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Two historical cannons on wooden carriages positioned on a grassy overlook with a stone wall, facing a coastal town and harbor surrounded by hills.

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Castles & Forts in Canada

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Castles & Forts in Canada

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A high-angle view of the Quebec City skyline featuring the Château Frontenac, the Parliament Building, and the Dufferin Terrace, looking out over the St. Lawrence River.

Old Québec, Quebec

Citadelle of Quebec

From $8

The blockhouses of Fort George under the Union flag

Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario

Fort George National Historic Site
A white wooden lighthouse with a red roof stands on a grassy slope next to a body of water with red soil banks and a forested shoreline in the background.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Skmaqn—Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst National Historic Site

First European settlement site in PEI
A wooden palisade fort with a teepee inside, set in a grassy field with yellow wildflowers in the foreground and a large steel railway trestle bridge spanning the background.

Lethbridge, Alberta

Fort Whoop-Up
A night view of a large, illuminated castle-style hotel on a hill overlooking a street and lower town buildings, with purple lights on the upper facade.

Old Québec, Quebec

Château Frontenac
Shops along Queen Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara-on-the-Lake
A large, ornate stone castle with a red roof, multiple turrets, and balconies, photographed at twilight with lights on inside.

Victoria, British Columbia

Craigdarroch Castle

From $22

A stone gateway with the word "CITADEL" carved into the keystone, flanked by stone walls and a grassy rampart, with a soldier in a red coat and kilt standing guard in the foreground.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site
A low-angle photograph of a large, Gothic Revival stone castle featuring a prominent central tower, crenellated battlements, and holiday decorations including wreaths and a Canadian flag.

Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma
A wide shot of a reconstructed 18th-century colonial settlement with stone walls, red-roofed buildings, and a church steeple situated on a grassy peninsula across a body of blue water.

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Free

Fort Henry on its hill above the water at Kingston, with a Martello tower at the shore

Kingston, Ontario

Fort Henry National Historic Site

19th-century military fort in Kingston, Ontario

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