10 Charming Canadian Towns You Need to Visit
Updated: Oct. 04, 2018
They say good things come in small packages—and that certainly applies to these charming Canadian towns! You’ll want to add these 10 off-the-beaten-path towns to your Canadian travel bucket list in 2018.
Charming Canadian Towns: O’Leary, P.E.I.
When in Prince Edward Island, enjoy the seafood! O’Leary has plenty of lobsters, mussels and clams to go around, and it’s also home to the annual Potato Blossom Festival! This Canadian treasure is also home to Cedar Dunes Provincial Park. For city folks who are dying to dip their toes in water and smell the ocean air, O’Leary is one of the must-visit charming Canadian towns.
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: Okanagan Landing, B.C.
Home to Okanagan Lake, Okanagan Landing provides many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. There are parks for family picnics on the beach, boat launches and playgrounds to keep the young ones occupied. And of course, you can’t talk about Okanagan Lake without mentioning the lake’s monster, Ogopogo.
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: Fort Smith, N.W.T.
Charming Canadian Towns: Snow Lake, Man.
While mining draws most to Snow Lake, the area’s beauty and outdoor recreation are what keep folks there. This small community is home to the Snow Lake Mining Museum, which showcases the town’s rich history and past built upon the successes of its mineral industry. If you want to learn about how Manitoba came to be, visit Snow Lake!
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: Legal, Alta.
Murals are everywhere in Legal: on office buildings, grocery stores, restaurants, even near the church. To see them all, visitors need to walk the main street twice and then turn into the side streets to discover more. Newcomers soon realize that the murals are not just decoration; they reveal the history of the town and area.
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: Port Coquitlam, B.C.
With the Fraser River to the south, the Pitt River to the east and the Coquitlam River to the west, Port Coquitlam sits prettily in the middle, just over 30 km east of Vancouver, making it the geographical centre of the Lower Mainland. It’s also the home of national hero Terry Fox, making it a popular place for outdoor activities.
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: Manotick, Ont.
Locals call downtown Manotick “The Village,” which consists of an intricate web of winding lanes. Situated along the Rideau Canal waterway, Manotick is a boater’s haven. This small town in Southern Ontario has many shops, beautiful scenery, and historical sites to discover!
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: Ladner, B.C.
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Charming Canadian Towns: Williamstown, Ont.
Williamstown is a storybook village of historic heritage, century homes, log barns, and old churches nestled on the Raisin River. It’s home to Canada’s oldest annual country fair, which attracts thousands of people every year. Immigrants from Scotland settled here, filling it with Scottish pride that lives on to this day!
Read about the town here.
Charming Canadian Towns: New Westminster, B.C.
New Westminster, once the capital of British Columbia, was named by Queen Victoria and is affectionately known as “The Royal City.” As a result, it’s a place full of history: New Westminster became home to B.C.’s first public library, and it’s also home to one of the oldest lacrosse teams in Canada, the New Westminster Salmonbellies.
Read about the town here.
