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1. CN Tower

Observation towerEntertainment District

Toronto's 553-metre communications tower on Bremner Boulevard, with a Glass Floor, an outdoor terrace, the higher Top level, a revolving restaurant and the seasonal EdgeWalk.

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2. Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

Gothic Revival basilicaOld Montreal

Gothic Revival basilica on Place d'Armes in Old Montreal, known for its deep blue, star-studded vaults, its 1891 Casavant organ and the AURA evening light show.

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3. Stanley Park

Urban parkWest End

Opened in 1888, Stanley Park covers about 405 hectares of forest, beaches and lakes on the Downtown peninsula, circled by an 8.8 km stretch of seawall.

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4. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park

Suspension bridge and rainforest parkNorth Vancouver

A 140-metre suspension bridge 70 metres above the Capilano River, with treetop walkways, a cliffside path and rainforest trails, reached by a free shuttle from Canada Place.

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5. Mount Royal Park

Urban park and lookoutMount Royal

Frederick Law Olmsted's park on the mountain that gives Montreal its name, with the Kondiaronk Belvedere city view, Beaver Lake, forest trails and winter sports.

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6. Royal Ontario Museum

Natural history and world cultures museumQueen's Park

Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, on Queen's Park, known for its dinosaur galleries, Chinese collections and Daniel Libeskind's Crystal entrance.

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7. Art Gallery of Ontario

Art museumGrange Park

One of North America's larger art museums, on Dundas Street West, with a Frank Gehry-designed building, major Canadian holdings and a permanent Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room.

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8. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Art museumGolden Square Mile

Fine arts museum founded in 1860, spread over five pavilions on Sherbrooke Street, with world cultures, Inuit, Quebec, Canadian and contemporary art.

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9. Vancouver Aquarium

AquariumStanley Park

Opened in Stanley Park in 1956, the Vancouver Aquarium has galleries from the Amazon to the BC coast, sea otters, a 4D theatre and a marine mammal rescue area.

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10. Museum of Anthropology at UBC

Anthropology museumUniversity of British Columbia

Arthur Erickson's 1976 museum on the UBC campus holds around 50,000 ethnographic objects, Northwest Coast poles in its Great Hall and Bill Reid's The Raven and the First Men.

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11. Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

AquariumEntertainment District

A large aquarium at the foot of the CN Tower with more than 20,000 animals, an underwater tunnel with a moving walkway, jellyfish galleries and a touch pool.

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12. Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal

Basilica and shrineCôte-des-Neiges

Domed basilica and pilgrimage shrine on Mount Royal in Côte-des-Neiges, founded by Saint Brother André, with free entry, a museum and wide views over the city.

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13. Casa Loma

Historic house museumCasa Loma

A Gothic Revival mansion built for financier Sir Henry Pellatt between 1911 and 1914, with 98 rooms, towers, a tunnel to the stables and five acres of gardens.

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14. Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex

Archaeology and history museumOld Montreal

Archaeology and history museum in Old Montreal built over the city's birthplace, with remains in situ, the William collector sewer and a multimedia show on Montreal's story.

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15. Vancouver Art Gallery

Art museumDowntown

Housed in a 1911 former courthouse on Robson Square, the Vancouver Art Gallery holds about 12,000 works, including the largest collection of paintings by Emily Carr.

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16. Hockey Hall of Fame

Sports museumFinancial District

The museum of ice hockey at Yonge and Front, inside Brookfield Place, home of the Stanley Cup, NHL trophies, hands-on rink games and changing exhibits.

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17. Montreal Botanical Garden

Botanical gardenRosemont

A 75-hectare botanical garden founded in 1931 beside the Olympic Park, with Chinese, Japanese and First Nations gardens, year-round greenhouses and the Insectarium.

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18. Science World

Science centreFalse Creek

Science World fills the geodesic dome built for Expo 86 at the east end of False Creek, with hands-on galleries, live science shows and an OMNIMAX theatre.

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19. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Classical Chinese gardenChinatown

Opened in 1986 with help from Suzhou garden experts, this Chinatown garden was the first Chinese garden built outside Asia, with a koi pond, rock mountain and free jasmine tea.

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20. Montreal Biodôme

Living nature museumHochelaga-Maisonneuve

Living museum in the former 1976 Olympic velodrome that recreates five ecosystems of the Americas, from a tropical rainforest to the sub-Antarctic islands.

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