Museums
Exploring Bonnie Glasgow With Teens and Tweens
Freshly deposited in Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city at 1.2 million people, my youngest child is surprisingly enthusiastic: about shopping. And I can’t blame the tween fashionista. I’m hooked too as our family of five wheels our suitcases down the teeming sidewalks from Glasgow Queen Street train station to our hotel,
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Long Before Cell Phones at Kings Landing Historical Settlement
Sometimes I wish that cell phones had never been invented. So many of us, including our kids, are non-productively slumped over them for way too much time. What would it have been like in a simpler time, long ago? Step through a portal to the past at Kings Landing Historical
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A Budding Paleontologist’s Dream: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
No dinosaur-loving family’s trip to Alberta would be complete without a visit to Alberta’s Badlands. If you are up for an exciting day at a museum to see dinosaur exhibits, visiting the world-renowned Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller is also a must. However, if your family is up for a
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The Alberta Industry That Clay Built: Exploring Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat’s Historic Clay District
Standing inside the cool, spacious and dimly lit brick-walled beehive kiln at Medalta Potteries, watching my seven year old daughter crane her neck to see to the top of the curved ceiling, it’s hard to imagine the same space crammed from floor to ceiling and wall to wall with hundreds to thousands of clay objects stacked in
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Five New Things to Do in Canada’s National Capital Region
It’s a nationwide birthday bash this year and what better place to celebrate than in the heart of Canada, Ottawa and Gatineau. Tourism offerings have been ramped up big time here in the national capital region. Here are 5 things to do in Canada’s national capital region including a few
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Five Fantastic Family Friendly Ways to spend the Day at the Forks in Winnipeg
It doesn’t matter what season you visit, you’ll want to check out these Five Fantastic Family Friendly Ways to spend the Day at the Forks in Winnipeg! This article has been brought to you by InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies. Present in nearly 100 countries,
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Spaces of Quiet Contemplation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg
Take some time for quiet reflection when you visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This article has been brought to you by InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies. Present in nearly 100 countries, IHG® Rewards Club is the largest loyalty program
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Learn about Underground Railroad history in Buffalo-Niagara during Black History Month
Do your kids know who Harriet Tubman was? How about Frederick Douglass? Or William Still? These are some of the heroic ‘conductors’ of the Underground Railroad, the celebrated route to freedom for an estimated 50,000 African-Americans who escaped slavery by travelling along a network of safe homes and hideouts to
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Where to See Green this Winter: Canada’s Indoor Gardens
Canada is known for many things, but chief among them is snow. While the west coast enjoys a bit of a cool down during the winter months, the prairie provinces and east coast take plugging in their cars (to the bafflement of anyone living in warmer climates), carrying a scraper
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6 Reasons Kingston Ontario Reigns as Canada’s Top Halloween City
By Anne Bokma With its rich history of haunted happenings, Kingston Ontario, is arguably the spookiest place in the country to celebrate Halloween. From the eerie penitentiary where Canada’s worst criminals were housed, to the ancient fortress of Fort Henry where the ghosts of soldiers are said to still roam
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