"Tour of NE USA and Canada" Topic
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Dave Knight | 26 Sep 2015 3:42 a.m. PST |
My wife and I are doing a tour of the area in October. Most of our time is preplanned but we will have a few hours spare in Boston, Quebec and Toronto. Anything historical worth seeing? Our tour will include the more obvious things Also my wife likes zoos and animal parks NB repeated on Canadian Board as I was not able to crosspost from the American baord |
Jamesonsafari | 26 Sep 2015 3:54 a.m. PST |
In Toronto there is Fort York which has been rebuilt. You'll also be driving by Fort Henry in Kingston, although I don't know if either will be open in October. The Royal Ontario museum in Toronto has some good exhibits. |
Major General Stanley | 26 Sep 2015 5:54 a.m. PST |
Toronto zoo is overpriced, but now has pandas. McMicheal gallery has a stunning canadian art collection. Fort Henry is closed for the season. Kingston still has lots of history and some nice B and B's too. The museum at CFB Borden is good, but probably not as good as Bovington. The Citadel in Quebec city and the lower town. |
nevals | 26 Sep 2015 7:28 a.m. PST |
Quebec City is just stunning. 1 hr west from Toronto is a small conservation park(I can't recall the name) with birds sanctuary and a small buffalo herd. Crawford Lake , also app 1hr west from T.O. is beautiful in this time of the year, small lake and a Natives village. Jays are in play-off but no chance to get that ticket. Oh, in Hamilton-Canadian warplane heritage museum. If you are passing through Ottawa stop at The War Museum, if nothing else, to see Hitler's car. Enjoy the trip. |
VonTed | 26 Sep 2015 7:51 a.m. PST |
Out in the Boston Harbor you can take the ferry to a well maintained civil war era fort. link The Hobby Bunker for your gaming needs in Malden, MA is always nice :) |
Cappahayden | 26 Sep 2015 7:59 a.m. PST |
In Quebec, the main museum (Civilization) is excellent, one of the country's very best, with changing exhibits all the time; nearby, there is a small but good naval museum (Musee navale du Quebec). If possible, visit the Citadel, which houses a military museum of the Royal 22nd Regiment, the so-called 'VanDoos', after the English pronunciation of 22 (vingt-deux), a French-language regiment that dates from WWI and is now one of only three permanent force infantry regiments in the Canadian Army. There is also the Plains of Abraham, a national historic site, where Wolfe defeated Montcalm in a decisive battle in 1759, though both generals died in the process. The Old Town, which you may be seeing anyway, is terrific, with a mix of original and recreated historic buildings. Depending on the visit time, there are some excellent festivals too, including a medieval one which has legions of costumed folks all over the place, encampments, etc. Toronto is big, sprawling and lacking in Quebec's charm, but filled with good visits. The Royal Ontario Museum on University will fill half a day, and is the province's general museum of all things A to Z, but if art is your bag, consider the Art Gallery of Ontario nearby, which is more interesting architecturally and has (easily) the best gift shop too, if you're accompanied by shoppers. Black Creek Pioneer Village near York University north of the city is a great diversion, which would involve the subway north and then a bus or taxi; you you do, you'll pass Yorkdale Mall, which is big, up-scale, with a good range of chow and luxury options. The Ontario Science Centre is excellent, but a wee bit harder to reach from the downtown core. The Metro Reference Library on Yonge is superb, and beautiful inside. There are still a few excellent second-hand bookshops on Queen West, and a good half-day could be filled by Fort York, Queen West, Chinatown, etc., all south/southwest/west of the busy Yonge Street corridor. Boston, my favorite American city, defies a few hours and needs days, if not weeks, but the Museum of Fine Arts would be my pick for a one-stop only. Bruins' season starts on October 8, if that's your bag, but consider the Kennedy Presidential Library to the south and popping over to Cambridge (the other direction) for a good fall afternoon – coffee, book shops – and maybe the Harvard Museums (anthropology is especially good). I presume you would not have time for it, but a terrific excursion would be the Peabody-Essex Museum, just to the north. If all else fails, you could do worse than a few hours at Faneuil Hall and a stroll through Beacon Hill around Boston Common. Cheers is overpriced but a good watering hole for those who recall the series. Great cities all. Have fun. The US dollar is currently slaughtering the Canadian (something like $1.30 USD per), so be cheap in Mass and buy like sailors in Que and Tor. |
miniMo | 26 Sep 2015 8:46 a.m. PST |
Boston Obvious Tour will hit a lot of good and, well, obivous, bits of history. On the animal side of the tour, the New England Aquarium is sweet (but pricey). We have a few smaller zoos/parks that are pleasant and off the beaten path: Franklin Park in Boston and the Stone Zoo out in Stoneham. zoonewengland.org For other top nature strolls, there are lots of gorgeous places to just walk around. "The Emerald Necklace" ring of parks is one of the subtle glories of our city. Mount Auburn Cemetary is one of the jewels in the necklace and absolutely stunning for an October stroll. Not a zoo, but a birdwatcher's paradise! Or just take some time to walk along the Esplanade along the Charles River for shear delight. mountauburn.org |
jowady | 26 Sep 2015 11:25 a.m. PST |
Boston of course has the USS Constitution although she is in drydock (I think you can still tour her) plus its a chance to see a frigate from keel to foretop (although they just finished removing her copper. Also the Aquarium there is pretty spectacular. Boston has the "Freedom Trail" that covers most of the events leading up to the Revolution (including Bunker Hill which is kind of a let down, it has a monument to the battle but that's it, Boston has grown so much that you can't imagine what the battle was like). The Mass State House has the Memorial to the 54th Massachusetts from the Civil War, it is a beautiful monument as well as a statue to Joseph Hooker, former Commander of the Army of the Potomac. |
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