Bruce Peninsula National Park?
Ahh the grotto.. been there many times. I have a cottage on the Bruce. There are a number of ways you can get there. http://www.canadianparks.com/ontario/brucenp/index.htm http://www.brucepeninsula.org/frame.htm First there are a number of wonderful hikes through the park varying in length and difficulty. I like the hike that ends with the walk across the beach after the boardwalk through the forest. You can canoe to the grotto but you'll have to launch from elsewhere and amake your way along the shore of Georgian Bay, I'd suggest doing this only if your a seasoned paddler. The Lake can be unforgiving at times when She wants to be. You can also reach the grotto by powerboat either from tobermory or any other number of harbors along the shoreline. However you get there enjoy it. I don't recall at the moment if you're allowed in during the winter, but if you are and do take care the terran can be tricky. Make sure to go over the cliff to the south side and go for a swim (only during July & August when the water is actually livable) at the beach. Enjoy!
Can a well travelled Canadian let me in on the best scenic views in their country?
The Banff Jasper Highway in Alberta - hands down the most beautiful highway in the Country. Actually any of the roads or highways in the Rockies is fabulous. What we referred to loosely as the Rockies is actually 4 mountain ranges - the Rocky Mountains and the Purcells in the east, and the Selkirks and Monashees in the west. They start, going from east to west , in Alberta with the larger portion of them being in B.C. from the Alberta/B.C. border all the way to Vancouver and the Pacific. http://www.travel.bc.ca/regions/ The Cabot Trail at the other side of the country, also very beautiful but very different. The Cabot Trail is located on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. This is also mountainous but a very different type of Mountain from those on the west coast. Like the west coast, they do go right to the ocean's edge - the Atlantic. Rugged and postcard perfect. If you like the ocean, you will love Nova Scotia. The Cabot Trail is one of the more famous but there are others so here's a url where you can read up about the others. http://novascotia.com/en/home/default.aspx Those two would be what I would pick as the two best but the entire country is worth a look. Gee! I spent 40 years driving back and forth from one ocean to another and loved every minute of every trip. Each province has things that are outstanding and unique to them. The Prairies are seldom gushed over like the others - they are flat. But 'you ain't seen nothin' till you have driven across the prairies at harvest time or fly over them when the flax and the canola are in bloom. It looks like a yellow and blue and gold patchwork quilt. An amazing site. Quebec and Ontario are not just beautiful to see, they are full of Canada's early history. If you want rugged - definitely go to Newfoundland. PEI and New Brunswick - also maritimes, each with it's own flavour that is different from all the rest. If you are planning a trip it might help to know that Canada is a teeny bit bigger than most places - 6,416 km - 2 878 km of land + 3 538 km of water from Atlantic to Pacific. These are the Canada/US Border figures. http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/boundaryfacts.html Hope this helps
What are the best places to visit in Canada?
British Columbia and Alberta. Saskatchewan if you like prairies. There's nothing in the east that the west doesn't have 100 times better, so don't even bother going east, unless it's to get to the west.
Visiting and Travel: In what ways can Canada replace USA as a great tourist destination?
Well you can get all of those things on a trip to Canada. Hit the big cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver for luxury goods and shopping. There's good food all over the nation but those places will also give you greatest variety, especially Toronto.As for nature, man we have that in spades. In fact even if you were to visit Toronto, you can reach the world-famous Algonquin Park by driving about 3 hours north. There you can stay on the fringe for just a fun camping trip (reserve ahead, people go there from all over) or if you really want to experience nature, you can go deep into the park to remote areas where you might not see someone for days but you will be sharing the park (which is huge) with about 2,000 wolves, quite a few bears, moose and a lot of other wildlife. And that is just one small part of Ontario.... only a fraction of the country.I recommend you come in Spring or Summer if you want the warmer weather.There's lots more in Algonquin on Youtube, just do a search. ;)My favourite part of Canada that I would like to see... Alberta.And btw, Calgary, Alberta has a very popular Muslim mayor.
Are there any place worth visiting with few people know about it in Canada?
Yes, just the sheer size of the Canadian landmass , and the extremity of the weather means that a lot of it is unexplored. So once you have visited the popular places like Niagara Falls, Rocky mountains, the cities (Toronto/Vancouver/Montreal), head over to:1.Ontario: Niagara-on-the-lake, Algonquin park,Tobermory,Georgian Bay2.Quebec: Quebec city, saugenay river(blue Whales), Magdalen islands3. Newfoundland: Fogo Island(icebergs) Gross Morne National Park4.Labrador: Torngat mountains national park (Polar bears)5.Manitoba:Churchill:Frozen tundra,polar bears,6.Yukon: Northern lights, winter sports, a taste of pioneer living, Yukon river adventures7.North West territories:Nahanii river, a sacred river ,famous for rafting8.Nunavut: This is Canada’s high Arctic, and very expensive to get to. Mostly for scientific expeditions. Ellesmere Island,Baffin island give you a taste of Inuit life.9.Alberta: Rocky mountains, go beyond Banff/Jasper10.British Columbia:Whistler.