| CANADA |
| ALBERTA |
 | VIA Rail's Canadian The complete three-day journey between Vancouver and Toronto passes thrugh the majestic Canadian Rockies, the sprawling prairie grasslands, and the lakes and forests of Northern Ontario... |
 | VIA Rail's Skeena The elevated glass observation dome of the stainless steel Park Car is the best place for spotting wildlife... |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA |
 | BC Ferries is a vital part of the British Columbia’s transportation system and is one of the largest ferry operators in the world. |
 | Vancouver is known as the “Crown Jewel of Western Canada”. This harbor city with gleaming glass skyscrapers is surrounded by mountains and has lovely parks and gardens... |
 | VIA Rail's Canadian The train winds like a snake around mountain curves, each revealing a new vista or glimpse of history--mighty rivers, glacial lakes, tiny villages, lumber mills, or former Gold Rush boomtowns... |
 | VIA Rail's Skeena On our two-day 725 mile daylight land cruise we sat back in our glass carriage and simply enjoyed the view... |
 | Victoria The provincial capital is known as both the Garden and Retirement Capital of Canada. With plenty of sunshine and mild winters, it is considered one of Canada’s best places to live... |
| NEW BRUNSWICK |
 | Broadleaf Guest Ranch is part of an 1100 acre family owned and operated adventure business... |
 | Campobello Island Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt bought a 34-room cottage here that is now the centerpiece of the 2800 acre Roosevelt Campobello International Park. .. |
 | Ganong Canada's Chocolate Town is right by the Canadian border in St. Stephen. There are tours... |
 | Grand Manan Island is a fishing community with natural beauty and activities--whale watches, kayaking, hiking, beachcombing, art galleries and unique museums.... |
 | Hopewell Rocks Eroded by the highest tides in the world and the crown jewel of New Brunswick tourism, when you visit these rocks, if you time it right, you can walk on the ocean floor... |
 | Ministers Island is named for the Loyalist parson who built a stone home here and was the summer home of railway magnate Sir William Van Horn... |
 | New Brunswick is a place you can ferry cars between islands, visit tiny fishing villages, enjoy elegant afternoon tea, walked on the ocean floor, and experienced the world’s highest tides... |
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St. Andrews By-the-Sea Just 20 miles from the US border, St. Andrews By-the-Sea is one of the oldest and best preserved 18th century towns in Canada. |
 | St. Andrews By-the-Sea has long been renowned for its golf course. Its latest addition is a new aquarium at Huntsman Marine Center... |
| Two Nation Vacation We divided our time between the east coast national parks in Canada and the United States... |
| NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR |
 | L'Anse Aux Meadows Around 1000 AD, Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red, was accused of murder and banished from Greenland... |
 | St. John's Newfoundland Thick brogues and lilting speech greet visitors to this city, traces of English, Irish, or Scottish roots... |
| NOVA SCOTIA |
 | Annapolis Valley With apple orchards, vineyards, dairy cows, and the abundant seafood from the Bay of Fundy, it's an ideal destination for experiencing the province’s bounty. |
 | Halifax
With a deep, ice-free harbor jutting out into the Atlantic,
Halifax was an attractive entry point for an expanding empire.
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 | Nova Scotia Wherever you are in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Ocean Playground, you are never more than 35 miles from the sea. |
 | South Shore The South Shore’s Lighthouse Route is a rugged Atlantic coastline of shipbuilding communities and picturesque fishing villages. |
| ONTARIO |
 | Kingston, Ontario, is known for its stately limestone buildings befitting its status as Canada's first capital. It is also the gateway to adventures on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River... |
 | Ottawa is a British city with a French accent, centered on Parliament buildings replicating London’s Westminster and a turreted hotel in the style of a French chateau... |
 | The Rideau Canal Built as a supply route safe from an American invasion this was one of the first canals to be designed for steam-powered boats. It is now a recreational waterway... |
 | The Thousand Islands —over 1800 of them--are within a 50 mile area of one of the world’s largest rivers--the St. Lawrence-- and are divided between Canada and the United States... |
| QUEBEC |
 | Canada and New England A cruise along the Atlantic coastline and to Quebec City took us to gems of the region on the Jewel of the Sea... |
 | Charlevoix This is the heart of the area known as the Canadian Shield. the world's oldest rock formation, with national parks, rich soil, farms, rolling countryside, and steep, rugged cliffs... |
 | Eastern Townships Despite its proximity to the United States border, Canada's Eastern Townships in the French-speaking province of Quebec seems worlds away... |
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Montreal A warm “Bonjour!” as we entered the auberge reminded us that we needn’t cross the pond to experience European ambience... |
 | Quebec City We sipped our café au lait on Grand Allée, this continent's Champs Elysées, swept up in the city's romance and charm... |
 | Quebec City Four centuries have passed since explorer Samuel de Champlain became the Father of New France... |
