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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Parc national des Hautes-Gorges de la rivière Malbaie
The Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie are among the highest rock faces East of the Rockies. Breathtaking views and physical activity. This site is one of the most impressive natural site in the province of Quebec.
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Montmorency Falls
With 84 meters high, Montmorency falls are the highest waterfalls in the province of Quebec. Visitors can enjoy the freshness of the falls and the greatness of the view by climbing the 500 stairs. The perfect activity for all the seasons of the year.
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a buffalo jump located where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie 18 km northwest of Fort Macleod, Alberta. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home of a museum of Blackfoot culture. Head-Smashed-In was abandoned in the 19th century after European contact. The site was first recorded by Europeans in the 1880s, and first excavated by the American Museum of Natural History in 1938. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1968, a Provincial Historic Site in 1979, and a World Heritage Site in 1981. The…
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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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Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, a National Historic Site of Canada found atop Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, commemorates Canada's participation in the International Geophysical Year, during 1957 to 1958. Canada constructed nine sites to study cosmic rays, but this site in particular was the most important due to its higher elevation.
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Cave and Basin
The site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established
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Heritage Hall of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
A three-storey educational building prominently situated on the brow of the Bow River valley, constructed in the Collegiate Gothic style, representative of the growth of post-secondary educational institutions in Canada in the early twentieth century
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Stephen Avenue
A late-nineteenth-century retail streetscape in downtown Calgary
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Wetaskiwin Court House
A court house symbolic of the rapid growth of the justice system in Alberta, typifying court house design during this formative period in the growth of western Canada
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Tobermory
Tobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. It is 300 km northwest of Toronto. The closest city to Tobermory is Owen Sound, 100 km south of Tobermory and connected by Highway 6.
The community is known as the "fresh water SCUBA diving capital of the world, because of the numerous shipwrecks that lie in the surrounding waters, especially in Fathom Five National Marine Park. Tobermory and the surrounding area are popular vacation destinations. People come for the beaches, the diving, the unspoilt countryside and…
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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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Old Quebec
Old Québec, a UNESCO world heritage treasure, is alive with history.
Moving from military history to religious history, take in the stunning Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica-Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the Jesuits Chapel, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
After stopping off at one of the city's many museums and interpretation centers, take a walking tour or a horse-drawn carriage ride to get a true feel for this unique historic district.
Fine dining and shopping are an art form in Old Québec, particularly along rue Saint-Jean and rue Saint-Louis, where European charm adds a dash of flair to any outing.
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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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Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station
Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station was built by the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in what was then the City of Strathcona, Alberta. The station was started in 1907, completed in 1908, and expanded in 1910, and is located at what is now 8101 Gateway Boulevard, just south of Whyte Avenue. The building was initially the northern terminus of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway serving Strathcona and Edmonton, although Canadian Pacific later expanded that line north across the North Saskatchewan River via the High Level Bridge into Edmonton proper.
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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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Japanese Hall & School
Seized by the government as part of the Japanese Canadian internment during the Second World War, this building was an important centre of the Japanese community in Vancouver. It has since been returned and restored as a cultural centre and a language school has been added.
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Vancouver Public Library
This is the second Vancouver Public Library central branch building after the Carnegie and before the current Library Square opened in 1995. The building is occupied by a music store and the studios of CTV Vancouver station CIVT-TV.
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St. Mary's (Kerrisdale) Church & Hall
The church and the parish hall are both designated as heritage buildings.
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Evangelistic Tabernacle
Please see Mount Pleasent Presbyterian Church
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