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Nova Scotia

Lunenburg

Seaside charm with colorful wooden buildings and rich maritime heritage.

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Quebec

Baie-Saint-Paul

Artistic town known as the birthplace of Cirque du Soleil, filled with galleries, murals, and St. Lawrence views.

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Ontario

Elora

Limestone gorge, artist studios, and Ontario's prettiest main street — 90 minutes from Toronto.

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Yukon

Dawson City

<p data-start="0" data-end="132">Legendary Gold Rush town with preserved frontier streets, wooden boardwalks, and Klondike history.</p>

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Alberta

Canmore

Mountain town at the gateway to Banff National Park, surrounded by dramatic Rocky peaks and outdoor adventures.

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Ontario

Parry Sound

Gateway to 30,000 Islands — Bobby Orr's hometown on the shore of Georgian Bay.

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British Columbia

Fernie

Mountain town famous for legendary powder skiing, historic brick downtown, and dramatic Rocky Mountain scenery.

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Nova Scotia

Wolfville

Charming university town in the Annapolis Valley, known for vineyards, orchards, and Bay of Fundy tides.

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Olympic champions, literary legends, artists, and trailblazers — all from towns you can visit today

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📍 Parry Sound, Ontario

Megan Oldham | Olympic Freestyle Skiing Champion

Parry Sound's newest Olympic champion — gold in big air, bronze in slopestyle, and the whole town showed up to welcome her home.

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📍 Gravenhurst, Ontario

Norman Bethune | Hero of China

From Gravenhurst, Owen Sound, Ontario Dr. Norman Bethune’s statues and photographs of him can be found everywhere in China. More than 250 schools, hospitals and…

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📍 Napanee, Ontario

Avril Lavigne | Singer

From Napanee, Ontario Since her sensational debut in 2002, Avril Ramona Lavigne has remained one of the world’s top pop icons. Avril Lavigne. O Canada…

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📍 Creston, British Columbia

Johnny Bucyk | Hockey Left Winger

Lived in Creston, British Columbia John Paul “Chief” Bucyk was an ice hockey left winger. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.…

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📍 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Izaak Walton Killam | 1950s’ Richest Canadian

From Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Izaak Walton Killam was one of Canada’s most eminent financiers. He was known as “the mystery man” of Canadian finance because…

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📍 Trenton, Ontario

Peter Wintonick | Documentary Filmmaker

From Trenton, Ontario Peter Wintonick is one of Canada’s best-known documentarians. Born in 1953 in Trenton, Ontario Died in 2013 in Montreal, Quebec Involved…

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towns listed

132K

Annual Visitors

10+3

Provinces & Territories

8,300+

Pages of Content

2016

Established

Canada's coast-to-coast small-town tourism platform.

Trusted By

Riipen

University Partners

+ Community Partners

Google Ads

Where will you go next?

Handpicked small towns worth the detour — updated every season

Find Your Town

The people who put small towns on the map

Olympic champions, literary legends, artists, and trailblazers — all from towns you can visit today

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