Verborgen parels in Canada

Discover Hidden Gems

This collection features unique landmarks across Canada, ranging from 19th-century history to modern urban art. It includes North America’s oldest grocery store, established in 1871, and a billion-year-old Precambrian rock relocated to Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood. In Vancouver, the list highlights a 1972 bronze sculpture sitting in the harbor, a muzzle-loading cannon that has fired nightly since 1894, and a vibrant, colorfully painted laneway designed to transform functional urban space into a community hub.

Discover Hidden Gems — Kaart

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Girl in a Wetsuit

Girl in a Wetsuit is a life-size 1972 bronze sculpture by Elek Imredy of a woman in a wetsuit, located on a rock in the water along the…

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The Yorkville Rock

A 650-ton piece of Precambrian Gneiss, estimated to be one billion years old, transported from the Canadian Shield to the Village of Yorkville Park.

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Jean-Alfred Moisan Grocery

This small and cool grocery is the oldest one in North America opened around 1871.

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Nine O'Clock Gun

The 9 O'Clock Gun is a cannon located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that is ordinarily fired daily at 21:00 PT.

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The Pink Alley

A vibrant public space in downtown Vancouver transformed with bright pink and yellow paint, featuring basketball hoops and interactive urban seating.