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Photo: Nahanni National Park Reserve — Paul Gierszewski · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Canada at a glance

Canada is a country in Northern America; its capital is Ottawa. People mainly speak English and French. The currency is the Canadian Dollar (CAD). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Ottawa
Region
Northern America
Languages
English, French
Currency
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Canada’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Canada

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Banff National Park

    Banff National ParkUNESCO

    Park & nature · Alberta

    Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gorgo (Public domain). Map

  • L'Anse aux Meadows

    L'Anse aux MeadowsUNESCO

    L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

    Ruins · Newfoundland and Labrador

    L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located near St. Anthony on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Quebec City

    Quebec CityUNESCO

    City · Quebec

    Quebec City is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of 2026, the city has a population of 595,190 and the Quebec City census metropolitan area had a population of 839,311 in 2021. It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Nahanni National Park Reserve

    Nahanni National Park ReserveUNESCO

    Park & nature · Northwest Territories

    The Nahanni National Park Reserve, sometimes known as "Headless Valley" or "Valley of The Headless Men", in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Paul Gierszewski (Public domain). Map

  • Wood Buffalo National Park

    Wood Buffalo National ParkUNESCO

    Park & nature · Northwest Territories

    Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km2 (17,275 sq mi). It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest Territories. Larger in area than Switzerland, it is the second-largest national park in the world.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Wood-Buffalo-NP Waldbison 98-07-02.jpg (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

  • Gros Morne National Park

    Gros Morne National ParkUNESCO

    Park & nature · Newfoundland and Labrador

    Gros Morne National Park is a Canadian national park and World Heritage Site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At 1,805 km2 (697 sq mi), it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada after Torngat Mountains National Park, which has an area of 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adavyd (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Rideau Canal

    Rideau CanalUNESCO

    Lake · Ontario

    The Rideau Canal is a 202-kilometre long canal that links the Ottawa River at Ottawa with the Cataraqui River and Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

  • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

    Head-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpUNESCO

    Ruins · Alberta

    Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a museum of Blackfoot culture 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. The now disused buffalo jump is a UNESCO world heritage site in an area where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ken Thomas (Public domain). Map

  • Toronto

    Toronto

    City · Ontario

    Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on a harbour at the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jchmrt (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Ottawa

    Ottawa

    City · Ontario

    Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Allice Hunter (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Montreal

    Montreal

    City · Quebec

    Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Montreal-canada-parc-urban.jpg (CC0). Map

  • Niagara Falls

    Niagara Falls

    Waterfall · Ontario

    Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two countries.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Robert F. Tobler (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Keep exploring

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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