature play!
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Muttart Conservatory
Nestled in Edmonton's beautiful river valley, the iconic pyramids of Muttart Conservatory offer a year-round escape into the beauty of the world's plant life. Vibrant, colourful, tranquil and inspirational, the pyramids’ display gardens are a welcome oasis for all.
Three of Muttart's four pyramids house permanent displays, each featuring plants from different regions of the world: tropical forests, temperate forests, and arid lands . Muttart's fourth pyramid is the "feature pavilion", which houses displays that change every six-eight weeks.
Muttart is open seven days a week: Friday-Wednesday 10am-5pm; Thursdays 10am-9pm; holidays 11am - 5pm. Drop by for a guided tour…
21 votes
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