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Linda Aksomitis is an award winning travel blogger, photographer, and book author. Her travel blog, guide2museums.com, features museum reviews for large and small museums both on and off the beaten path in the United States and Canada. Linda, and her husband, David, have visited hundreds of museums doing research for their historical fiction and nonfiction books.
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Hôtel de Glace

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec

Hôtel de Glace

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

Kiskatinaw Bridge

Parkland, British Columbia

Kiskatinaw Bridge

The first curved wooden bridge in Canada was built as part of the Alaska-Canada Highway.

Alaska Highway Mile 0 sign

Dawson Creek, British Columbia

Alaska-Canada Highway Mile 0

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

The museum is full of countless artifacts of Fort Nelson history.

Fort Nelson, British Columbia

Fort Nelson Heritage Museum

Home to vintage vehicles and local artifacts, this museum also houses a rare taxidermy specimen.

Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

Saint Andrews, Manitoba

Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

One of Canada's oldest collections of stone fur trading buildings.

Bird's eye view of the star-shaped fort.

Churchill, Manitoba

Prince of Wales Fort

This former outpost was designed to protect the lucrative fur trade of the 18th century.

Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park

Fort Garry was a pivotal post for the Hudson’s Bay Company and a major factor in the economy and political culture of the area.

International Peace Garden

Boissevain, Manitoba

International Peace Garden

This park straddling the United States-Canadian border has been a symbol of peace since 1932.

A Viking statue in Gimli commemorates the area's Icelandic heritage.

Gimli, Manitoba

New Iceland

Icelandic settlement in Manitoba established in 1875.

Bridge #1

Wayne, Alberta

The 11 Bridges of Wayne

To get to or from this Canadian ghost town, you'll need to cross 11 single-lane bridges.

Lobby of Prince of Wales Hotel with view of Waterton Lake

Waterton Park, Alberta

Prince of Wales Hotel

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

The wooden coal tipple

Drumheller, Alberta

Atlas Coal Mine

A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.

Peace Bridge

Calgary, Alberta

Peace Bridge

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

Bourbon Street

Edmonton, Alberta

West Edmonton Mall

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

The replica of the tower.

Montmartre, Saskatchewan

Eiffel Tower of Montmartre

The "Paris of the Prairies" wouldn't be complete without a replica of the iconic landmark.

Little Lake Manitou

Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan

Little Manitou Lake

This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."

Fort San

Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

Fort San

The abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium is said to be one of the most haunted places in Canada.

Built into the hillside, the Centre has a striking facade.

Eastend, Saskatchewan

T.rex Discovery Centre

Built after the 1991 discovery of one of the world's most complete T.rex skeletons in the nearby hills.

Wanuskewin

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Wanuskewin

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

The lighthouse looks out over a sea of prairies.

Cochin, Saskatchewan

Cochin Lighthouse

The unusual lighthouse looms over waves of prairies with no sea in sight.

Mac the Moose

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Mac the Moose

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

Great Sand Hills

Prelate, Saskatchewan

Great Sand Hills

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

A historical reenactor in what was Burrows and Sons Chinese Laundry.

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Tunnels of Moose Jaw

Underground tunnels once home to crime are now back open to the public.

Weyburn Mental Hospital
Permanently Closed

Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Weyburn Mental Hospital

This notorious Canadian mental institution was home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic."

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