TRAVEL GUIDE TO CANADA
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BY LAURA BYRNE PAQUET
BiG CitieS, BiG WiLDerneSS
ONTARIO
O
ne-and-a-half times the size
of Texas, and larger than
Spain and Germany com-
bined, Ontario offers visitors
an enormous range of
landscapes and experiences. Whether
you'd rather be casting your line at a fl y-in
fi shing camp hundreds of kilometres from
the nearest road or shopping for designer
fashions in a boutique at the base of a
skyscraper, you can do it in Canada's
second-largest province.
Toronto is a great place to start
exploring Ontario (
www.seetoronto
now.com
). Events such as the Toronto
International Film Festival (www.tiff.net
)
bring the world to the city's doorstep. You
will also fi nd superb attractions such as the
Ontario Science Centre, the Toronto Zoo
(www.torontozoo.com
), the Aga Khan
Museum of Muslim culture (www.aga
khanmuseum.org
), and the landmark
CN Tower (www.cntower.ca
).
Ontario is also home to Canada's
capital, Ottawa. Thrill to the Changing the
Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill (www.
parl.gc.ca
). See live insects and dinosaur
skeletons at the Canadian Museum of
Nature (www.nature.ca
) and learn about
Canada's military history at the Canadian
War Museum (www.warmuseum.ca
). Take
in one of the city's many festivals, ranging
from the Ottawa International Buskerfest
(www.ottawabuskerfestival.com
) to the
RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest, a rock festival
that Billboard magazine has deemed one of
the planet's most successful outdoor music
events (www.ottawabluesfest.ca
).
But there's much more to Ontario than
Toronto and Ottawa. Within an easy day's
drive, you can tour wineries along Lake
Erie, in Prince Edward County or on the
Niagara Peninsula (www.winecountry
ontario.ca
). If outdoor adventure is more
your style, you can camp in breathtaking
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