Popular attractions in Canada
Here are Canada’s top tourist destinations, based on the number of visitors to each destnation:
1. Niagara Falls (12 million visitors)
Andy on a “Journey Behind the Falls”We walked up to the top of the falls & went on the Journey Behind the Falls, which gets you behind the falls in tunnels to see the falls from a different perspective….so loud…and wet.
2. Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (12 million)
Kitkatgo spent Canada Day at Harbourfront Centre in TorontoWe finally made it to the harbor. We got our Canadian flags & pins & went on a hunt for food. The best we could do amongst the throng of people & booths were free samples of milk & Fibre1 bars. Groan.
3. Granville Island, Vancouver (10.5 million)
4. Stanley Park, Vancouver (8 million)
We took a long bike ride around Stanley Park & the shoreline of the city.
5. Vieux Port (Old Port), Montreal, (6 million)
Ashleekt got rained on in Old MontrealSo afterwards je continue to wander around vieux montreal. I learned that I should do two things while travelling & walking, a) check the forecast & b) carry my damned umbrella!! So it started a nice steady rain while I was still wandering, & it got a little chilly considering I was down at the port.
6. Exhibition Place, Toronto (5.2 million)
The Ex was a bit of a let down as it comprised of a fun-fair, stage shows & an indoor market. The fun-fair had all the staple rides; dippers, spinners, loopy-looper’s, along with the test your skill games that are so rigged their difficult to look at without feeling robbed. Saying this the Tom Bishop Trick Riders were impressive if brief & Alexander the Great was entertaining with his puppet show.
7. The Forks, Winnipeg (5 million)
We walked around the zoo for the morning & took a train ride in the early afternoon. Cecile brought us back to her place where we did some of our laundry & just relaxed until it was time to go back to The Forks for fireworks. The sun doesn’t set very early in Winnipeg so the fireworks got underway around 10:45 until about 11:15. Very nice!8. Banff National Park, Alberta (3.3 million)
Lake Louise in Banff National ParkBy getting to the lake early morning, we beat the crowds. It was everything that it is cracked up to be – a beautiful green lake, perfectly reflecting the glacier on the mountain above.
9. Canada’s Wonderland, Maple, Ontario (3.35 million)
There were 2 highlights of the trip though. The first was a ride called Top Gun – & it really was like what you’d imagine flying a fighter plane would be like! – Emmab
10. Mont Royal Park, Montreal (3 million)
11. Le Vieux Quebec (Old City), Quebec (2.8 million)
Old Quebec CityThe highlight of our Quebec City trip, other than of course the picturesque cobbled streets, artists & many cafes was the bike ride from our camp site to the old town.
12. Whistler Blackcomb, Whistler (2 million)
A great day, pretty drive up to Whistler. Took the Gondola to the top & hiked for a couple of hours then took the new peak to peak longest, highest,newest etc Gondola across to Blackcomb.
13. CN Tower, Toronto (2 million)
14. Mont Tremblant, Quebec, (2 million)
We decided to head out for the luge on the ski hill. The luge involves being brought to the top of a hill by ski loft & then riding down the hill on a weaving path on buggies. It was super fun! Dad & I went 4 times Heidi went 3 & Colette….went 0!!! She was too much of a wimp to go on the ski-lift…Heidi was making fun of her the whole way up haha. It was really cool & plenty of fun.