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Places to visit in Ontario

13 towns, cities and natural areas we have written up in Ontario, with our picks first.

The image shows the CN Tower and the Toronto skyline viewed from the water, with a white tour boat docked at the harbourfront in the foreground.

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Toronto

Global city with diverse cultural neighborhoods
A long-exposure night photograph of a massive waterfall cascading over a cliff edge, with snow-covered ground in the foreground and illuminated mist rising from the base.

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Niagara Falls

Natural wonder with massive waterfall
A low-angle photograph of the Library of Parliament, a Gothic Revival stone building with a central spire and flying buttresses, with the Peace Tower visible in the background.

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Ottawa

Canadian capital with historic parliamentary buildings
Queen Street and the clock tower in Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Niagara-on-the-lake

Victorian town with historic architecture and wineries
The image shows the Kingston City Hall, a historic stone building with a central clock tower and cupola, situated on a brick-paved square with a Canadian flag flying to the left.

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Kingston

Ontario city with historic fortifications
Albion Falls cascading over layered rock in Hamilton, Ontario

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Hamilton

Ontario city with 123 waterfalls and lush valleys
The Thousand Islands Bridge seen from Ivy Lea on the St. Lawrence River

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Ivy Lea and Lansdowne

Gateway to the Thousand Islands on the St. Lawrence
A low-angle shot of a large stone Gothic Revival church with a prominent central spire and two smaller flanking spires, situated at a street corner with visible street signs for "William St" and "Church St".

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Brockville

Historic port city with railway tunnel
A red brick building with a central clock tower and cupola, featuring a statue of a soldier on a pedestal in the foreground lawn under a clear blue sky.

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Port Hope

Ontario town with preserved heritage main street
Historic buildings and a small lighthouse near Morrisburg on the St. Lawrence

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Morrisburg

Historic town with 1860s open-air museum
The Rideau waterway at Smiths Falls with the town's heritage buildings on the far bank.

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Smiths Falls

Eastern Ontario town with historic canals
An interior view of a retro-style office or operations room featuring rows of desks with beige CRT monitors, orange swivel chairs, and a television mounted on the wall.

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Carp

Rural community with historic sites and outdoor trails

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