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CN Tower Toronto
35 Reviews What was once the tallest tower in the world, CN tower is a Toronto and a Canadian pride. Built in the 70s, it stands at 553 feet. I haven't heard any good raves about the 360 Restaurant, overpriced...
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Gastown & the Steam Clock Vancouver
19 Reviews Gastown is Vancouver's historic district as it was here where the city was first built out of the wilderness in the 1880's and 1890's. Water Street was one of the first streets to be built in...
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Old Montreal Montreal
20 Reviews Old Montreal is nice to visit, but keep away from the restaraunts and boutiques. There is one building with small boutiques in it, and "restaraunts" in the basement. One shop was selling art of...
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Souvenir shops in Vieux Quebec Quebec
7 Reviews Don't buy the maple products, like sirup and cookies, at the tourist stores, it's too expensive. In the tourist area just buy the maple sugar candies because they don't have at the grocery stores. You...
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Parliament Buildings Ottawa
3 Reviews If you do make it to the Parliament buildings, keep an eye out for the various "grotesques" you'll see peeking out at you from all over the building. My favorite is pictured here. A worker explained...
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Clifton Hill Niagara Falls
33 Reviews You can't miss Clifton Hill at night, neon signs scream out at you, the crowds shuffle at a frustratingly slow pace from the fireworks back up to Clifton Hill. Every shlocky tourist trap you can think...
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Empress Hotel Victoria
5 Reviews Tourists will here amazing reviews about tea at the Fairmont Empress. Truthfully, what you are paying for is the novelty of dining in an elegant setting with fine service over looking Victoria's Inner...
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Peggy's Cove Halifax
2 Reviews Lighthouse on a granite out crop..China /Japan ..Over priced souvenirs...Lousy restaurant..on a cruise ship day ..LAST place on the planet you want to be...Looks like a fishing village..the only thing...
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West Edmonton Mall Edmonton
17 Reviews If you're coming here solely to shop, just skip it. It's the same stores owned by the same corporations across the globe. La Senza, Hollister, the Disney Store, Sketchers, The Body Shop...yep. The...
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Calgary Stampede Calgary
11 Reviews Ethical tourists should know the underpinning of the Calgary Stampede is a rodeo which exploits domestic livestock for entertainment and profit. Not unlike bull-fights, tame animals endure needless...
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Winters Winnipeg
2 Reviews Weather gets cold starting in October -- maybe earlier. In October 2003, I visited Winnipeg for the first time, and my last day there was so much snow that my shuttle van had a tough time getting to...
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Canada's Wonderland Toronto
9 Reviews Paramount Canada's Wonderland is an amusement park just north of the city. Admittedly it is the best one in Canada and the only one on such a massive scale, however it is very expensive and you really...
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Capilano Suspension Bridge Vancouver
13 Reviews Although the bridge is not really a tourist trap, it can be very overcrowded during the high season plus if you are on a budget, its $23 entrance fee for the bridge and park is a bit steep. An...
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Souvenirs/Indians stuff Montreal
15 Reviews It's a wonderful souvenier to bring back for your loved ones. Especially, syrup in this decorative maple leaf shaped bottle. But boy, you can pay quite a bit for this bottle of syrup and it's not...
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Taxes & Exchange rates Quebec
5 Reviews If you buy a city pass, you have to pick it up at an International Currency Exchange location. Do not convert your US currency for Canadian currency here. Although it sounds very official, the day I...
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Byward Market Ottawa
3 Reviews Byward Market... I just have nothing to say about this place exept it's probably the busiest place in Ottawa (which isn't much.) Nothing special here..exept maybe Beaver tails if you have never...
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Casino Niagara Niagara Falls
2 Reviews Don't think you are going to win here or any casino for that matter. I like to think of the money I spend here as entertainment money. We all have a budget for entertainment and this is money I budget...
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Whale Watching Victoria
6 Reviews If you insist on going out whale watching (or whale harassing as the locals call it) don't tell any locals that you have done this. People who go whale watching are considered ignorant "ugly...
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Edmonton Museums Edmonton
1 Review 'Queen's War Hounds' depicts an acting-sergeant and other members of the North West Mounted Police, and their Blood trackers and guides on the trail of thieves or whisky traders along the Milk River...
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Heritage Park Calgary
1 Review Heritage Park - a theme park in Calgary that gives visitors an authentic look at life in a Canadian town in the early 1900's. First of all...it is really expensive to go for what you get. However if...
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River boat tours Winnipeg
2 Reviews River boat tours are a bit of a tourist trap. I guess you do see Winnipeg from a different perspective. The quality on the dinner tours was only adequate. The later tours (those that start at 10pm or...
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beggers in the streets Toronto
7 Reviews Please don't encourage the "homeless" by giving them money. Offering food or coffee, or used clothing is a nice gesture - but not money. The more aggressive ones tend to be scam artists and your...
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Grouse Mountain Vancouver
7 Reviews I second other users opinion on this attraction. I had read the reviews here before and decided to give it a try nevertheless. It is nice and we had lot of fun but if you are budget conscious and have...
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Crescent Street Montreal
10 Reviews Before we get started, I have a complaint about Montreal. My complaint is with Rue Crescent. Please do not visit here. I wish someone had told me. This really is the worst street in Montreal....
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Funiculaire du Vieux Quebec Quebec
2 Reviews We were told by our hotel reception about Funiculaire (it's a tram that takes you from the lower to upper old town). I was told that that there is a stair option but there are a lot of steps. I've...
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Visitors to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls can take a ride on the Maid of the Mist. The boat makes frequent departures from the jetty at the bottom of Clifton Hill to struggle against the current to reach the foot of the Horseshoe Falls. Raincoats are supplied, as passengers can expect to get wet in the mists from the falls.
The Rainbow Bridge spans the Niagara River and connects Canada (left) and the United States (right). Visitors to Niagara Falls are allowed to cross the bridge by foot, to get a unique perspective of the falls to the south.
Rogues White Water Rafting with Herbie: I love to go rafting, but here the boat is huge, it has a motor on it and the water was freezing (this was in August). It's just lots more fun when you get to do your own paddling! I prefer the Snake River in Wyoming, USA and there's some good rafting near Cairns, Australia too and near Queenstown in New Zealand.
Why does everybody think Niagara exsits only in the U.S.?Niagara Falls is magnificent and you should definitely try to see it. However the city itself is covered in tacky tourist gimmicks. The one activity that you should do while in Niagara is the Maid of the Miist boat tour (when in season)
in my point of view Niagara is not that impressing as it seems on tv, video, photo or whatever - moreover all these awful commercial sites round the falls somehow spoil the feeling of being in Canada and not in the U.S. - but o.k., one has to go there once in a life time ... just to tell others who have never been there...
hmmmm... a guy on one street in Toronto tried to sell me twisted fork that looked like a bracelet for 10 $....it was a cool bracelet, but you know, after all- just a fork, people! just an ordinary fork!still...if you like the idea so much, he's probably still there...just go on the other side of Eaton's centre, can't miss it! :)
I'm writing in this section because alot of people say going to Gas town is a tourist trap. I however, do not agree. My daughter is a big fan of Canada and we were able to get all kinds of touristy Canadian memorabilia from just one store. Including clothes, stickers, keychains, flags, everything. Otherwise I would have to go to several places in Vancouver to get what we found in just one store. Also, I love the clock lol
Calgary TowerLocated in a pretty dingy part of downtown the tower isn't that tall & is pretty expensive for the trip.True the view with the Rockies & the olympic ski jumps on the horizons is quite good but you'll get a better view if you actually go to the top of the ski jumps out in the Olympic Park & it's better value for money too.......
Ever wondered what it is that people see in a certain “must see” sight??? So it was for my with Niagara Falls - by far the biggest disappointment of my trip to Canada (in fact to be fair my only disappointment to be honest so I suppose I can’t complain that much). They say this is the honeymoon capital of the world but if you ask me it’s definite grounds for a divorce!!!True a freezing cod day at the end of November is probably not the best time to see the falls (even wearing several layers a wooly hat, scarf, gloves, thick socks etc etc it was still perishing) but still I don’t think it was worth the 1 hour bus trip from Toronto. The falls themselves are pretty big but the town itself has to be one of the tackiest run down places I have ever seen & once you’ve spent a few minutes looking at the falls (which are nothing compared with the beauty of the Rockies), waved at the American’s on...
a quick note for any tourists planning to visit Paramount Canadas Wonderland located just outside Toronto, the $50 admission ticket is a tourist-oriented scam, you can just get the $30 general admission to grounds pass that comes with 12 ride coupons, the thing is NOONE collects the coupons or checks your hand stamp, so you end up with the same privilidges as if you paid the 'Regular' ticket price of $50 if you just get grounds admission.Also food is quite crappy in there and pricey ($15 for burger and beer), bring a cooler!
Residence Inn Toronto Downtown / Entertainment District Toronto
4 Reviews and 508 Opinions I like it really much. Very clean, personnel was very professional, the suites are like a real home...
Opus Hotel Vancouver
5 Reviews and 653 Opinions A contemporary hotel located in the very cosmopolitan Yaletown. Top-notch service from a very...
Le Square Phillips Hotel Montreal
5 Reviews and 696 Opinions The stay was unremarkable. The hotel was drab. Dark, old, office building appearance. Our bedroom...
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Q: Hi, I'm traveling to Vancouver next week, and I wondered if anyone knows whether there might be a problem with withdrawing...
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