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18 | | Spring 2016 and summer events, including an annual Canada Day Celebration (July 1), Buskerfest (June) and the Vancouver International &KLOGUHQ·V)HVWLYDOÀUVWZHHNLQ-XQH Exploring Vancouver's showpiece oasis Stanley Park puts you in the continent's third-largest urban green space and one of the most varied and beautiful. Walk or cycle miles of forested trails, or along the park's famous Seawall — part of the world's longest uninterrupted waterfront path. Experience the park's biggest crowd- pleaser, the Vancouver Aquarium, home to more than 70,000 marine and several one- of-a-kind exhibits, including "Treasures of the B.C. Coast and Canada's Arctic." BEYOND THE FALLS: Buffalo & Toronto BUFFALO knows all about long, snowy winters, football mania and living down the street from one of the world's most famous waterfalls. In the temperate months, the Niagara neighbor hits its summery stride with warm-weather sports pride (Buffalo Bisons baseball, anyone?) and the best time to appreciate the city's iconic buildings and world-famous galleries. Any self-guided architecture tour in a town boasting this much-storied Art Deco design begins at Buffalo City Hall, one of the country's tallest, most striking municipal buildings since 1931 — and well worth an elevator ride to its "Windows on Buffalo" observation deck. A short walk away, the Prudential (Guaranty) Building is the 1896 opus of Louis Sullivan (aka "Father of the Skyscraper"). Frank Lloyd Wright and H.H. Richardson — the two other members of America's "trinity of architects" — have also left their mark at several big Buffalo addresses. For added high culture at ground level, head to the city's hallowed green space Delaware Park, host to the remarkable Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the 41st season of one of the country's most beloved Shakespeare in the Park traditions. 100-MILE BORDER HOP TO … TORONTO is Canada's metrop- olis, famous for its friendliness, cosmopolitanism and some of the world's most singular, limit-pushing experiences — from braving the world's highest "Edge- Walk" on a 1,168-foot high ledge at the CN Tower to digesting 4,500 years of footwear at the Bata Shoe Museum. It's also one of the most family-friendly cities on either side of Niagara Falls, ÀOOHGZLWKRQO\KHUHDWWUDFWLRQVIRUNLGV of all ages. Keep the whole brood happy at the arts-focused 10-acre waterfront park HarbourFront Centre or the Ontario Science Centre's superb interactive exhibits — including its signature KidsPark "learn-through-play" space. Catch Blue Jays baseball fever at Rogers Centre and realize that there's really no off-season for Canada's favorite winter sport at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Waterfront, Toronto

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