Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. It encompasses 6,641 sq.km of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff... |
The Fortress is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River Valley of Kananaskis Park of the Canadian Rockies. When viewed from Highway 40, the north face presents a fortress like appearance. Located on the face of The Fortress, the Fortress Mountain Ski Resort spans over 3.8 km² from a top elevatio... |
Niagara Falls is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa. Niagara Falls is also a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The city is dominated by the Niagara Falls, a world famous set of two large waterfalls on t... |
Stanley Park is a large public park of approximately 1,000 acres which borders the west end of the Vancouver downtown area. The park forms a peninsula which juts out into English Bay and the Burrard Inlet, it was open in 1887. The most democratic running and walking area is on the seawall which runs... |
The Humber Bay Arch Bridge (also known as the Humber River Arch Bridge, the Humber River Pedestrian Bridge, or the Gateway Bridge) is a pedestrian and bicycle through arch bridge south of Lake Shore Boulevard West in Toronto, Canada. Completed in the mid-1990s, the bridge is 139 metres in length, wi... |
Ranked amongst the top 25 markets in the world, St. Lawrence Market is one of two major markets in Toronto, the other being Kensington Market. It features two buildings, both on the west side of Front St. East and Jarvis St. Each building holds different purposes: St. Lawrence Market North, on the n... |
An "inukshuk" is an Inuit word that literally translated means "stone man that points the way." Inukshuks are stone cairns that were erected by Inuit at prominent locations throughout the barrens to serve as guideposts or markers. They were also erected to help herd caribou durin... |
The Vancouver Rowing Club, the athletic club was founded in 1886, making it one of Coal Harbour’s oldest pieces of real estate. With its stunning vistas of water, Vancouver couldn’t have chosen a more apt group to lay the athletic foundations of the city. The venerable institution is housed in a... |
Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza that forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. The square opened in 1965, and, as with the City Hall, the square was ... |
Telus World of Science or more commonly called Science World, is one of Vancouver's well known architectural designs and is an exciting destination of scientific delights. It is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the en... |
The Toronto waterfront is the lakeshore of Lake Ontario in the City of Toronto, Ontario in Canada. It spans 46 kilometres between the mouth of Etobicoke Creek in the west, and the Rouge River in the East. The entire lakeshore has been significantly altered from its natural glaciated state prior to E... |
The Radisson Hotel Admiral Toronto-Harbourfornt is one of the mid-range budget hotels situated on the Toronto harbour. The Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto Harbourfront is an intimate, boutique-style hotel providing dramatic views of Lake Ontario and the CN Tower. The hotel's flexible event space... |
Yonge-Dundas Square, also simply known as Dundas Square, is a commercial market square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street. One of the busiest intersections in Toronto, the square was constructed during a revitalization project. The square was created f... |
Banff National Park is in the Rocky Mountain range, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia. Peyto Lake is a scenic location on the Icefields Parkway about 40 kilometers north of the town of Lake Louise. The lake is formed in a valley of the Waputik Range, between Caldron Peak, Peyto Peak... |
The Wapta Icefields are comprised of a series of glaciers that run along the continental divide from Peyto Lake to the north and the Trans-Canada Highway to the south. The climbing is diverse ranging from full on ice and alpine climbs to ski summits. A chain of four Alpine Club of Canada huts makes ... |
PNE Agrodome is a sports arena located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was built in 1963 and holds 5,000 people. The Arena hosted concerts by some of the worlds biggest rock acts on their early tours. Some of these acts include The Rolling Stones (1965), The Who (1967), Led Zeppelin (twice in 196... |
