History in Canada

Canada’s infamous maximum-security prison, now open for guided tours with former guards.

The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.

The site of one of the most profitable silver mines in the world, reclaimed by Lake Superior.

This community museum preserves the largest collection of Coal Age fossil plants in Maritimes.

One of the last remaining structures built by a community of African Canadians in the 19th century.

A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.

Within the church are the relics of the martyrs St. Jean de Brébeuf, St. Gabriel Lalemant, and St. Charles Garnier.

A small museum in Newfoundland is home to a 227-foot tapestry that preserves the remote region's colorful history.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

This museum explores the history of stickers and is home to RePEELed, an exhibit featuring sticker art from around the world.

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

Canada's oldest railway tunnel is illuminated in a rainbow of color as it passes under the streets of this small city.

This Art Deco landmark claims to be the longest bridge over the shortest span of water in the world.

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.

Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.