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The trips you can’t plan from a search engine. One painter’s Ontario. A waterway traced lock by lock. The birthplace of Cirque du Soleil. Curated Canadian stories, mapped for the modern road-tripper — with interactive routes, stop-by-stop plans, and the places search engines miss.

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Cirque du Soleil’s Quebec
The places that painted Canada’s landscape painter — Claremont to Canoe Lake, one small town at a time.

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Trent-Severn Waterway
A lock-by-lock guide to Ontario’s 386 km National Historic waterway — by boat, or visited town-by-town by car.

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Tom Thomson’s Ontario
The places that painted Canada’s landscape painter — Claremont to Canoe Lake, one small town at a time.

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Wellington County guide
Limestone gorges, Scottish stone streets, rich history, and a luxury hotel on the Grand River — two days west of the city.

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Stratford & Mennonite Country guide
Mennonite markets, artisan cheese, and the Stratford Festival — two days west of the city.

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Smith-Dorrien Trail Guide
Seventy kilometres of gravel road through the Spray Valley — the quiet way around the Rockies, with a famous afternoon tea in the middle.

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Kananaskis Country Guide
A slow weekend drive through Canada’s quietest Rockies, ending at the highest paved road in the country.

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Top 10 Lists

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Top 10 Towns for Ice Skating

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Top 10 Wineries in British Columbia

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Top 10 Small Canadian Towns for Romantic Getaways

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Top 10 Canadian Places for Fishing

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Top 10 Bird Watching Parks

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Top 10 Art Exhibits in Canadian Towns

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Top 10 Rock Climbing Canadian Towns

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Top 10 U-Pick Farms

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Top 10 Canadian Towns for Sailing

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Top 10 Picturesque Towns in Quebec

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Top 10 Maritime Beaches

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Top 8 Places for Biking

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Summer Winter
Top 10 Towns with Unique Festivals
Top 10 Towns with Unique Festivals
Elvis festivals, pumpkin regattas, and ice-fishing derbies across small-town Canada.
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Winter
Top 10 Towns with Exceptional Ski Resorts
Top 10 Towns with Exceptional Ski Resorts
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Winter
Top 10 Ski Resorts in Canada
Top 10 Ski Resorts in Canada
Powder days, charming villages, and runs you won't find in any resort brochure — 10 small towns with exceptional skiing.
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Winter
Top 10 Towns for Ice Skating
Top 10 Towns for Ice Skating
#1000towns choice By Kaitlyn Hui   In the winter, we think of the cold air and the fun activities. One of the essentials is to…
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Winter
Top 10 Unexpected Places to Spend Magical Christmas in Canada
Top 10 Unexpected Places to Spend Magical Christmas in Canada
Gif: Animade   Christmas is coming soon. We want to suggest to you a few ideas for celebrating. Our today’s list of places to spend…
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