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What is the best route for driving between Vancouver, BC and Montréal, QC with young children? A Journey Through Underrated Wonders

1. Sandon, BC: The Silver City's Echo

Sandon, British Columbia, Canada

This mountain ghost town once had more amenities than Vancouver, fueled by a silver rush.

2. Frank Slide, AB: A Mountain's Roar

Frank, Alberta, Canada

In 1903, a massive rockslide from Turtle Mountain buried part of a town in minutes, leaving a dramatic scar on the landscape.

3. Grasslands National Park, SK: Prairie's Hidden Gems

Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada

This park in Canada's only true dry mixed-grass prairie is a haven for rare wildlife and a treasure trove of dinosaur fossils.

4. Gimli, MB: New Iceland's Legacy

Gimli, Manitoba, Canada

This town on Lake Winnipeg is the heart of "New Iceland," home to the largest Icelandic community outside of Iceland.

5. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, ON: The Stone Protector

Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

A massive rock formation resembling a giant lying on its back is central to an Anishinaabe legend of a protector turned to stone.

6. Petroglyphs Provincial Park, ON: Ancient Stories in Stone

Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

This site holds the largest known concentration of Indigenous rock carvings (petroglyphs) in Canada, dating back centuries.

7. Village Historique de Val-Jalbert, QC: A Preserved Pulp Mill Town

Village Historique de Val-Jalbert, Quebec, Canada

Explore a remarkably preserved company town from the 1920s, abandoned almost overnight when its pulp mill closed.

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