Canada/*New York Niagara Falls is possibly the world’s most famous waterfall, and thanks to its prominent location in a densely populated area along the American-Canadian border, possibly the world’s most visited. For years America’s premier honeymoon destination, it is one of the most popular natural wonders of any sort on the planet. The site of one of the world’s earliest … [Read more...]
PEYTO LAKE
Canada Peyto Lake is one of the most beautiful sites in the Canadian Rockies, which is saying a lot. Fed by glaciers, sediments that flow into the lake every summer give it a highly unusual and magnificent turquoise color. Peyto Lake is one of the must-see destinations located within Canada’s Banff National Park. The area in what is now Banff was first discovered over … [Read more...]
BAY OF FUNDY
Canada The Bay of Fundy, a magnificent waterway surrounded largely by pristine wilderness, is famous for having the largest (or possibly the second largest) high tidal range in the world. Home to some of the earliest European settlements in North America as well as Fundy National Park, the Bay of Fundy is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the east coast of … [Read more...]
MOUNT LOGAN
Canada (5,959 m) – 2nd Tallest Mountain in North America Mount Logan is the tallest second highest peak in North America and the tallest mountain in Canada. Located close to the border of Alaska, it is nevertheless several hundred miles from McKinley. Unlike McKinley, Logan is still growing, though it will be millennia before it is likely to take the North American title. … [Read more...]
BATTLE OF THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM (PLAINS OF ABRAHAM BATTLEFIELD)
Quebec City, Canada (1759 AD) The Battle of the Plains of Abraham was the decisive engagement of the Seven Years War in North America (known locally as the French and Indian War). Although not the largest battle of the war, it led directly to the fall of Quebec, effectively putting an end to the French colony in Canada and consequently the complete domination of North America … [Read more...]
CATHEDRAL OF NOTRE DAME DE QUEBEC
Quebec City, Canada The Cathedral of Notre Dame de Quebec was one of the first churches in Canada and the first major church of any denomination in non-Latin North America. It is home to the oldest Christian parish in the New World outside of Latin America, and was the first cathedral in North America to be designated as a full basilica by the Roman Catholic Church. Although … [Read more...]
WALLED CITY OF QUEBEC
Quebec City, Canada Quebec, capital of the province of the same name, is the only true walled city in North America, and one of the greatest fortifications in the Western hemisphere. Founded in the early 17th century, the city walls were erected in an age where such defenses were quickly becoming obsolete. In fact, Quebec City is among the very last walled cities to be … [Read more...]
TORONTO SANTA CLAUS PARADE
Toronto, Ontario When one thinks of enormous department store sponsored Santa Claus parades held in November, the first one that usually comes to mind is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. However, that was neither the first parade of its kind, nor is it today the largest. That honor instead goes to the Toronto Santa Claus Parade in Canada, which … [Read more...]
