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Kingston Unlocked: A Pocket Guide to Canada’s Silent Charmer

🇨🇦 Kingston Unlocked: A Pocket Guide to Canada’s Silent Charmer 🏰🚂 Welcome to Ontario’s "Limestone City"—where ivy-clad universities whisper secrets to retired locomotives, and military cadets march alongside lazy lake waves. Here’s your minimalist’s guide to savoring Kingston’s quiet magic. 📍 The Trinity of Kingston Icons 1️⃣ Royal Military College (RMC) • Why Matter: Canada’s West Point—watch scarlet-uniformed cadets drill at 4PM daily • Secret Spot: Fort Frederick’s Martello Tower (free sunset views over Navy Bay) 2️⃣ Queen’s University • Don’t Miss: • Douglas Library’s stained-glass reading room • BioSci Greenhouse: Tropical escape in winter (free!) 3️⃣ CPR Locomotive 1095 • Backstory: This 1913 steam engine once hauled passengers to Vancouver • Photo Hack: Frame it with City Hall’s clock tower in the distance 🚶♀️ Slow Travel Itinerary (2-Hour Version) 1. Start at Engine 1095 (Princess St) 2. Walk 3 mins to City Hall’s courtyard (smell the heritage roses) 3. Stroll 10 mins to RMC’s gates (pause at Tête-de-Pont Barracks) 4. End at Queen’s (grab a chai from The Tea Room) 📜 Why Kingston’s Silence Speaks Volumes • History: Capital for just 3 years (1841-44) before politics moved it to Ottawa • Quirk: Home to Canada’s oldest prison (now a museum with escape-artist tales) • Vibe: Like "Stars Hollow" with cannons (Gilmore Girls fans will get it) #SlowCanadianTravel #LimestoneWhispers #KingstonVibes

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Kingston Unlocked: A Pocket Guide to Canada’s Silent Charmer

🇨🇦 Kingston Unlocked: A Pocket Guide to Canada’s Silent Charmer 🏰🚂 Welcome to Ontario’s "Limestone City"—where ivy-clad universities whisper secrets to retired locomotives, and military cadets march alongside lazy lake waves. Here’s your minimalist’s guide to savoring Kingston’s quiet magic. 📍 The Trinity of Kingston Icons 1️⃣ Royal Military College (RMC) • Why Matter: Canada’s West Point—watch scarlet-uniformed cadets drill at 4PM daily • Secret Spot: Fort Frederick’s Martello Tower (free sunset views over Navy Bay) 2️⃣ Queen’s University • Don’t Miss: • Douglas Library’s stained-glass reading room • BioSci Greenhouse: Tropical escape in winter (free!) 3️⃣ CPR Locomotive 1095 • Backstory: This 1913 steam engine once hauled passengers to Vancouver • Photo Hack: Frame it with City Hall’s clock tower in the distance 🚶♀️ Slow Travel Itinerary (2-Hour Version) 1. Start at Engine 1095 (Princess St) 2. Walk 3 mins to City Hall’s courtyard (smell the heritage roses) 3. Stroll 10 mins to RMC’s gates (pause at Tête-de-Pont Barracks) 4. End at Queen’s (grab a chai from The Tea Room) 📜 Why Kingston’s Silence Speaks Volumes • History: Capital for just 3 years (1841-44) before politics moved it to Ottawa • Quirk: Home to Canada’s oldest prison (now a museum with escape-artist tales) • Vibe: Like "Stars Hollow" with cannons (Gilmore Girls fans will get it) #SlowCanadianTravel #LimestoneWhispers #KingstonVibes

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