Canada is a land filled with many fascinating places and wonderful adventures. The only issue is to narrow down your choice of destination. Here are top 10 best places to visit in Canada for any traveller determined to discover the true north strong and free.
1/10 Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta
Set within the borders of the vast Banff National Park, the area that surrounds the towns of Banff and Lake Louise is considered one of the best places to visit in Canada. Here you are going to find a Rocky Mountain wonderland; a place of electric blue glacial lakes, waterfalls, abundant wildlife and breathtaking grandeur. You can stay either in Banff or even pursue some solitude up at Lake Louise, where hiking trails up into the mountains and unparalleled silence are just a few steps away.
2/10 Kluane National Park, Yukon
It is home to Canada’s tallest peak (Mount Logan, altitude 19,551 feet), this giant national park in the western Yukon—22,000 square km of blue glaciers, lush valleys and untamed territory—can be seen from the sky if you aboard a helicopter or an airplane equipped with skis. Or, even better if you hike it using the park’s vast network of trails—you could walk for days without finding another person.
3/10 Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Sitting on the coast of western Newfoundland, Gros Morne National Park is undoubtedly one of the best places to visit in Canada. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it’s truly a very unique park, a place that packs a great amount of geological diversity.
4/10 Long Beach, Tofino, British Columbia
Named “the best surf town in North America” by Outside magazine, Tofino, a very beautiful beach town clinging to the wild west coast of Vancouver Island, has, inspite its relatively remote location, been drawing surfers, nature-lovers and those with wandering souls for quite a long time. Located just south of town, Long Beach is an almost very mystical place, a broad and long beach of amazing waves and breathtaking beauty.
5/10 Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island
A spread of reddish sand skirting cool Atlantic waters, backed by dunes and green rolling hills, there are a few better places to visit in Canada than Cavendish. But whilst the temptation to linger on the beach may be strong, a trip to this beach would not be complete if you do not explore the historic sites nearby.
6/10 Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
Recently shortlisted in huge international competition to name a new seven wonders of the natural world, the tides on this big bay that separates New Brunswick from Nova Scotia, make it certainly one of the best places to visit in Canada. The most drastic tides on earth, they rise and fall from more than 50 feet in some places.
7/10 Churchill, Manitoba
Set on the shores of Hudson Bay, this idle town has earned international fame as the polar bear capital of the world, and is rightfully famous as one of the best places to visit in Canada.
8/10 The Muskoka Lakes, Ontario
Once named as one of National Geographic’s “Best Trips,” the Muskoka Lakes, Toronto’s cottage country, have long been a destination for a lot of weary weekend warriors from the city. And whilst in the past, the option to spend more than just a day here was restricted to those who had a place on the lake, the fairly recent addition of some amazing luxury accommodations has opened up the area to non-cottagers.
9/10 CN Tower, Toronto
Even though its lustre has faded somewhat as the records it once held have tumbled at the feet of taller towers in the Middle East, this necessary Toronto attraction is, at 1,815 feet, still considered one of the best places to visit in Canada.
10/10 Quebec City
The first walled city in North America, Quebec City holds both European charm and sophistication alongside its distincyFrench-Canadian character. It also holds the distinction of being the place where, as every Canadian history student knows, Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham, securing Canada for the British Empire.
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