The CN Tower is a concrete tower located in Toronto, Ontario. Coming in at 553.3 meters (1,815.3 feet) high, it is a communications and observation tower that was named for the Canadian National railroad (hence the C and the N in the name). Canadian National built the tower, which was completed in 1976.
It was the tallest free-standing structure in the world until 2007 when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa. The large main portion of the tower is hollow, housing elevators which take passengers up to the upper decks.
The upper decks include a revolving restaurant and observation deck. There is also a glass floor that is strong enough to hold thirty-five moose (apparently). In 2011 a terrifying "thrill" was added to the tower called the EdgeWalk. Thrill seekers get harnessed up and lean out from one of the upper decks, walking around hands free and looking down far below!
2. Chateau Frontenac
Answer: Quebec City, Quebec
This beautiful historic hotel is styled after the architecture of the French Renaissance. It has eighteen floors and was the first grand railway hotel to be completed in Canada. It opened in 1893 and is a major landmark in Quebec City as it sits atop a hill and looks down over old Quebec City's lower town. In 1981 it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada by the Federal government.
It has over six hundred rooms and suites available to guests and has been used by many heads of states including Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. There is a suite named after film director Alfred Hitchcock who filmed "I Confess" there. Since it was first completed in 1893 it has undergone several renovations and expansions, remaining a fixture of Quebec City.
3. The Big Fiddle
Answer: Sydney, Nova Scotia
If you want to see what's claimed to be the world's largest fiddle, you need to go to the Sydney, Nova Scotia waterfront to catch a glimpse of this large fiddle structure. The item, which includes a bow, reaches sixty feet (eighteen meters) high. It was created in 2005 by designer Cyril Hearn as a nod to the Celtic music traditions of the province of Nova Scotia.
It's made of steel and sits next to a cruise pavilion so that passengers arriving to Nova Scotia via cruise ship get a glimpse of the giant fiddle before anything else!
4. Center of Canada Sign & Park
Answer: Lorette, Manitoba
Where is the longitudinal center of Canada you ask? It is in Lorette, Manitoba and there are signs (and a park) that lets visitors know just that. The exact coordinates of that spot are 96° 48' 35" and are captured on signs that denote the center of Canada in both English and in French. The signs are located along the Trans-Canada Highway.
There is some controversy around what exactly is the center of Canada though! Baker Lake, Nunavut claims to be both the longitudinal and latitudinal center of Canada with the coordinates 96° 4' 8" and there are two other locations in Nunavut claiming to be the center. The place with the fancy sign though is Lorette, Manitoba.
5. Capilano Suspension Bridge
Answer: Vancouver, British Columbia
This popular tourist attraction is a simple suspension bridge above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is one hundred and forty meters (four hundred and sixty feet) long and seventy meters (two hundred and thirty feet) above the river.
More than one million visitors come each year to see this bridge that was originally made of hemp ropes and cedar planks. It was built in 1889 by George Grant Mackay, In 1903 the original materials were replaced with wire cables. In 1935 totem poles were added to the surrounding area.
In 1956 the bridge was rebuilt completely. In 2004 footbridges were added between old large Douglas Fir trees. The bridge has been featured in television shows as a setting, including "MacGyver" and "Sliders." It was also the setting for a psychological experiment about arousal caused by fear vs sexual attraction.
6. World's Largest Perogy
Answer: Glendon, Alberta
Another "world's largest..." landmark. This sculpture is a nod to Eastern European cuisine and is a very large perogy (Polish dumpling) that is located in Glendon, Alberta. Standing at twenty-seven feet tall (just over eight meters) and including a fork (of course), it weighs about six thousand pounds.
The sculpture was originally made with just the perogy but apparently people didn't know what it was supposed to be so a fork was added. There is also a perogy cafe nearby. Johnny Demienko, who was a school bus driver and the town's mayor, thought up the idea for the design.
7. Green Gables Heritage Place
Answer: Cavendish, Prince Edward Island
Green Gables Heritage Place is a farm and literary landmark that is located on the L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site of Canada. It is the setting of the Montgomery "Anne of Green Gables" books and was the home of relatives of Montgomery.
It is a one-and-a-half-storey white and green home and has been furnished to reflect how it would have looked during the period when the character Anne lived there. It's also been used as a historic site. Lucy Maud Montgomery's house is also on the Historic Site as well as other trails and greenspaces.
8. Cape Spear Lighthouse
Answer: St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador
Another Canadian National Historic Site and the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador, this lighthouse was constructed in 1836. The lighthouse is located in the center of the square lighthouse keeper's house and was used as a working lighthouse until 1955.
There are a number of steps leading up to the lighthouse and once on the high ground where the lighthouse stands, visitors can look over the vast Atlantic Ocean.
9. Grey Owl's Cabin
Answer: Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
Grey Owl's Cabin is located on Waskesiu Lake in Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan. The original cabin has been rebuilt and is the center of a fascinating story. An Englishman named Archie Belaney passed himself off as an Indigenous man named Grew Owl.
He was a conservationist, trapper and wilderness guide who married a Mohawk Iroquois woman named Anahereo. The two became quite famous figures in conservation, writing books and being featured in documentaries. Grew Owl died of pneumonia in 1938 and it became known after his death that he fabricated his Indigenous heritage.
The cabin is where he and Anahereo lived, initially trapped beavers and then advocated for their conservation. The original cabin was half over water and had to be rebuilt.
The cabin is a trek to get to - accessible by a gravel trail and a nine mile water journey.
10. Giant Lobster
Answer: Shediac, New Brunswick
The Giant Lobster sculpture in Shediac, New Brunswick is of concrete and steel construction. It stands five meters (sixteen feet) high and eleven meters (thirty-six feet) long and weighs almost ninety tons (one hundred and eighty thousand pounds!) It was created by Winston Bronnum and unveiled in 1990.
It is one of the most visited spots in New Brunswick. A statue of a fisherman stands with the lobster and stairs lead up to the front of it, where visitors can ascend and pose for pictures. Although it is called the "World's Largest Lobster" on a sign there, this is sadly untrue, as examples in Australia and China are both larger.
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