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Things to see in Ontario

90 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A long, rectangular reflecting pool or watercourse flanked by paved walkways and trees, leading towards a fountain structure in the distance.

Hamilton · Architecture

Gage Park

On warm weekends in Hamilton, Gage Park fills with families, picnickers and photographers, and the reason is easy to see...
A large black anti-aircraft gun mounted on a grassy lawn in front of a two-story stone building with an arched green door and multiple windows.

Brockville · Architecture

Brockville Armoury

The Brockville Armoury stands on King Street East in Brockville, Ontario, a river town on the St. Lawrence in the Thousa...
A stone courtyard of a historic fort featuring soldiers in period uniforms, a handler with two white goats, and a small cannon.

Kingston · History & Heritage

Fort Henry Connection (Viewpoint)

Historic fort viewpoint in Kingston, Ontario
A close-up view of a brick wall covered in colorful street art, featuring a large green dragon-like creature with tusks and a stylized graffiti tag in the foreground.

Toronto · Culture & Leisure

Graffiti Alley

Graffiti Alley is a long laneway in downtown Toronto that runs behind the shops and restaurants of Queen Street West, in...
A street-level view of a commercial downtown area with brick buildings, storefronts, parked cars, and Canadian flags hanging from poles along the sidewalk.

Port Hope · Architecture

Historic Downtown

Best preserved main street in Ontario
A panoramic view from an outdoor observation deck showing a massive waterfall with a large crowd of people wearing yellow rain ponchos.

Niagara Falls · History & Heritage

Journey Behind the Falls

Underground tunnels behind Niagara Falls
The National War Memorial arch on Confederation Square, Ottawa

Ottawa · History & Heritage

National War Memorial

On Confederation Square, a few steps from Parliament Hill, a bronze group of figures passes through a granite arch, and...
A high-angle view of a long, green-painted steel truss bridge system spanning a river channel between densely forested islands, featuring a distinct vertical-lift span section and a continuous truss approach.

Ivy Lea and Lansdowne · Bridges

Nearby Thousand Islands Bridge Approach

1938 bridge connecting Lansdowne to New York
A sunset view of the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, featuring the distinctive châteauesque architecture of the Château Laurier hotel on the left bank and a construction crane in the background.

Smiths Falls · Culture & Leisure

Rideau Canal Heritage Trail

The Rideau Canal is a rare thing, a 19th-century waterway that still works much as its builders intended. It stretches a...
A rocky stream flowing through a dense, sun-dappled forest with moss-covered stones and lush green vegetation on the banks.

Carp · Culture & Leisure

Carp Heritage Trail

Self-guided heritage walk through Carp, Ontario
The blockhouses of Fort George under the Union flag

Niagara-on-the-lake · Castles & Forts

Fort George National Historic Site

Fort George National Historic Site stands on a rise above the Niagara River at the edge of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario,...
Islington Avenue in the village of Kleinburg in autumn

Vaughan · Culture & Leisure

Kleinburg Village

Kleinburg is a village in the City of Vaughan, Ontario, in the valley of the Humber River north of Toronto, and it keeps...