1. Baffin Island is one of the largest islands in the world and is an empty but dramatic wilderness just waiting to be explored. One can see some of the best landscapes of the High Arctic as well as some of the best of the Inuit people's way of life, where one can see traditions and lifestyles from ancient times.
2. Quttinirpaaq National Park. Featuring wilderness and isolation at its most extreme, Quttinirpaaq, as the Inuktitut name suggests, really is the ‘top of the world.’ It is a vast landscape that offers thrilling adventure to those who are rugged enough to explore it.
3. Iqaluit. Nunavut’s Capital, Iqaluit is at the center of the action. Located on Baffin Island, this is where most trips to the territory begin and end. Traditional Inuit culture can be seen everywhere, from the city’s fantastic arts and crafts, to the many festivals it hosts, to the artists, musicians and filmmakers that live there.
4. Naujaat is a birdwatcher's paradise. The name even means “nesting place for seagulls” in the local Inuktitut language. Formerly known as Repulse Bay, this hamlet sits near a cliff area where seagulls are born every June. It’s also located directly on the Arctic Circle
5. Pond Inlet. The place to see narwhals. These unicorns of the sea famously pass through the inlet in large pods, creating a really incomparable wildlife viewing experience. Located near the floe edge, Pond Inlet is also a great place to see other wildlife in the spring. Immerse yourself in the local culture and history, from a local theater group to a variety of archeological digs.
6. Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park. This beautiful park features a chain of lakes, tundra, wetlands and all the varieties of animals that inhabit these ecosystems. Thanks to the varied terrain, many trails, and ancient Thule archeological sites it contains, the park is a popular destination for hiking.
7. Ellesmere Island is second in size only to Baffin Island, and sits about as far north as Canada goes. It was from this island in 1909 that an explorer set out to walk to the North Pole, which is located only 447 miles away.
8. The Northwest Passage is actually a sea route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean above Canada. The famous route passes around and above Baffin Island, with lots to see along the way. Cruise the passage, skirting icebergs as you trace the steps of arctic explorers.
9. Sirmilik National Park as one of the most diverse sets of wildlife in the Arctic. Narwhals, caribou, polar bears, ringed seals, killer whales all travel the shore and the water beyond it.
10. Cunningham Inlet (Somerset Island) is the best place in the world to watch beluga whales. Thousands of these beautiful animals visit the inlet every year to play, nurse their young and molt their skin.