Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Canada

10. Gros Morne National Park

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Gros Morne National Park is a world heritage site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At 1,805 km², it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada; it is surpassed by Torngat Mountains National Park, which is 9,700 km². The park is a nature lover’s paradise featuring lowlands along the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the alpine setting of the Long Range Mountains. It is popular with wildlife viewers who’ll see everything from tiny songbirds to giant whales; black bears, moose and deer are common.

9. Calgary Stampede

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The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The 10-day event is held every July. Organized by thousands of volunteers and supported by civic leaders, the Calgary Stampede has grown into one of the world's richest rodeos, one of Canada's largest festivals and a significant tourist attraction for the city.

8. Victoria's Inner Harbour

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Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport located in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. The harbour is centrally located in the city centre of Victoria, BC, Canada providing easy access to many of the most popular tourism activities, sightseeing attractions and downtown Victoria shops and stores on Government Street.

7. Bay of Fundy

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The Bay of Fundy is a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. The Bay of Fundy is known for having the highest tidal range in the world. One of the best places to watch the tides are the Hopewell Rocks, where you can walk around the famous “flowerpot rocks” at low tide then watch them slowly disappear.

6. Athabasca Falls

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Athabasca Falls is a waterfall in Jasper National Park on the upper Athabasca River, approximately 30 kilometres south of the Jasper townsite, Canada. A powerful, picturesque waterfall, Athabasca Falls is not known so much for the height of the falls (23 metres), as it is known for its force due to the large quantity of water falling into the gorge. Even when the water level in the upper Athabasca River is low, huge quantities of water pour over the falls. Several viewing platforms and trails where it is safe to photograph the picturesque scene are located around the falls.

5. The Canadian

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The Canadian is a Canadian transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto, through the lakes of northern Ontario, the prairie provinces and the Canadian Rockies including Jasper National Park, to end at the cosmopolitan city of Vancouver. Travelers looking for a relaxing way to cross Canada may want to consider the train, in this case, the Canadian.

4. Churchill

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Churchill is a town on the west shore of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World", it is one of the top tourist attractions in Canada. In addition to polar bears, Churchill is also a popular place for viewing beluga whales, birds and the aurora borealis.

3. Vieux-Quebec

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Vieux-Québec (or Old Québec) is a historic neighbourhood of Quebec City, the capital of the province of Quebec in Canada. Comprising the Upper Town and Lower Town. Today it is a tourist district with many small boutiques and hundreds of historical and photographic points of interest. Also, fine dining and shopping are an art form in Old Québec, particularly along rue Saint-Jean and rue Saint-Louis. It is a UNESCO world heritage treasure, is alive with history.

2. Niagara Falls

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Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The Niagara Falls is a world-famous set of three large waterfalls on the Niagara River. Situated on the border between the United States and Canada. Horseshoe Falls is the largest falls and is located mainly on the Canadian side, while the smaller American and Bridal Veil falls are mostly on the U.S. side. So the city has one of the major tourist attractions of the world. The natural spectacle attracts millions of tourists yearly.

1. Moraine Lake

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Moraine Lake is a lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. This glacier-fed lake is a gorgeous blue-green surrounded by mountains in Alberta. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet. Other hiking trails offer spectacular views of the lake; visitors can get a different view by canoeing in it. It is one of the most photographed places in western Canada.