The 10 best places to visit in Canada on your next trip by Allana Akhtar on Jun 29, 2018, 10:49 AM Advertisement
 - Canada is often overlooked by travelers, despite being the second-largest country in the world by area.
- There are many amazing reasons to visit Canada, like the beautiful snow-capped mountains, waterside biking trails, and award-winning restaurants, vineyards, and breweries.
- If you're planning an upcoming trip, consider this list by MONEY of the 10 best places to visit in Canada.
Canada is the world's second-largest country, yet still manages to get overlooked when it comes to North American travel. Canada's beaches aren't rowdy resorts like in Mexico or the Caribbean — the shorelines are back-dropped by snow-capped mountains and etched with waterside biking trails. Canada's biggest cities have award-winning restaurants to rival New York eateries, plus award-winning vineyards and craft breweries. Canada possesses some of North America's most ethnically diverse areas, one of its oldest cities, its biggest ski area, and a lot of maple syrup. To celebrate the Great White North's bustling tourist sites, MONEY put together a list of the 10 best places to go in Canada. Using our Best in Travel database, we calculated the cities that offer the best value for your dollar: places with affordable hotel and airfare costs that offer plenty of excursions, museums, restaurants, etc. (Unless otherwise specified, prices are in U.S. dollar equivalents.) MONEY also got recommendations on things to do from partner Lonely Planet‘s Explore the Americas guidebook. And then we calculated the cost of a four-day trip for two people, including airfare, hotel, and meals. Here are the best places to go on your next trip to Canada: SEE ALSO: The 25 places around the world people loved visiting the most 1. Calgary, Alberta  Average nightly hotel cost: $125
Average coach airfare: $350
Cost for a four-night trip: $1,563 Calgary has charged ahead of other Canadian cities to take the top spot — literally. In addition to boasting natural beauty and historical sites, the city is best known for the Calgary Stampede — a 10-day rodeo featuring a parade, bull riding, and a 36-team derby. At night there's musical entertainment and fireworks, and carnival rides and Canadian carnival food (Funnel Cake Poutineanyone?) are scattered around the venue. The Stampede takes place in July and tickets cost less than $14 U.S. online. If rodeos aren't your thing, no fear: The city bustles with indoor and outdoor adventures. Head over to Prince's Island Park on warmer days for outdoor skating or Shakespeare in the Park. You could grab a cocktail and enjoy views of the city at Sky 360 Restaurant and Lounge in the Calgary Tower, or learn how to trade furs like a 1860s settler at the country's largest living history museum. For a place nicknamed "Cowtown," Calgary dining serves up much more than beef. The award-winning restaurant MARKET uses fresh, local ingredients for relatively affordable bites. Stampede fans can learn to line-dance at popular Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall. Wind down after a day of exploring with a glass of wine and fresh-shucked oysters at River Café.
2. Quebec City, Quebec  Average nightly hotel cost: $188
Average coach airfare: $384
Cost for a four-night trip: $1,775 Francophiles and European history buffs will find plenty to do in Quebec City, one of North America's oldest cities. The cobblestone streets are lined with 17th and 18th century houses and historic churches. Here you'll find the continent's first Anglican cathedral, first French-speaking university, and oldest newspaper. Lonely Planet encourages travelers to hit Quebec City in the wintertime. Cross-country skiers should head over to the Plains of Abraham, home to a namesake battle in 1759. The trails offer views of the St. Lawrence River on one side, and the city skyline — including the iconic Chateau Frontenac hotel — on the other. Another exclusively wintertime activity is Quebec City's famed Winter Carnival, where you'll find ice sculptures, parades, skating rinks and ice canoe races. Expect to eat top-notch French food. Sweets include the sugar pie in the city's Cafe Krieghoff or a box of Parisian macarons (just over $11 U.S.) from the Le Croquembouche bakery. Be sure to grab a cup of Quebec's signature Caribou, a sweet beverage made of red wine, whisky and maple sugar with various spices. Revelers sometimes sneak it into Winter Carnival by pouring it in hollow plastic canes; you can also order it served in shot glasses made of ice.
3. Toronto, Ontario  Average nightly hotel cost: $178
Average coach airfare: $327
Cost for a four-night trip: $1,711 Lonely Planet calls Toronto the most multicultural city on the planet, and it does seem to offer attractions for every type of tourist. One of the best ways to explore its riches is via the distinctive neighborhoods. Check out 1800s-era buildings along the pedestrian-only Distillery District, whose Victorian industrial buildings have been turned into shopping and dining centers. Eat your way around Kensington Market, a neighborhood full of eclectic shops and eateries serving up authentic food from China, Japan, the Caribbean and South America. Orr stand atop the iconic, 1,800-foot-high CN Tower in the tourist-friendly Entertainment District. Toronto also hosts a variety of annual festivals and celebrations. The Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world's largest and most prestigious publicly attended film festivals, attracts hundreds of thousands of patrons a year. Drake fans can plan on attending the rapper's annual OVO Fest, where Canadian musicians put on a show for the star's hometown crowd.
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