I am more familiar with the East Coast of Canada so the cities that attract the most tourists are Toronto - the largest city in Canada with shopping, galleries/museums (including Museum of TV and Casa Loma), Hockey Hall of Fame, CN Tower and a Zoo - by far attracts the most tourists! http://www.toronto.ca/visitors/index.htm Ottawa - the Nation's capital so lots of festivals and National galleries/museums and of course the Canal and Parliament Buildings http://ottawa.ca/visitors/index_en.html Montreal - a large city in Quebec (french speaking) with many historic regions/attractions(Old Montreal), an Zoo/Aquarium, Grand Prix of Canada is hosted here and they have many parks including Mont Royal Park http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/B2C/00/default.asp Quebec City - located in Quebec and one of the oldest cities in Canada. It has many historic buildings and museums. http://www.quebecregion.com/e/ You can go to this site to see some other cities including Vancouver, Banff, Calgary, Winnipeg, Niagara and Halifax. http://www.explore.canada.travel/ctc/ke/destination.jsp?cat=2000&localeId=1 Another place not listed is Prince Edward Island that attracts fans of Anne of Green Gables http://www.annesociety.org/anne/museum.htm

I went to Vancouver some years back ... BEAUTIFUL city: English Bay, Gastown, Chinatown (the largest after San Francisco's Chinatown). Of course Stanley Park. And there is a fantastic museum, and there are mountains nearby and the ocean. Definitely try Vancouver.

Ottawa has a festival called Winterlude that runs from February 2 to 18, 2007. The area has some cross country skiing and skating on the canal but the canal is only open if the temp permits http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10080-10081&lang=1 Montreal has some great skiing at Mont Tremblant http://www.tremblant.ca/index-e.htm and also has a winter festival (January 27 to February 11, 2007) http://www.fetedesneiges.com/en/

Plenty to do indoors too. For example, these are just some of the things to do in the Ottawa/Gatineau region: (1) The Canadian Aviation Museum - links to the current exhibit and general link is listed below http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/pdf/VisitorGuide.pdf http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/ (2) The National Art Gallery http://www.gallery.ca/english/default.htm (3) The Museum of Civilization - the architecture of this building is interesting in itself. http://www.civilization.ca/visit/indexe.aspx (4) Canadian War Museum http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/about_e.html (5) Parliament Buildings http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/visitors/index-e.asp (6) Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau (small by Vegas standards) http://www.casino-du-lac-leamy.com/lacleamy/nav/en/home (7) National Museum of Science and Technology (great for kids) http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/index.cfm (8) Museum of Natural History/Nature (dinosaurs, stuffed mammals (not a zoo) and an exhibit of Canadian diamonds). http://www.nature.ca/museum/visinfo_e.cfm (9)Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada http://www.currencymuseum.ca/eng/explore/index.php (10) Shopping at the Rideau Center (Daly's Restaurant at the Westin has a good view of the canal) http://www.rideaucenter.com/forms/index.asp?template_id=39 http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/dining/index.html?propertyID=1083 or St-Laurent Shopping Center http://www.stlaurent-centre.com/home.php (11) Live entertainment/events at Scotiabank Place http://www2.scotiabankplace.com/eng/index.cfm (12) Many restaurants are located in the Byward Market http://www.byward-market.com/welcome.php?lang=en Hope this helps.

I like looking at little areas, where people actually live. Take a stroll in Waterloo Park, Waterloo, Ontario. There are absolutely no tourists, so you can meet the locals. If I meet you there, we can split a bud! Edit: A bud of cannabis (marijuana, pot, whatever), not a beer. Crazy tourist.

I've heard Whistler is damn beautiful. But Vancouver is my love. :]

I would say that Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in Canada.Since it is a west coast city it is progressive in it's city.It is like the San Francisco of Canada. There is much to do in the city and around the city.There is winter skiing just 30 minutes north of the city and hiking in the summer.Downtown there is an area called Gastown,and Staney Park with Lions Gate bridge, the British Properties in West Vancouver.

FIRST OF ALL, May I suggest skipping edmonton and thier dirty mall (which by the way was told by alberta health to clean up or close down) altogether and comming to visit the greastest outdoor show on earth (Calgary Stampede)!! Calgary has a lot to offer tourists, I'd also say if you are visiting Canada the rocky mountains are one of the greatest places to spend a couple of nights, and both east and west coasts have thier share to offer.

WEll lets see... BC: Vancouver and Victoria are beautiful. there is always places like Tofino, basically anything along the coast would be great to visit in the summer. there are also great attraction in BC from Whistler to Vancouver Aquarium. Alberta: i guess the mall is cool. but there is the stampede in Calgary, anywhere in the rocky mountains is beautiful (go see morraine lake fromt he $20, its way nicer incolor). Sask: some of the best fishing in the country is there, most amazing sunsets. Saskatoon has the boat races and fringe festivals and such in the summer. Go Up NOrth: amazing hiking opportunities, so many new winter experiences to be had (ever done a dog sled ride???) and where else in the world are you ever going to see the northern lights in as much glory as the Canadian north???? Granted i dont know alot about the east but what about the harbours in the maritimes? Niagra falls? young street? marine land? wonderland? winterlude? the parlimant buildings? there is so much to see and do in thtis country. my fave thogh is and always will be the rocky mountains!

... most famous ... Niagra Falls, Banff & Jasper, or the Calgary Stampede. ... suggest, for those who like canoes, kayaks, or white water rafting, try the Nahani or Kluani in the Yukon ... or for either cross country or downhill skiers, helicopter ski the glaciers of British Columbia, such as the ones on Pink Mountain (the only red granite mountain in the area between Fort Nelson and Fort Saint John on the Canadian part of the Alaska Highway. ... jazz and comedy fans may want to visit Montreal for their summer festivals. ... anywhere in Canada's Arctic during the beautiful summer weeks (in the Arctic, we call the four seasons "June, July, August, and winter"). ____________ Depending on your tolerance to cold, there are many winter festivals also. In Red Deer, Alberta, they have an annual Snowball Festival where the fire department gathers and burns the city's used and discarded Christmas trees in a huge bonfire while all around are ice sculpture art, carnival contests for throwing snowballs or shooting pucks with accuracy for prizes, skating rink tug-o-war, stunt ski jumping, snow mobile races, etc. In Quebec City, they have a similar festival with a hotel made entirely of ice blocks with sculpted ice art for decorations. Their local waterslide park becomes a snow & ice slide park. There is an annual dog sled race from the Yukon to Alaska. Newfoundland has a vast marine reseach facility and aquarium (most of which is actually deep under water) powered by ocean tide hydro-electric generators and they love to show off our technology along with our NONtropical fish. If your tolerance to cold is low, there are many indoor winter atractions ... casinos, museums, art gallerys, ballet & orchestral music, live stage theatre, zoos, greenhouses & biosheres, planetariums & observatories, aquariums, and of course hockey.