Canada

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Contents
Plan Your Trip
	Welcome to Canada
		The Great Outdoors
		Captivating Cultures
		Foodie Fare
		Artistic Flair
		Why I Love Canada
	Canada’s Top 25
		The Rockies (BC/Alberta)
		Vancouver (BC)
		Niagara Falls (Ontario)
		Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)
		Nahanni National Park Reserve (Northwest Territories)
		Driving the Trans-Canada Highway
		Charlevoix (Québec)
		Manitoulin Island (Ontario)
		Montréal Jazz Festival (Québec)
		Hockey
		Northern Lights
		Rideau Canal (Ontario)
		Churchill (Manitoba)
		Toronto (Ontario)
		Drumheller (Alberta)
		Green Gables (PEI)
		The Prairies
		Fall Foliage
		Old Québec City (Québec)
		Baffin Island (Nunavut)
		Vancouver Island (BC)
		Viking Trail (Newfoundland)
		Bay of Fundy
		Dawson City (Yukon Territory)
	Need to Know
		When to Go
		Useful Websites
		Important Numbers
		Exchange Rates
		Daily Costs
		Opening Hours
		Getting Around
	What’s New
	If You Like…
		Adrenaline Activities
		Wine & Spirits
		Historic Sites
		Live Music
		Lighthouses
		Roads Less Traveled
		Wildlife-Watching
		Art
		Seafood
		Markets
		Beaches
		Starry Nights
	Month by Month
		January
		February
		March
		April
		May
		June
		July
		August
		September
		October
		December
	Itineraries
		The Central Corridor
		Trans-Canada Highway
		Cabot & Viking Trails
		The Rockies
		French Canadian Sampler
		Heart of the Maritimes
		Bite of British Columbia
		Klondike Highway & Around
	Scenic Drives & Train Trips
		Sea to Sky Highway
			Highlights
			When to Go
			Time & Mileage
			Resources
		Rockies Rail Route
			Highlights
			When to Go
			Time & Mileage
			Resources
		Thousand Islands Parkway
			Highlights
			When to Go
			Time & Mileage
			Resources
		Cabot Trail
			Highlights
			When to Go
			Time & Mileage
			Resources
	Travel with Children
		Canada for Kids
			Museums & Monuments
			Outdoor Activities
			Eating Out
		Children’s Highlights
			History Lessons
			Winter Wonderlands
			Critters of the Great North
			Wet & Wild
			Urban Adventures
			Theme Park Delights
		Planning
			When to Go
			Accommodations
			What to Pack
	Regions at a Glance
		Ontario
		Québec
		Nova Scotia
		New Brunswick
		Prince Edward Island
		Newfoundland & Labrador
		Manitoba
		Saskatchewan
		Alberta
		British Columbia
		Yukon Territory
		Northwest Territories
		Nunavut
On the Road: Contents
	Ontario
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Ontario Highlights
		Toronto
		Niagara Peninsula
				Niagara Falls
				Niagara Peninsula Wine Country
				Niagara-on-the-Lake
		Southwestern Ontario
				Hamilton
				Brantford
				Guelph
				Kitchener-Waterloo
				Elora & Fergus
				Stratford
				Lake Huron Shoreline
				London
				Windsor
				Lake Erie Shoreline
		Muskoka Lakes
				Orillia
				Gravenhurst
				Bracebridge
				Rosseau & Port Carling
				Huntsville
		Georgian Bay
				Parry Sound
				Midland & Penetanguishene
				Collingwood & Blue Mountain
				Bruce Peninsula
		Northern Ontario
				Killarney Provincial Park
				Sudbury
				Elliot Lake
				Sault Ste Marie
				Lake Superior Shoreline
				Thunder Bay
				Cochrane to Moose Factory & Moosonee
				Temagami
				North Bay
		Eastern Ontario
				Algonquin Provincial Park
				Haliburton Highlands
				Peterborough & the Kawarthas
				Land O’ Lakes
				Prince Edward County
				Kingston
				Thousand Islands
				Gananoque
				Brockville & Prescott
				Merrickville
				Morrisburg
				Ottawa
	Québec
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Québec Highlights
		Montréal
		The Laurentians
				St-Jérôme
				St-Sauveur-des-Monts
				Val-David
				Ville de Mont-Tremblant
				Parc National du Mont Tremblant
		Montréal to Québec City
				Eastern Townships
				Mauricie
		Québec City
		Around Québec City
				Lévis
				Wendake
				St Gabriel de Valcartier
				Stoneham
				Île d’Orléans
				Ste Anne de Beaupré
		Charlevoix
				Baie St Paul
				Île Aux Coudres
				Ste Irénée
				La Malbaie
				St Siméon
				Baie Ste Catherine
		Saguenay
				Tadoussac
				Les Bergeronnes
				L’Anse St Jean
				Rivière Éternité
				Chicoutimi
				Lac St Jean
				Ste Rose du Nord
		South Shore
				Grosse Île
				Montmagny
				St Jean Port Joli
				Rivière du Loup
				Île Verte
				Trois Pistoles
				Parc National du Bic
				Rimouski
		Gaspé Peninsula
				Ste Flavie
				Grand Métis
				Matane
				Cap Chat
				Ste Anne des Monts
				Parc National de la Gaspésie
				Mont St Pierre
				East of Mont St Pierre
				Forillon National Park
				Gaspé
				Percé
				New Carlisle
				Bonaventure
				Carleton
				Matapédia Valley
		North Shore
				Baie Comeau
				Godbout
				Pointe des Monts
				Baie Trinité
				Sept Îles
				Mingan Archipelago National Park
				Havre St Pierre
				Île d’Anticosti
				Natashquan
		Îles de la Madeleine
				Île du Cap aux Meules
				Île du Havre Aubert
				Île du Havre aux Maisons
				Grosse Île
				Île de la Grande Entrée
		Far North
				Abitibi-Témiscamingue
				James Bay
				Nunavik
		The Outaouais
				Gatineau
				Gatineau Park
	Nova Scotia
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Nova Scotia Highlights
		Halifax
		Around Halifax
				Dartmouth
				Peggy’s Cove
		South Shore
				Chester
				Mahone Bay
				Lunenburg
				Liverpool
				Kejimkujik National Park
				Shelburne
		Acadian Shores
				French Shore
				Yarmouth
		Annapolis Valley
				Long Island
				Brier Island
				Digby
				Bear River
				Annapolis Royal
				Wolfville & Grand Pré
				Windsor
		Central Nova Scotia
				Shubenacadie
				Maitland
				Truro
				Economy & Five Islands
				Parrsboro
				Advocate Harbour
		Sunrise Trail
				Tatamagouche
				Pictou
				New Glasgow
				Antigonish
		Cape Breton Island
				Ceilidh Trail
				Cabot Trail
				The Far North
				Baddeck
				North Sydney
				Sydney
				Louisbourg
		Eastern Shore
				Guysborough
				Canso
				Tangier
	New Brunswick
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		New Brunswick Highlights
		Fredericton
		Upper St John River Valley
				Mt Carleton Provincial Park & the Tobique Valley
				Grand Falls
				Edmundston & Around
		Western Fundy Shore
				St Stephen
				St Andrews By-The-Sea
				New River Provincial Park
		Fundy Isles
				Deer Island
				Campobello Island
				Grand Manan Island
		Saint John
		Eastern Fundy Shore
				St Martins
				Fundy National Park
				Alma
				Cape Enrage & Mary’s Point
		Southeastern New Brunswick
				Moncton
				Sackville
		Northumberland Shore
				Cape Jourimain
				Shediac
				Bouctouche
				Kouchibouguac National Park
		Miramichi River Valley Area
				Miramichi
				Miramichi River Valley
		Northeastern New Brunswick
				Caraquet
				Bathurst
				Campbellton
	Prince Edward Island
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Prince Edward Island Highlights
		Charlottetown
		Eastern Prince Edward Island
				Wood Islands
				Montague & Georgetown
				Souris
				Saint Peter’s Bay to Mt Stewart
		Central Prince Edward Island
				Victoria
				Prince Edward Island National Park
				Brackley Beach
				Rustico & North Rustico
				New Glasgow
				New London
				Kensington
				Cavendish
		Western Prince Edward Island
				Summerside
				Tyne Valley
				Tignish & North Cape
	Newfoundland & Labrador
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Newfoundland & Labrador Highlights
		St John’s
		Avalon Peninsula
				Southeastern Avalon Peninsula
				Baccalieu Trail
				Cape Shore
		Eastern Newfoundland
				Trinity
				Bonavista
				Burin Peninsula
		St-Pierre & Miquelon
		Central Newfoundland
				Terra Nova National Park
				Gander
				Twillingate Island & New World Island
				Fogo Island & Change Islands
				Grand Falls-Windsor
				Central South Coast
		Northern Peninsula
				Deer Lake
				Gros Morne National Park
				Port au Choix
				St Barbe to L’Anse aux Meadows
				St Anthony
		Western Newfoundland
				Corner Brook
				Blomidon Mountains
				Port au Port Peninsula
				Port Aux Basques
				Cape Ray
				South Coast
		Killick Coast
		Labrador
				Labrador Straits
				Northern Coast
				Central Labrador
				Labrador West
	Manitoba
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Manitoba Highlights
		Winnipeg
		Around Winnipeg
				Lower Fort Garry
				Oak Hammock Marsh
		Lake Winnipeg
				Gimli
				Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park
		Southeastern Manitoba
				Whiteshell Provincial Park
		Western Manitoba
				Brandon
				Riding Mountain National Park
		Northern Manitoba
				The Pas
				Thompson
				Churchill
	Saskatchewan
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Saskatchewan Highlights
		Regina
		Southern Saskatchewan
				Moose Jaw
				Ogema
				Gravelbourg
				Swift Current
				Val Marie & Grasslands National Park
				Eastend
				Maple Creek
				Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
				Qu’Appelle Valley
		Eastern Saskatchewan
				Yorkton
				Veregin
		Saskatoon
		Northern Saskatchewan
				The Battlefords
				Prince Albert National Park
				La Ronge & the Far North
	Alberta
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Alberta Highlights
		Edmonton
		Around Edmonton
				West of Edmonton
		Calgary
		Banff & Jasper National Parks
				Kananaskis Country
				Canmore
				Icefields Parkway
				Banff Town
				Lake Louise
				Jasper Town & Around
		Southern Alberta
				Drumheller & Around
				Dinosaur Provincial Park
				Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
				Lethbridge
				Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park
				Waterton Lakes National Park
				Crowsnest Pass
		Northern Alberta
				Peace River & Around
				Mackenzie Highway
				Lake District
	National Parks
		The Early Western Parks
		Expanding East
		Northern Exposure
		Young Parks
	British Columbia
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		British Columbia Highlights
		Vancouver
		Lower Mainland
				Burnaby
				Fort Langley
				New Westminster
				Richmond & Steveston
		Bowen Island
		Sea To Sky Highway
				Squamish & Around
		Whistler
		Sunshine Coast
				Gibsons
				Roberts Creek
				Sechelt
				Powell River
		Vancouver Island
				Victoria
				Southern Vancouver Island
				Cowichan Valley
				Nanaimo
				Parksville & Qualicum
				Port Alberni
				Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
				Tofino
				Ucluelet
				Denman & Hornby Islands
				Comox Valley
				Campbell River
				Strathcona Provincial Park
				North Vancouver Island
		Southern Gulf Islands
				Salt Spring Island
				North & South Pender Islands
				Galiano Island
				Saturna Island
				Mayne Island
		Fraser & Thompson Valleys
				EC Manning Provincial Park
				Fraser River Canyon
				Kamloops
				Sun Peaks
		Okanagan Valley
				Osoyoos
				Oliver
				Vaseaux Lake
				Penticton
				Penticton to Kelowna
				Kelowna
				Vernon
				North of Vernon
		The Kootenays & The Rockies
				Revelstoke
				Revelstoke to Golden
				Golden
				Yoho National Park
				Kootenay National Park
				Radium Hot Springs
				Radium Hot Springs to Fernie
				Fernie
				Kimberley
				Cranbrook
				Cranbrook to Rossland
				Rossland
				Nelson
				Nelson to Revelstoke
		Cariboo, Chilcotin & the Coast
				Williams Lake to Prince George
				Barkerville & Around
				Bowron Lake
				Wells Gray Provincial Park
				Chilcotin & Highway 20
				Bella Coola Valley
		Northern British Columbia
				Prince Rupert
				Haida Gwaii
				Prince Rupert to Prince George
				Prince George
				Prince George to Alberta
				Stewart-Cassiar Highway
				Alaska Highway
	Yukon Territory
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Yukon Territory Highlights
		Whitehorse
		Alaska Highway
				British Columbia to Whitehorse
				Whitehorse to Alaska
		Haines Highway
		Klondike Highway
				Carcross
				Carmacks
				Minto
				Stewart Crossing
		Dawson City
		Dempster Highway
		Arctic Parks
	Northwest Territories
		Best Places to Eat
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Northwest Territories Highlights
		Yellowknife
		Around Yellowknife
				Ingraham Trail
		North Slave
				Highway 3
		South Slave
				Mackenzie Highway
				Hay River
				Fort Smith
				Wood Buffalo National Park
		Deh Cho
				Fort Simpson
				Nahanni National Park Reserve
				Liard Trail
		Sahtu
				Norman Wells
		Western Arctic
				Inuvik
				Tuktoyaktuk
			Banks Island
	Nunavut
		Best for Art
		Best Places to Sleep
		Why Go?
		When to Go
		Nunavut Highlights
		Iqaluit
		Baffin Region
				Pangnirtung
				Auyuittuq National Park
				Cape Dorset
				Pond Inlet
				Kimmirut
				Resolute
				Quttinirpaaq National Park
		Kivalliq Region
				Rankin Inlet
				Ukkusiksalik National Park
				Naujaat
		Kitikmeot Region
				Cambridge Bay
Understand Canada: Contents
	Canada Today
		Economy
		Oil Between Neighbors
		Table Talk
		Politics
	History
		The First Inhabitants
		The Vikings & European Explorers
		Fur Trade Ignites
		French vs English
		Growing Pains
		The Nation Splits: Upper & Lower Canada
		Cautious Reunion
		Confederation
		How the West was Won
		Cutting Ties to England
		Modern-Day Canada
	Aboriginal Cultures
		The People
			First Nations
			Métis
			Inuit
		Recent History
		Aboriginal Tourism
	Outdoor Activities
		Skiing & Snowboarding
		Hiking
		Kayaking & Canoeing
		Mountain Biking & Cycling
		Climbing
		Surfing & Windsurfing
	Wildlife
		Grizzly Bears & Black Bears
		Polar Bears
		Moose
		Elk, Deer & Caribou
		Whales
		Birds
	Cuisines of Canada
		Local Flavors
		Top City Dining
	Wine Regions
		Regional Wine List
			Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
			Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
			Prince Edward County, Ontario
			Eastern Townships, Québec
			Nova Scotia
		Festivals
Survival Guide: Contents
	Directory A–Z
		Accommodations
		Customs Regulations
		Discount Cards
		Electricity
		Embassies & Consulates
		Etiquette
		Food & Drink
		LGBTI Travelers
		Health
		Insurance
		Internet Access
		Legal Matters
		Maps
		Money
		Opening Hours
		Post
		Public Holidays
		Telephone
		Time
		Tourist Information
		Travelers with Disabilities
		Visas
		Volunteering
		Women Travelers
		Work
	Transportation
		Getting There & Away
			Entering the Country
			Air
			Land
			Sea
		Getting Around
			Air
			Bicycle
			Boat
			Bus
			Car & Motorcycle
			Hitchhiking
			Ride-Sharing
			Local Transportation
			Tours
			Train
	Language
		Basics
		Accommodations
		Directions
		Eating & Drinking
			Key Words
			Meat & Fish
			Fruit & Vegetables
			Other
			Drinks
		Emergencies
		Shopping & Services
		Time & Dates
		Transportation
			Public Transportation
			Driving & Cycling
Behind the Scenes
	Send Us Your Feedback
	Our Readers
	Writer Thanks
	This Book
	Acknowledgements
Index
Map Legend
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