February 8, 2013 | By Adam Bisby, MSN Travel
Where to hide from winter in Canada

From the Vancouver Aquarium to a spa resort to paintball, these activities will help keep the winter blues away.

Assiniboine Park Conservatory in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Vancouver Aquarium; The Rooms in St. John's, Newfoundland (© Jeff De Booy/Winnipeg Free Press/CP; Richard Lam/CP; Handout)
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  • Assiniboine Park Conservatory in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Vancouver Aquarium; The Rooms in St. John's, Newfoundland (© Jeff De Booy/Winnipeg Free Press/CP; Richard Lam/CP; Handout)
  • Beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium. (© Richard Lam/CP)
  • The Underground City in Montreal, Quebec, is host to art installations during the annual Arts Souterrain festival. (© Handout)
  • The Climbing Club of Edmunston in New Brunswick has 12 climbing routes. (© Handout)
  • The Temple Gardens spa complex has the nation's largest geothermal mineral-water rooftop pool. (© Handout)
  • The Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Ontario, has a 2.5-million-litre, 100,000-square-foot indoor water park. (© J.P. Moczulski/CP)
  • There are over 8,000 flower, plants and trees in the Assiniboine Park Conservatory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (© Jeff De Booy/Winnipeg Free Press/CP)
  • The Rooms in St. John's, Newfoundland, has interactive exhibits, a glassed-in café and panoramic views of downtown. (© Handout)
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Are you sick of snow banks and snow shovels? You can always jet off to the sunny Caribbean, but you may be surprised to learn that help is closer at hand. From sprawling shopping malls and glorious botanical gardens to spectacular spas and thrilling water parks, there are plenty of indoor diversions across Canada that will make you forget that the weather outside is frightful.

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