St Catherines Museum & Welland Canals Centre
Niagara Peninsula
For an up-close look at the canal, the Welland Canals Centre at Lock 3, just outside St Catharines, has a viewing platform close enough to almost let you…
Must-see attractions in Ontario
Toronto
The seat of Ontario's Provincial Legislature occupies an ornate 1893 sandstone building north of College St. For some homegrown entertainment, head for…
University of Guelph Arboretum
Southwestern Ontario
Modeled after the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, this stunning microcosm of flora and fauna has 8.2km of paths traversing 165 hectares of…
Southwestern Ontario
This educational and research facility affiliated with the University of Western Ontario displays materials and artifacts spanning 11,000 years of…
Southwestern Ontario
Enjoy the fruits of island life, literally, with a visit to Pelee's winery. Regular 90-minute tours of the facilities, including tastings, are offered…
Northern Ontario
This pioneer log cabin 6km west of downtown is filled with relics from an era when settlers first arrived to survey the land. The two-story 19th-century…
Toronto
Opposite the Royal Ontario Museum, the Gardiner was founded by philanthropists to house their ceramics. Spread over three floors, the collections cover…
Niagara Falls
Around 1km south of Horseshoe Falls, the Showhouse offers year-round floral displays – mostly orchids, succulents and other tropical plants – and some…
Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre
Southwestern Ontario
The flat, sandy soils of northern Norfolk County between Port Dover and Port Stanley provide ideal growing conditions for alternative crops – what used to…
North American Railway Hall of Fame
Southwestern Ontario
From its home in the painstakingly restored Canada Southern Station, built in 1873, the North American Railway Hall of Fame operates a small museum and…
Southwestern Ontario
Walk the wooden floorboards for an informed look at local history, industry and transportation. Displays include 30,000 artifacts related to country life,…
Chiefswood National Historic Site
Southwestern Ontario
Built in 1856 by Mohawk Chief George HM Johnson for his British bride, Emily Howells. This historic home is the birthplace of E Pauline Johnson, one of…
Muskoka Lakes
Near the visitor center you'll find the best known of Bracebridge's 22 waterfalls, Bracebridge Falls. Though this one is artificial – it was created as…
Niagara Peninsula
The Inniskillin is a long-time master of the ice-wine craft. Started in 1974, it was the first vineyard in the Niagara region to get a winery license…
Southwestern Ontario
A life-sized statue of Jumbo – the beloved seven-ton African elephant and star of the PT Barnum circus from 1882 to 1885 – sits on a hill near the…
Wayne Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery
Niagara Peninsula
On a busy country road sits the sleek, ultramodern Wayne Gretzky Estate Winery & Distillery, the business of Canada’s beloved hockey star. It's the only…
Toronto
Formerly a gated artists colony, Wychwood Park, established in the late 19th century, showcases some of Toronto's most beautiful and fascinating heritage…
Northern Ontario
This series of powerful waterfalls, 55km north of Sault Ste Marie on the side of Hwy 17, are at their best in spring when the volume of melting snow turns…
Toronto
Named after the Redpath Sugar Refinery next door, Sugar Beach is a sweet little spot located near Old Toronto. The urban beach park is filled with pastel…
Leacock Museum National Historic Site
Muskoka Lakes
In 1928 Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock built a lavish waterfront house that has since become the Leacock Museum. Some rooms were kept as Leacock left…
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes
Kingston
Despite its smaller space since moving from the dry dock to the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, this museum still offers a detailed account of Kingston's…
Southwestern Ontario
This brick rail shed full of red-hot locomotive action is a must for trainspotters and the kid in everyone. Be sure to save time to clamber about the old…
Niagara Falls
This classic photo stop – people love it! – is a 40-foot-wide clock planted with more than 15,000 plants to create whimsical and intricate designs;…
Southwestern Ontario
Though billed as an all-ages museum, THEMUSEUM is geared towards children with loads of sciencey hands-on exhibits, art stations and water features, some…
Southwestern Ontario
This fishing shack-turned-museum focuses on the Lake Erie fishing industry and the exploits of local sea dog Captain Alexander McNeilledge (‘Wear no…
Ten Thousand Buddhas Sarira Stupa
Niagara Falls
If the tourist bustle is messing with your yang, find some tranquility at this out-of-context Buddhist temple. Seven stories high, it's home to a…
Southwestern Ontario
The oldest house in town, and one of the few not from town. It was built on the other side of the river, ferried across in 1798, and is now furnished in…
Southwestern Ontario
Built in 1834, London's oldest surviving house remains virtually unchanged since the last century. Inside you'll find heirlooms and treasures belonging to…
Niagara Falls
The jungly Bird Kingdom claims to be the world's largest indoor aviary, with 400 species of free-flying tropical birds from around the globe. You can also…
Toronto
Across Bay St from the current City Hall is the 1899 definitive work of Toronto architect EJ Lennox. Now housing courtrooms, the hall has an off-center…
John Freeman Walls Historic Site
Southwestern Ontario
Some 20km east of Windsor, the 1846 log cabin built by John Freeman Walls, a fugitive slave from North Carolina, is the focal point of this site, which…
Niagara Peninsula
Close to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Sunnybrook Farm Estate Winery specializes in unique Niagara fruit and berry wines, and brews a mean ‘hard’ cider. It’s only…
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum
Southwestern Ontario
Inside the western wing of the historic Wolseley Barracks, 3km from downtown, this museum focuses on the oldest infantry regiment in Canada. Displays…
Niagara Peninsula
Port Colborne, where Lake Erie empties into the canal, contains the 420m Lock 8 – the second longest canal lock in the world. Go to this park to get an up…
Military Communications & Electronics Museum
Kingston
Despite its dry name, this is a comprehensive and well-designed museum on Kingston's military base, offering chronological displays on communications…
Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site
Muskoka Lakes
This small museum honors Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, who spent much of his life in China as a surgeon and educator. Bethune set up the world’s first…
Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum
Muskoka Lakes
Halfway between Orillia and Midland, on Hwy 12 before it connects with Hwy 400, you'll find this charming riverside folk museum with its sweet collection…
Southwestern Ontario
Chantry Island, just 2km off the shoreline, is home to a lonely 19th-century lighthouse and a sanctuary for migratory birds. The only way to reach the…
Niagara Peninsula
A refreshingly unpretentious winery, Flat Rock is best known for its Riesling and Chardonnay. Stop here to taste whites in its unique hexagonal building …
Centennial Museum & Information Centre
Northern Ontario
Little Chapleau (chap-loh) is the gateway to the world’s largest Crown game preserve, measuring a whopping 7000 sq km. For information, stop by the town's…
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