I am thinking about taking a road trip to Canada. Where should I Go?

Question

I want to goto Canada via chicago, Via Auto. I was hoping to hit Winnipeg first and move on from there, but which way??? What cool things are there to do in Winnipeg?

Answer 1

There's not a whole lot to do here in Winnipeg as far as tourism goes. People talk about "the Forks" which is fairly nice - there's kind of a market area, a nice river walk, and other miscellaneous things to do there, but only good for a couple hours of entertainment. Probably the best thing to do is to try to catch one of our festivals. In the summer there's Folklorama, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Fringe Festival, to name a few. In February (if you're brave enough to come to Winnipeg in winter) there's the Festival de Voyageur which is quite big. After Winnipeg, you'd have to drive a LONG way (12 hrs or so) west to get to Calgary which is very nice, but there's absolutely nothing in between the two cities. If you go east 2 hrs, you'll get to Kenora, Ontario which is very nice cottage country in the summer - beautiful rugged scenery. If you go north, well, simply put, you'll freeze your a$$ off. good luck.

Answer 2

The things you can do on your road trip will depend on the time of year you are going. Winnipeg does have the Forks, as well as China town (Exchange district), an Italian district (along Corydon Ave), a Ukranian district (north section of Main Street) and French region (St. Boniface), among others. There are some nice shopping opportunities in Osborne Village that also hosts as great Ethiopean resturant (as well as great Thai, Italian, Greek, and Chinese resturants).
Winnipeg has a good orchestra and ballet company. Phantom of the Opera is playing at the end of September 2006.

West of Winnipeg, taking the Yellowhead route (hwy 16), will take you near Canada's only desert (Spruce woods), Riding Mountain National Park and onwards to Saskatchewan. The Q'Appel Valley is nice. Watrous has some spas that people cross entire provinces to visit.
If you take the Trans Canada, you can head on off to Brandon, Manitoba and then to Moosejaw, which has some connections with Al Capone.
Further west, you have Calgary & Edmonton (if you take the Yellowhead trail). Since you are so close to the rockies, then might as well visit Banff or Jasper National Parks. You can take a gondella lift to the top of a mountain and enjoy the view.

East of Winnipeg brings you through the Canadian Sheild and lots of coniferous forest. Kanora, Dryden and Thunderbay are good spots.

North of Winnipeg is the Interlake region. You can visit Gimli, (Largest Icelandic population outside of Iceland), Grand Rapids, or even park the car and take a train up to Churchhill. (This route will take you a while).

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 3

Depends what you like.

Winnepeg, Manitoba is like the centre of a compass in Canada. Go east and you see one half of the country. Go west and you see a completly different half.

Go east and you'll hit the rocky Canadian Shield, maybe go fishing in Hudson's or James Bay. Go to our Nation's Capital in Ottawa where people are nice, great exhibits and they have the greatest hockey team in the world. Then take a trip down and go to Toronto where you can relieve what is Canada's most equivalent to Chicago. Then you can go to Niagra Falls. Can't come to Eastern Canada without going there. And that's just Ontario. Go to Quebec and you see old history and one heck of a cool city (except for their traffic). I'm of course talking about Montreal. And the only walled city in North America (Quebec City). Or you can go to Forrilon National Park in Gaspe. I went there and it was awesome. Go to New Brunswick and you see the Bay Of Fundy where the tide is very high and very low. Go to Reversing Falls (have fun kayaking.) Nova Scotia is absolutly gorgeous. You can learn about the history in Cape Breton about Louisberg (that was awesome.) Very friendly people. Especially in Cape Breton. Go to Halifax and Dartmouth where you can do anything educational or just plain fun. Try some lobster when your there. Go to P.E.I and you can visit Green Gables or anything for that matter. I haven't been there but I heard it was great. Newfoundland has some of the friendliest people in Canada and that's saying something. Learn about John Cabot and try to learn one of the Newfoundlander songs.

And that's just the east.

If you think the east has good scenery. You've seen nothing compared to the west.Go to the west and you have the praries of Saskatchewan. Go to Cypress Hills (probably the only kind of "hill" you'll find there.) Go learn about the RCMP and other Saskatchewan things.
Alberta has two main cities. Edmonton and Calgary. But there is plenty more to do. Go to Banff where there there is the heart of the Canadian Rockies (their the main attraction of Alberta.) Edmonton has the largest mall in the world (The West Edmonton Mall). Things there range from a 200 foot water slide, wave pools, hotels and others. Fun for everyone. Calgary if you went in July you could go to the Stampede and learn more about country music. Our version of Nashville. Then go to British Columbia (B.C) and go to see the mountains. Go skiing in Whistler, go to Stanley Park, a monorail, and Long Beach in Vancouver or in 2010 (your probably not going at this time) The Olympics! Then take a ferry to Vancouver Island and see the beauty of Victoria and then cross northward to Prince George to cap of your vacation.

Winnepeg has Winnepeg Lake which is nice. Lot's of wildlife and lot's to do. So does the rest of Manitoba.

Either way you'll have a great time.

Answer 4

The problem with winnipeg is that it is in the middle of a whole bunch of prarie. But in anycase, I would suggest a trip to Toronto. Lot's to do for all kinds of interests.

Answer 5

I would recommend skipping Winnipeg and going East via Detroit/Toronto. You could see some sights in Toronto and then head on to Montreal and old Quebec City. Depending on how far you want to go, the Maritime provinces are EXCELLENT for road trips. I've lived here all my life and have never gotten tired of the scenery. In Quebec you could explore the Gaspe region which is beautiful and then go down through New Brunswick, and explore all 3 Maritime provinces. The first place I would recommend for scenery and culture is Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (esp. the Cabot Trail), PEI is also beautiful and excellent for touring. If you're really adventurous you could take the ferry in North Sydney to Newfoundland and explore over there.

Order yourself some free travel guides/maps (getting the paper version is much more handier than downloading):
NB: http://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/en-CA/hndownloadguides.htm
PEI: http://www.gov.pe.ca/visitorsguide/index.php3
NS: http://novascotia.com/en/home/planatrip/travel_guides/default.aspx

If you're planning to go in early October, the best places for viewing fall colours would be Fundy Park in NB and along the Cabot Trail in NS. In early Oct. Cape Breton hosts the Celtic Colours festival which has wonderful Scottish/Celtic events scattered all over the island. In case you didn't know, CB has a strong Scottish Gaelic heritage.

Some attractions by province:

NB:

Fundy Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nb/fundy/index_e.asp
http://www.fundyhighlandchalets.com/eng/index.htm

Hopewell Cape: http://www.thehopewellrocks.ca/english/index.htm

PEI:
The main attractions are in the Cavendish area:
http://www.woodleighreplicas.com/
http://www.foundlocally.com/charlottetown/Travel/Nearby-Cavendish-ParkCorner.htm (Royal Atlantic Wax Museum, Ripley's, Sandspit...)
There are 2 ways to get to PEI, the Confederation bridge in NB, or by ferry in NS: http://www.peiferry.com/

NS:
Cape Breton Island:
Celtic Coulours festival: http://www.celtic-colours.com/default.html
Ceilidhs at the Creamery: http://www.ceilidh.ca/ceilidhs.htm
Listen to some ceilidhs: http://www.capebretonlive.com/
Calendar of events on CB island: http://capebretonisland.com/cgi-bin/calendar/vertical.pl
CB scenery & info: http://novascotia.com/en/home/planatrip/gettingaround/scenic_travelways/cabot_trail/default.aspx

Mainland:
http://www.halifaxinfo.com/
http://www.peggys-cove.com/
http://www.town.lunenburg.ns.ca/
http://www.ovenspark.com/

Answer 6

WOW there are so many provinces that are different. look upper west and think about the sights, but hit Toronto if u can also. It will depend on the time u have. Too big a country for everything i'll bet.

Answer 7

Go to Vancouver. Go to Vancouver Island -- Victoria and Tofino. Especially Tofino.

Answer 8

Go west young man and see the Rockies, the forests, the lakes, excellent highways, quaint and cheap accommodations. You'll love it.

Answer 9

Vancouver!

Answer 10

go to
toronto
ottawa
edmonton
peterborough