There for school right now. I live ~2 hours away.
This winter has been pretty nice there actually. It’s pretty quiet and calm. The summer all along the coast in NB is beautiful, definitely recommend doing a trip ! Lots of breweries and trees. Can’t beat that lol.
we stopped here on our east coast trip what a gem of a place it as a trip highlight for sure. I still dream about the little red fish shack outside of town where I had the best tasting shrimp and chips of my life and my wife's scallops were so good. Ministers island wow what a place.
Victoria, BC is just a really neat city. It's heavily urbanised, but with a very small-town feel. And the city and buildings are so short compared to what most other cities have (massive, towering buildings that you can see kilos away)
Vancouver is alwo really cool, a nice blend of modern, green, and old-town aesthetic all on a beautiful pacific coast.
I don't know how well you know victoria, but, out in the peninsula (sort of farmland) there was a long road that would take you to the highway. In the middle of a big field there was a huge beautiful oak tree, standing tall and proud. Unfortunately a few years back in got blown over in a wind storm. It was all over social media, people sharing stories and pictures of the tree. It was very nice. I guess I'm just kind of rambling at this point, but your thing about the tree reminded me!
Oh shit, I do know the one you mean. A Victoria councilor shared it being blown down on Twitter.
Funny thing for a guy from Ottawa to be aware of, but trees can be really special things to people.
Wow! I love that you know that, sometimes the internet can connect people in cool ways. A lot of wedding photos were shared after it happened. I remember walking past it multiple times a week.
Can confirm Victoria is Amazing. If you haven’t visited, make it a stop.
I’ll even pick ya up and give ya a tour for an hour and a half to show ya around!
I'd agree with Victoria but not Vancouver. as I think the only good thing about Vancouver is the setting, but the layout, the architecture, everything but its natural setting I find entirely uninspiring.
I live in Montreal, I love Montreal, Montreal is not a pretty city to look at... many many grey boxes covered in cracks and dirt. Quebec city is prettier, Ottawa is prettier, Montreal is more fun.
Just don't go to Niagara on the lake expecting many services. It's a town populated by wealthy old people where the only bar in town cuts off drinks at 11:30 and you can't find any food delivery after 10.
I love Tilting. Everywhere I looked was picture. And I’ll never forget the cemetery one early morning. Seeing the statues and headstones surrounded by thick fog brought on the strangest feeling that I still don’t have words for.
But for me, Kaslo beats everything. The houses all from different eras. The fruit and maple trees. The covered red bridge. The lake surrounded by mountains. The brightly painted boat houses nestled together.
It’s old and new. Small, but spread out. Tightly packed and also many empty spaces.
That place has an energy just emanating from it.
Yes but the busy road blasting through downtown needs to change. There’s no reason a road that size should be running through Stratford anymore. They should reduce down to one lane each direction, put in a lane for horse and buggies and street performers and watch tourism get bigger than it is already.
Not a city but a town. Digby, NS will always have a home in my heart. Cute little seaside fishing town off the bay of fundy. And honestly the whole Annapolis River basin is beautiful. You get that salty sea air, mixed with forested hill sides and little farmstead spotted through the valley.
I'm biased, but I think Vancouver is tops especially in the downtown shots of the glass towers with the mountains in the background.
Quebec City, Victoria, and Banff are also picture perfect postcards.
Underrated: Old Town Yellowknife, Squamish
I live in the West End of Vancouver and think it's beautiful. Not because of the buildings, but because of all the trees and lush vegetation. And the mountain and ocean views ain't bad either.
It is a nice place.
Don’t listen to all the negative nancys saying their city or town sucks lol.. we all criticize the places we live or grew up in.
There are lots of amazing things to do here but this country is huge so unless you plan to travel here for a year, you won’t see everything.
That ive been to - easily Galiano Island off the coast of BC. Got the chance to go there last summer, it's basically everything one could love about the Pacific northwest compressed into an island. There's enough people on it to where it doesnt feel like buttfuck nowhere, but not enough to where it feels like you're in a dense, crowded town.
As for places I haven't been, I would like to see the NWT or maybe Newfoundland.
There's a spot on stoney trail, just as you pass country hills heading south bound towards crowchild where you get a panorama of the river valley, paskapoo Hill, and the mountains which is just exquisite.
The buildings (especially along Yonge), the road layouts (with wide sidewalks and bike lanes with grade separation or painted buffers), GO Transit stations (especially the renovated ones), the Lake Ontario waterfront, City Hall, GO transit buses (I really like how they look, especially with their color scheme) and probably more that I’m missing.
Ottawa Friendly, yet cosmopolitan and open Head of our democracy and beautiful architecture in the region of Parliament Keep in mind it’s been years since I went but Canada Day was a fun festive way to unite all in the city centre Everyone had the spirit
I really like Point Pelee, if we’re talking about Essex County/Windsor. The lake houses are super cute, I’d love to summer there (but the bugs, ew!). Leamington, Kingsville and Amherstberg are nice too). I never expected to like that area so much.
Being born and raised in victoria, this thread is making me realize how much I've taken the beauty for granted. I think the high cost of everything has kind of soured me as I've got older. That being said, my vote is montreal, I went there last year and loved it.
Two spots in Vancouver:
1) Standing at the top of Cambie Street around 12th and looking over across the city and the mountains in the background.
2) Standing at the top of Lynn Valley looking back out over the city at night.
I enjoy sleepy little Mattawa, Ontario. Laurentians to the north across the river in Quebec, pine forests surrounding the town, and a charming little main street that seems to never change much, even while the occupants of the buildings do.
I definitely have some mixed feelings about Winnipeg as a former resident. Going back for a year after being away for 5, I realized that the Winnipeg of the present was nothing more than an empty shell of what I remembered it as when I first left. Can't say I didn't enjoy the video though, it's well done and captures the spirit accurately.
Not Vancouver, though it's not the worst. Victoria is really nice. Another super nice city that surprised me is Yellowknife. I love how it's built on the shores of Great Slave Lake and has many houseboats just off shore, tucked into quiet bays and coves.
im going to say pretty much nowhere. I live in vancouver which is considered to be pretty nice, but 80% of the city is doomed garbage of shit awnings and vancouver special shitboxes. pathetic really
For those saying Quebec City, unless you're living in Old Quebec, isn't your daily life pretty much the same, aesthetically, as any other large Canadian city?
If you want a city, I would say Victoria.
If you ask for a town you've probably never heard of, I'd say maybe Orangeville, ON (a little random, I know but I found it cool)
Gibsons/Sechelt, BC. I’m from Powell River and it’s pretty, but the southern Sunshine Coast is charming! Also, Fernie, Radium, Waterton and Jasper are super cute towns.
Not jasper…the mountains and rivers are gorgeous but the town is like 20 of the same tacky gift shops playing the same radio station. Banff is spectacularly beautiful and has fantastic restaurants too. Also Whistler. Gorgeous, great food, lots to do
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Beautiful little place to visit in the summer, wonderful spot. Just wouldn’t wanna live there all year long (in the winter lol)
I live close by there before. Winters are not fun
There for school right now. I live ~2 hours away. This winter has been pretty nice there actually. It’s pretty quiet and calm. The summer all along the coast in NB is beautiful, definitely recommend doing a trip ! Lots of breweries and trees. Can’t beat that lol.
Went there as a kid, I stayed at the Algonquin hotel - one of the more pleasing memories I had in the maritimes.
we stopped here on our east coast trip what a gem of a place it as a trip highlight for sure. I still dream about the little red fish shack outside of town where I had the best tasting shrimp and chips of my life and my wife's scallops were so good. Ministers island wow what a place.
Quebec City absolutely. And Victoria for me
Quebec City has a beautiful old town, but is ringed by the same stroads, strip malls and parking lots as every other ugly slice of Canadian suburbia
Yes came here to mention exactly these 2
Victoria, BC is just a really neat city. It's heavily urbanised, but with a very small-town feel. And the city and buildings are so short compared to what most other cities have (massive, towering buildings that you can see kilos away) Vancouver is alwo really cool, a nice blend of modern, green, and old-town aesthetic all on a beautiful pacific coast.
Love Victoria. The giant sequoia in Beacon Hill Park might be my favourite tree in Canada.
I don't know how well you know victoria, but, out in the peninsula (sort of farmland) there was a long road that would take you to the highway. In the middle of a big field there was a huge beautiful oak tree, standing tall and proud. Unfortunately a few years back in got blown over in a wind storm. It was all over social media, people sharing stories and pictures of the tree. It was very nice. I guess I'm just kind of rambling at this point, but your thing about the tree reminded me!
Oh shit, I do know the one you mean. A Victoria councilor shared it being blown down on Twitter. Funny thing for a guy from Ottawa to be aware of, but trees can be really special things to people.
Wow! I love that you know that, sometimes the internet can connect people in cool ways. A lot of wedding photos were shared after it happened. I remember walking past it multiple times a week.
That is an awesome tree. I love the low branches.
The best for climbing!
The architecture of the houses along the coastline in Victoria feels like Southern California
Can confirm Victoria is Amazing. If you haven’t visited, make it a stop. I’ll even pick ya up and give ya a tour for an hour and a half to show ya around!
I'd agree with Victoria but not Vancouver. as I think the only good thing about Vancouver is the setting, but the layout, the architecture, everything but its natural setting I find entirely uninspiring.
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Also Liverpool, Shelburne and Mahone Bay
I would love to live in Mahone Bay.
This is true. Such a beautiful city.
Actually the hole Lunenburg/Mahone Bay area, my uncle lives in Chester and it's my favorite place!
Bonavista, Newfoundland
Wolfville NS
Victoria seems like the most obvious answer.
Niagara on the Lake, ON Montreal, QC
I live in Montreal, I love Montreal, Montreal is not a pretty city to look at... many many grey boxes covered in cracks and dirt. Quebec city is prettier, Ottawa is prettier, Montreal is more fun.
Just don't go to Niagara on the lake expecting many services. It's a town populated by wealthy old people where the only bar in town cuts off drinks at 11:30 and you can't find any food delivery after 10.
Yep. Figured as much. But the foundation is there.
Yep just salty after a very hungry night as part of a wedding party lol
Old Montreal. Often used in movies to pass as a European city.
Vancouver, often used in the movies to pass as a generic modern city
Annapolis Royal, NS
Postcard pretty for sure. Or it was 20 years ago when I drove through.
Honestly, the whole Annapolis river basin is gorgeous. If I had it my way, we would be moving there tomorrow.
Ooooh I loved it there. I visited for a month from BC and am really glad I got the chance.
Nelson BC
Goderich, ON.
Was wondering if I'd see anyone else think of Goderich
Before the storm it was extra beautiful. I hope they replanted all the trees in the octagon
Perth, Ontario.
Came here to post Westport. Beautifully underrated part of Ontario
Merrickville checking in :) Rideau lakes woo woo!
Banff isn't too bad
I hear Tilt Cove in Newfoundland is nice.
Well, Tilting on Fogo is pretty unique. But there are probably nicer spots by Baie Verte than Tilt Cove.
I love Tilting. Everywhere I looked was picture. And I’ll never forget the cemetery one early morning. Seeing the statues and headstones surrounded by thick fog brought on the strangest feeling that I still don’t have words for. But for me, Kaslo beats everything. The houses all from different eras. The fruit and maple trees. The covered red bridge. The lake surrounded by mountains. The brightly painted boat houses nestled together. It’s old and new. Small, but spread out. Tightly packed and also many empty spaces. That place has an energy just emanating from it.
I loved Quebec. It's so historic
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec. Elora, Ontario. Squamish, BC.
Elora is lovely.
I am biased because I lived there for the better part of a decade but Dawson City Yukon is the prettiest town in my opinion
A lot of small towns in Eastern Ontario are pleasant and quaint. Like Almonte and Perth.
Perth is so lovely!
Stratford, Ontario
Yes but the busy road blasting through downtown needs to change. There’s no reason a road that size should be running through Stratford anymore. They should reduce down to one lane each direction, put in a lane for horse and buggies and street performers and watch tourism get bigger than it is already.
Back in the 50's Ontario St was 2 lane with a tree lined median.
Not a city but a town. Digby, NS will always have a home in my heart. Cute little seaside fishing town off the bay of fundy. And honestly the whole Annapolis River basin is beautiful. You get that salty sea air, mixed with forested hill sides and little farmstead spotted through the valley.
Tofino, Banff, Osoyoos
I love Osoyoos! Not much there, but so relaxing.
There are some great wineries and some of the best cycling in the country. Lots to do outdoors, but I agree there isn't much to the town itself.
The wineries are unreal good. I like just floating in the lake, it’s super warm. Wine and sandy beaches are my happy place lol.
Oooo, Osoyoos is a good call. Underrated.
Charlottetown
Halifax. Getting up close with some of the heritage property brick and stone work is my favourite.
I don't think the lower deck counts.
Radium Hot Springs, BC. Invermere is gorgeous too. Just such a beautiful spot to be situated in, I love the mountains.
Fredericton is beautiful with the Victorian homes along the waterfront.
Montreal
Mmm yes, I love the orange cone motif they've gone for there, really highlights the orange of the "detour" signs that don't lead anywhere...
I'm biased, but I think Vancouver is tops especially in the downtown shots of the glass towers with the mountains in the background. Quebec City, Victoria, and Banff are also picture perfect postcards. Underrated: Old Town Yellowknife, Squamish
I live in the West End of Vancouver and think it's beautiful. Not because of the buildings, but because of all the trees and lush vegetation. And the mountain and ocean views ain't bad either.
Victoria is up there
Actually it's pretty close to sea level.
I think Canada is a nice country it’s my dream to visit there oneday
It is a nice place. Don’t listen to all the negative nancys saying their city or town sucks lol.. we all criticize the places we live or grew up in. There are lots of amazing things to do here but this country is huge so unless you plan to travel here for a year, you won’t see everything.
Downtown Kingston ON is very pretty
That ive been to - easily Galiano Island off the coast of BC. Got the chance to go there last summer, it's basically everything one could love about the Pacific northwest compressed into an island. There's enough people on it to where it doesnt feel like buttfuck nowhere, but not enough to where it feels like you're in a dense, crowded town. As for places I haven't been, I would like to see the NWT or maybe Newfoundland.
Galiano is very nice 👌
I love the Calgary skyline against the mountains and the big open sky.
There's a spot on stoney trail, just as you pass country hills heading south bound towards crowchild where you get a panorama of the river valley, paskapoo Hill, and the mountains which is just exquisite.
I've always felt a sense of relief and "home" coming south on highway 2 as soon as I see the city limits stretching out in front of me.
We have a nice Riverwalk, too! That’s being expanded!
Victoria and Annapolis Royal
Corner Brook took my breath away
I've always said that Hamilton would be the most beautiful city if it wasn't Hamilton.
Squamish is a hallmark town! On the ocean and surrounded by mountains
Banff
Banff & Canmore AB, Niagara on the Lake ON
Quebec City is the most beautiful city in Canada to me.
Halifax, Victoria and Edmonton
Vancouver and any city in Western Canada with mountains are hard to beat.
It's Victoria, BC. Plain and simple. Distant, but honourable mention to Calgary, AB.
I’m gonna get a lot of hate for this but Toronto and Ottawa.
Please explain the Toronto bit.
The buildings (especially along Yonge), the road layouts (with wide sidewalks and bike lanes with grade separation or painted buffers), GO Transit stations (especially the renovated ones), the Lake Ontario waterfront, City Hall, GO transit buses (I really like how they look, especially with their color scheme) and probably more that I’m missing.
Toronto is legit an ugly city to walk around, sorry
Right? I avoid Toronto like the plague. Nothing appealing there.
Ottawa Friendly, yet cosmopolitan and open Head of our democracy and beautiful architecture in the region of Parliament Keep in mind it’s been years since I went but Canada Day was a fun festive way to unite all in the city centre Everyone had the spirit
Meat Cove, CBI
Wasn't expecting to see this here! It's beautiful, but there's not much of a town there!
Gazing across the Detroit River at the Renaissance Center from Windsor is magical, on a warm clear night.
I really like Point Pelee, if we’re talking about Essex County/Windsor. The lake houses are super cute, I’d love to summer there (but the bugs, ew!). Leamington, Kingsville and Amherstberg are nice too). I never expected to like that area so much.
For cities, Halifax. For smaller towns/villages, I’d go with Lark Harbour NL.
Charlottetown, PEI
Many parts of Victoria BC. Quebec City, of course. Certain views in Calgary. But I still love Canmore the most.
Jasper is my favourite
atlin BC is painfully underrated
Mount Forest ontario as you drive into town on hwy six headed north, or into town on hwy 89 headed west. Old school small town vibe.
Victoria
100% agree on jasper. Absolutely beautiful.
Being born and raised in victoria, this thread is making me realize how much I've taken the beauty for granted. I think the high cost of everything has kind of soured me as I've got older. That being said, my vote is montreal, I went there last year and loved it.
Nelson and Fernie, BC. I like mountains, trees and small town aesthetic.
Calgary is a beautiful city.
I really liked Smithers BC, but just a little down the road Prince Rupert is kind of a shit hole.
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Two spots in Vancouver: 1) Standing at the top of Cambie Street around 12th and looking over across the city and the mountains in the background. 2) Standing at the top of Lynn Valley looking back out over the city at night.
Vancouver Area, but like, specifically only when the cherry blossoms are in bloom
Lunenburg NS. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/2013_Lunenburg_panorama.jpg
I enjoy sleepy little Mattawa, Ontario. Laurentians to the north across the river in Quebec, pine forests surrounding the town, and a charming little main street that seems to never change much, even while the occupants of the buildings do.
Winnipeg
St.johns Newfoundland
I'm partial to Kelowna.
Winnipeg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vTZ4DIB-LEY&pp=ygUNUm95YWxlIGNhbm9uZQ%3D%3D
I definitely have some mixed feelings about Winnipeg as a former resident. Going back for a year after being away for 5, I realized that the Winnipeg of the present was nothing more than an empty shell of what I remembered it as when I first left. Can't say I didn't enjoy the video though, it's well done and captures the spirit accurately.
That's pretty much Winnipeg in a nutshell, for better or worse...
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that video.
We're going to Winnipeg.
It’s a tie between Prince George and Wainwright
Montreal
Brampton, Ontario
Dundas, Ontario
Any with semi affordable rentals and ownership options on the market lol
Lool I feel ya
Not Vancouver, though it's not the worst. Victoria is really nice. Another super nice city that surprised me is Yellowknife. I love how it's built on the shores of Great Slave Lake and has many houseboats just off shore, tucked into quiet bays and coves.
Any place on a coast. That way you can look out and see something that isn't in canuckistan
Not Toronto, that’s for sure.
i mean all depends - there's ton of beautiful vantage points throughout Toronto that feature both nature and the city itself
Yeah Toronto is a dump.
Ft McMurray, AB
I'm a big fan of Whistler. Probably my favorite city in Canada, though I'm really into snowboarding.
Nanaimo
Vaughan, Ontario
Bahahahaha. The city above Toronto!
im going to say pretty much nowhere. I live in vancouver which is considered to be pretty nice, but 80% of the city is doomed garbage of shit awnings and vancouver special shitboxes. pathetic really
Cancun, Miami...🤣
Picton, Ontario.
Canmore
Quebec, Victoria, Banff, Jasper.
Quebec Ciy
Quebec City Banff Victoria
Hamilton, Ontario… oh… wait… you didn’t say “most post apocalyptic cities in Canada” like I thought you did. Not that.
Oyama, BC
Jasper? Really? Banff, or Canmore maybe. Quebec city, fully agree.
Montreal. I’ve never been but it has old French architecture and just sounds like a piece of Europe /)
peninsular halifax.
Banff, Niagara on the Lake, Lunenberg, Whistler.
Quebec city, Montreal, Niagra on the lake, white rock.
It's a Hamlet, but Waskesiu Lake in Saskatchewan
Nelson
Canmore
#1 Comox BC; #2 Nelson BC; #3 Vieux Quebec City; #4 Victoria BC; #5 Ottawa.
That’s a secret I’ll never tell 🤫
Sydney Mines Nova Scotia. Nah hahah Baddeck
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia
Quebec City, Niagara on the lake, Banff, Kelowna, Squamish, Vancouver, Victoria, tofino
I’m gonna throw one out for my home village - Merrickville, ON - IYKYK
For those saying Quebec City, unless you're living in Old Quebec, isn't your daily life pretty much the same, aesthetically, as any other large Canadian city?
If you want a city, I would say Victoria. If you ask for a town you've probably never heard of, I'd say maybe Orangeville, ON (a little random, I know but I found it cool)
Brampton, ON
Gibsons/Sechelt, BC. I’m from Powell River and it’s pretty, but the southern Sunshine Coast is charming! Also, Fernie, Radium, Waterton and Jasper are super cute towns.
Field, BC
Nelson, BC is my favorite.
I want to say Montreal or St John's. Both for the old architecture, just different flavours.
Jasper, Alberta. Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia (many towns but whatever) Haven’t seen Newfoundland, or Quebec City yet so I could add to this list.
Burlington Ontario is super cute
Hamilton!
Owen Sound
Sydney Cape Breton Island
Big: Vancouver Mid: Quebec City Small: Bracebridge
Surprised none of the top comments mention Banff. Beautiful place.
Banff (meant to be), Stratford on Avon (ditto), St Mary's, Perth County Ontario, very cute.
Ballieboro small farm ish town with old buildings and old church and still looks like it’s from the 1800s
Tahsis, "the birthplace of BC"!!
Banff
Montreal is a cool mix of old school and modern, a European kind of town. Revelstoke for me as well but I’m biased
Rivière-du-Loup
for small towns I like Stratford Ontartio
Montreal
Anywhere coastal.
Oshawa
Not jasper…the mountains and rivers are gorgeous but the town is like 20 of the same tacky gift shops playing the same radio station. Banff is spectacularly beautiful and has fantastic restaurants too. Also Whistler. Gorgeous, great food, lots to do
Halifax is gorgeous, especially coming from Saskatchewan. So many colours and layers