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Things to see in Ontario

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

An interior bedroom scene featuring a four-poster bed with a star-patterned quilt, a dark wooden dresser, and walls covered in green and white striped wallpaper with a floral border.

Morrisburg · Coastal & Maritime

Local Historic Homes and Architecture

Walking through Morrisburg, a visitor soon notices that many of the older houses and public buildings share a calm, soli...
The image shows an outdoor street scene with food kiosks, including a "BeaverTails" stand and a blue "Hot N' Fries" cart, situated in front of brick buildings and a tall telecommunications tower bearing a "Bell Media" sign.

Ottawa · Food & Markets

ByWard Market

The ByWard Market is a district of food stalls, shops, restaurants and bars in Ottawa’s Lower Town, a few blocks east of...
A close-up, eye-level photograph of a row of classical stone busts (statues of heads) on pedestals, with a white information panel visible on the far right.

Toronto · Architecture

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Canada's largest museum with 18 million objects
A modern multi-story building with a glass and metal facade, featuring large vertical banners on the left side and a prominent "AGH" sign on the roof.

Hamilton · Guided Tours

Art Gallery of Hamilton

The Art Gallery of Hamilton, usually called the AGH, is the main public art museum of Hamilton, Ontario, and one of the...
The stone building of the Niagara Falls History Museum

Niagara Falls · Educational Sites

Niagara Falls History Museum

A short distance from the roar of the falls and the neon of Clifton Hill, the Niagara Falls History Museum tells a quiet...
A Canadian flag flies in the foreground overlooking a river with rapids and a metal truss bridge crossing it, with red warning signs visible on the bridge structure.

Smiths Falls · History & Heritage

Lock 14 Interpretive Centre

19th-century lock station in historic Smiths Falls
A low-angle, wide shot of a large neo-Gothic stone government building with a prominent central clock tower topped by a Canadian flag, set against a clear blue sky.

Ottawa · History & Heritage

Parliament Hill

Set on a limestone bluff above the Ottawa River, Parliament Hill is where Canada’s laws are made, and its Gothic Revival...
A satellite/aerial photograph showing a wide river (the St. Lawrence River) with a town situated along its banks, surrounded by agricultural fields and forested land.

Brockville · Historic Towns

Brockville Art Gallery

Art gallery in Brockville, Canada
A two-story red brick house with white window frames, dark shutters, and a manicured garden featuring a conical evergreen tree and a small informational sign in the front yard.

Port Hope · History & Heritage

Downtown Port Hope Historic District

Port Hope's main street looks as if the 20th century passed it by, and that is the point. The Downtown Port Hope Histori...
A paved asphalt pathway curving through a grassy park area with deciduous and evergreen trees under an overcast sky.

Toronto · Natural Wonders

Milliken Park

Urban park in Toronto, Ontario
A red brick building with a central cupola and a sign in the front yard reading "MUSEUM" and "ENTRANCE".

Niagara-on-the-lake · Historic Towns

Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum

Museum of 9,000 years of regional history
Shops along Queen Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara Falls · Castles & Forts

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a small, handsome town at the mouth of the Niagara River on Lake Ontario, about twenty kilometres...