• United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre (Hwy33), Attraction: Tools, documents, uniforms, & memorabilia of Loyalists who emigrated to Canada during the Revolutionary War, $

• Algonquin Logging Museum (near E entrance), Attraction: Life at an early Canadian logging camp, logging artifacts & equipment from the 1830s to the present, 0$

• South Simcoe Pioneer Museum, Attraction: Area history & heritage, 1851 log cabin, 1858 barn w/agricultural displays, $

• Mill of Kintail Conservation Area (3 mi NW of CR29), Attraction: Restored 1830 Gristmill, $

• Ameliasburgh Historical Museum, Attraction: Collection of buildings including a tea room, church, log cabin, blacksmith shop, barns, and carpenter's shop, $

• Fort Malden National Historic Site, Attraction: Principal Upper Canada frontier post for about 50 years, earthworks, restored 1819 barracks, military documents & artifacts, $

• Arnprior & District Museum, Attraction: Displays & artifacts from the development of this lumbering settlement, local Indian artifacts, $

• Atikokan Centennial Museum & Historical Park, Attraction: Local history exhibits & displays of mining & lumbering tools, restored logging train, log cabin, 0$

• Aurora Museum, Attraction: Schoolroom, old-fashioned parlor, pharmacy, antique toys, quilts, 0$

• North Hastings Heritage Museum, Attraction: 1879 log house, Victorian & pioneer items reflecting local history, dental & medical equipment, mineral collection, $

• Goderich Township Windmill (2.5 mi N off Hwy21), Attraction: North America's only wind-driven sawmill & gristmill, $

• Beaver River Museum, Attraction: Three restored 1800s buildings that depict local history - stone jail, settler's log cabin, brick farmhouse, 0$

• Glanmore National Historic Site, Attraction: Victorian furnishings & European art, $

• Marine Railway, Attraction: Unique lift takes boats past a dangerous chute in the Severn river

• RM Classic Car Exhibit (S on Hwy40 from Exit 90 off Hwy401), Attraction: Collection of vintage automobiles, watch restoration work in process, $

• Timber Village Museum (E of Blind River on Hwy17), Attraction: Replicas of buildings, pioneer household items, & memorabilia depicting the trade history that shaped the economy of the north shore of Lake Huron - mining, logging, commercial fishing, $

• Boyd Heritage Museum, Attraction: Artifacts from the 1800s lumbering industry & shipping, 0$
• Kawartha Settlers' Village, Attraction: Restored homes & buildings dating to the 1800s, barn w/agricultural equipment, 1870s log home, early 1900s schoolhouse, 1885 Methodist church, carriage house, general store, 0$

• Canadian Forces Base Borden Military Museum (on Hwy90), Attraction: Aircraft, tanks, military vehicles, artillery, uniforms, military items, 0$

• Bowmanville Museum, Attraction: 1847 house, 10 period rooms, Victorian costumes, antique doll gallery, toys, $
• Tyrone Mill (8 mi N of Exit 432 off Hwy401), 1846 water-powered gristmill, lumber mill, cider press, 0$

• 1000 Islands & Seaway Cruises, Attraction: Cruises around the islands & past Millionaires' Row, $$
• Brockville Museum, Attraction: Transportation artifacts manufactured in Brockville including horse-drawn buggy, 1890s St Lawrence skiff, 1914 Atlas car, agricultural implements, $
• Singer Castle on Dark Island (see Alexandria Bay, NY), boat tour to Dark Island

• Bruce Mines Museum, Attraction: Heritage of the area's Cornish settlers, 1911 sailing canoe, 1876 slot machine, agricultural displays, $

• Wings of Paradise (7 mi N of Exit 282 off Hwy401), Attraction: More than 1,000 free-flying butterflies in walk-through tropical conservatory, $

• Cannington Centennial Museum, Attraction: Five buildings from the 1840s to 1930s - log cabins, community hall, train station, driving shed, 0$

• Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Center, Attraction: History of early settlers in the area, original steam locomotive that opened up the north country, early mining equipment

• Cobalt's Northern Ontario Mining Museum, Attraction: Area's silver mining history, early prospector's camp, tunnels carved out by early miners, underground tour, $

• Cochrane Railway & Pioneer Museum, Attraction: Exhibits include trapper's cabin, log cabin, furniture, wooden implements, Indian crafts, railway equipment, locomotive, $

• Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum (off Hwy12), Attraction: Period rooms, print shop, blacksmith shop, carriage house, barn, garage w/vintage fire trucks, railroad flagging station, $

• Bygone Days Heritage Village, Attraction: Collection of 29 pioneer buildings & artifacts from the mid 1800s, barn w/carriages, pioneer houses, schoolhouse, church, harness shop, tractors, $
• Candy Factory, Attraction: watch chocolate & candy making operations, 0$
• Collingwood Museum, Attraction: Reconstruction of an 1873 Grand Trunk Rail Station, community history, 0$

• Scenic Caves, Attraction: Awe-inspiring underground adventure

• Scenic Caves Suspension Bridge, Attraction: 410-ft long bridge 984-ft above Georgian Bay

• Ronatahon:Ni Cultural Education Centre, Attraction: Culture of the Iroquois, Cree, & Ojibway First Nations tribes, replica village, artwork, $

• Delhi Ontarion Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre, Attraction: Equipment, tools, history, technology of tobacco growing & curing from Indian times to present, 0$

• Uncle Tom's Cavern Historic Site (1 mi W off CR21), Attraction: 1800s buildings, early Canadian black history, $

• Dryden & District Museum, Attraction: 10,000 historical artifacts displayed on rotating basis, 0$

• Cabot Head Lighthouse & Heritage Building (off Hwy6), Attraction: 1896 lighthouse w/historical exhibits about lighthouse & keepers, climb to top of lighthouse, 0$

• Bonnechere Caves (5 mi S SE on Fourth Chute Rd), Attraction: Twisting passages formed by water erosion in limestone, $$

• Elliot Lake Nuclear & Mining Museum, Attraction: Area history from lumbering & trapping days through the discovery of uranium, mine rescue exhibits, $

Elora [SE]

• Elora Gorge Conservation Area, Attraction: 70-ft high limestone cliffs & unusual rock formations, limestone gorge, 550 campsites, swimming, picnicking

• Englehart & Area Historical Museum, Attraction: Local historical memorabilia, schoolroom, general store, post office, settler's homestead, homesteaders' tools, railway history, $

• Domitar Inc., Attraction: Tour pulp & paper mill, steps in paper-making process, 0$

• Maryboro Lodge Museum, Attraction: 1837 log house, farming & lumbering heritage, artifacts from pioneer days through Victorian era, 0$

• Wellington County Museum & Archives, Attraction: Heritage gardens, displays chronicling area history, period rooms, WWI military exhibit, agricultural tools, $

• South Grey Museum, Attraction: Items of historical significance to the area & rural Ontario, farm equipment, $

• Fort Erie Historical Museum, Attraction: History of the area, $
• Fort Erie Railroad Museum, Attraction: Railroad memorabilia, 1942 Canadian Northern #6218 steam locomotive. $
• Historic Fort Erie, Attraction: Fort originally built in 1764 by British, occupied by American forces during the War of 1812, restored fort contains relics of the War of 1812, $
• Point Abino Lighthouse, Attraction: 1918 lighthouse with unique structure
• Slave Quarters, Attraction: Restoration of 1800's slave quarters which was an important point on the Underground Railroad

• Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., Fort Frances Division, Attraction: Tours of pulp & paper mill, 0$
• Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre, Attraction: Early Native life, industrial development of area, 0$

• 1000 Islands Skydeck (on Hill Island between spans of International Bridge), Attraction: Observation tower that offers excellent views of the Thousand Islands, $
• Boldt Castle (on Heart Island), Attraction: Turreted 120-room 6-story castle begun in 1900, never completed or occupied, $
• Garanoque Museum, Attraction: 1800s Canadian furnishings, utensils, military memorabilia, Indian relics, 0$

• Canadian Museum of Civilization, Attraction: Canada's history from the prehistoric beginnings through successive period of migration, Native settlement, exploration, fur trading, immigration, & the modern era, $$
• Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Steam Train, Attraction: 5-hour 40-mi rail excursion through the Gatineau Valley, $$$

• Huron County Museum, Attraction: Development of area, original storefronts, pioneer memorabilia, steam locomotive, agricultural displays, $
• Marine Museum, Attraction: Navigation instruments, maritime artifacts, regional shipping history, $

• Lambton Heritage Museum (5 mi S of Grand Bend on Hwy21), Attraction: Agricultural implements, antique carriages, horse-drawn ambulance, domestic goods, Indian artifacts, chapel, barns, blacksmith shop, $

• Haileybury Heritage Museum (off Hwy11B), Attraction: Exhibits pertaining to the Great Fire of 1922, restored 1904 streetcar, 1922 Ruggles fire pumper, Ontarion Northland caboose, $

• Haliburton Highlands Museum (0.6 mi W of Haliburton off Hwy118), Attraction: Artifacts pertaining to area settlement - 1882 Reid House w/period furnishings, settler's cabin, barn, blacksmith shop, $

• Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (off Hwy6), Attraction: History of Canadian military aviation, collection of more than 40 vintage aircraft from WWII to the jet age, $$
• Dundas Historical Society Museum, Attraction: Glassware, furniture, clothing, & other local items in period settings, Pioneer Store, 0$
• Dundurn National Historic Site, Attraction: Restored 40-room Italianate castle, furnishings reflect mid-1800s lifestyle, $$
• Hamilton Military Museum (part of Dundurn National Historic Site), Attraction: Extensive collection of military artifacts from the War of 1812 through WWI, $
• Erland Lee Museum, Attraction: Victorian-era home & carriage house built in 1808 & added onto in 1873, $
• Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology, Attraction: Two 1859 steam engines, displays about the industrial development of Hamilton, $
• Whitehern Historic House & Garden, Attraction: Excellent example of 1800s Georgian architecture, original furnishings, toys, family memorabilia, ornamental gardens, $

• John R Park Homestead (2.5 mi E of Harrow on CR20), Attraction: 1842 house, lifestyle of an 1800s family, china, household items, period furniture, icehouse, barn, smokehouse, blacksmith shop, steam engine-powered sawmill, $

• Muskoka Heritage Place, Attraction: Outdoor living museum that re-creates life of the area's early settlers, pioneer homesteads, church, general store, inn, schoolhouse, sawmill, blacksmith, gardens, steam-powered train, $$

• Ingersoll Cheese Factory Museum, Attraction: Replica of an early 1900s cheese factory, blacksmith shop, barns, 0$

• Iroquois Falls Pioneer Museum, Attraction: Books, tools, clothes, household items used by early settlers, $

• Jordan Historical Museum of the Twenty, Attraction: Honors the pioneers who came here in the early 1800s, restored stone school house, giant fruit press, 0$

• Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, Attraction: Known as Niagara of the North, Kakabeka Falls, known as the "thundering falls," plunges 128 ft over sheer cliffs and some of the oldest fossils in the world, get a bird's-eye view from jutting platforms and trails along the gorge, $

• Ron Morel Memorial Museum, Attraction: Steam locomotive, railroad relics & memorabilia, 0$

• Lake of the Woods Museum, Attraction: Aboriginal & pioneer artifacts of early Rat Portage from 1890 to 1920, $

• Georgina Village Museum, Attraction: 11 restored buildings showcase pioneer days in the 1800s, costumed interpreters, $

• Pine River Cheese & Butter Co-op (6 mi S of Kincardine on Hwy 21), Attraction: Observation area to view processing of Canadian cheddar, 0$

Kingston [SE]

1000 Islands Seaway, Attraction: Area at the confluence of the St Lawrence River and Lake Ontario between Upper New York & Ontario with over 1800 islands (also see Alexandria Bay, NY)

• 1000 Islands Skydeck (just N of Canadian Customs on I-81), Attraction: Panoramic view of 1000 Islands

• Bellevue House National Historic site, Attraction: 1840 Italianate villa restored & furnished in period style, $

• Canada's Penitentiary Museum, Attraction: Details the history of prisons in Canada

• Confederation Park

• Confederation Trolley, Attraction: Tour of city, $

• Fort Frederick & the Royal Military College Museum (on CR2), Attraction: Story of Canada's center of military education since 1876, 0$

• Fort Henry National Historic Site (E of Kingston on Hwy2), Attraction: Restored fort built during the War of 1812,museum of British & Canadian military history, $$

• Frontenac County Schools Museum, Attraction: 1900s schoolroom w/desks, artifacts from Frontenac County schools, $

• International Hockey Hall of Fame & Museum, Attraction: Memorabilia related to players coaches, & referees of amateur & professional hokey leagues of Canada & the United States, $

• Kingston Archeological Center, Attraction: Artifacts & displays interpreting the history of Kingston & its environs from prehistoric times to the 1900s, 0$

• Kingston Mills Lock station (N of Exit 623 off Hwy401), Kingston's locks are the southernmost of 47 locks that make up the 126-mi Rideau Canal between Ottawa & Kingston, raise boats 45 ft in four locks, 0$

• Lake Ontario Park, Attraction: Camping

• MacLachlan Woodworking Museum (10 mi E of Kingston on CR2), More than 5,000 tools of the woodworking & other trades, $

• Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, Attraction: Exhibits about shipbuilding & shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, engines, tools, icebreaker Alexander Henry, $

• Military Communications & Electronics Museum (2.5 mi E of Kingston on CR2), Attraction: History & development of Canadian military communication from 1867 to present, 0$

• Murney Tower National Historic Site, Attraction: 1846 tower built as part of coastal defenses, $

• Museum of Health Care, Attraction: More than 27,000 artifacts dating from the 1700s to the present, medical, surgical, & laboratory instruments, patent medicine containers, nursing gear, patient care items, life support systems, $

• Pump House Steam Museum, Attraction: Restored 1850 waterworks plant, $

• Jack Miner's Bird Sanctuary (NW of Kingsville), Attraction: Thousands of migratory Canada geese & wild ducks can be seen in Spring & Fall, 0$
• Southwestern Ontario Heritage Village & Transportation Museum (NW of Kingsville), Attraction: Buildings from 1826 to 1925, church, general store, doctor's office, one-room schoolhouse, barn, barber/cobbler shop, train station, antique vehicles, $

• Doon Heritage Crossroads (1.8 mi NW of Exit 275 off Hwy401), Attraction: 1914 village, 2 farms, more than 25 buildings, township hall, railway station, weavery, general store, harness shop, print shop, blacksmith, tailor shop, post office, church, $
• Joseph Schneider Haus Museum, Attraction: Restored Pennsylvania German Mennonite house that depicts life in the 1850s, outbuildings, costumed interpreters, $
• Woodside National Historic Site, Attraction: Restored house furnished in 1891 Victorian style, $

• Agawa Rock, Attraction: Two dozen petroglyphs viewable at end of 1/2-mi hike or by boat

• Fanshawe Pioneer Village, Attraction: 30 building depicting a 1800-1900 crossroads community, $
• London Museum of Archeology, Attraction: Depicts 11,000 years of history in SW Ontario, partially reconstructed 500-year-old Iroquoian heritage village, $
• Royal Canadian Regiment Museum, Attraction: History of the regiment & its service since formation in 1883, 0$
• Ska-Nah-Doht Iroquoian Village and Museum (3 mi W of Exit 86 off Hwy42), Attraction: Re-created village depicting SW Ontario Iroquoian culture of 1,000 years ago, $

• Markham Museum, Attraction: Historic village w/restored houses, shops, rail station, railway cars, horse-drawn vehicles, $

• O'Hara Mill Pioneer Village (NW of Madoc on Mill Rd), Attraction: Restored structures dating from the 1800s, 1850 farmhouse, sawmill, carriage house, blacksmith shop, carpenter's shop, log schoolhouse, $

• Magnetawan Historical Museum, Attraction: Pioneer memorabilia, log cabin, $

• Assiginack Museum (in Manitowaning), Attraction: Pioneer relics, 1880s barn, school, blacksmith shop, pioneer house, $
• Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah (on Hwy6 in Sheguiandah), Attraction: Artifacts dating back 9,500 years, tools, furnishings, clothing, $
• Gore Bay Museum (in Gore Bay), Attraction: Original jail cells, rural law enforcement, pioneer artifacts, $
• Mississagi Lighthouse Museum (W tip of island), Attraction: Established in 1873, original furnishings, shipwreck artifacts, $
• SS Norisle Heritage Park (in Manitowaning), Attraction: 1800s grist & flour mill, agricultural displays, last steam-powered Great Lakes passenger ship SS Norisle, $

• Massey Area Museum Attraction: Local History, tools, general store, schoolroom, chapel, farm equipment, 1910 pumper, pioneer items, native crafts, $

• Simcoe County Museum, Attraction: Area history from prehistoric times to the present, Pioneer & native relics, farm machinery, Huron log house, $

• Huronia Museum, Attraction: Huron Indian artifacts & history, marine exhibits, $
• Huron-Ouendat Village, Attraction: Reconstructed village that interprets 1500s Huron life in the region, $
• Midland 30,000 Islands Boat Cruises, Attraction: Sightseeing cruises among the 30,000 islands of Georgian Bay, $$
• Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (3 mi E of Midland on Hwy12), Attraction: Reconstructed 1640s French Jesuit Mission-fort, first European settlement in Ontario, Indian mission chapel, Huron longhouses, Algonquin wigwam, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, drying racks for meat & fish, Indian shelters, $

• Halton County Radial Railway (9 mi N of Exit 312 off Hwy401), Attraction: Scenic rides on antique streetcars , $
• Halton Region Museum (N of Exit 320 off Hwy401), Attraction: Five buildings displaying Halton's history, $

• Minden Hills Museum, Attraction: Early life in Haliburton County including furnished house, drive shed, replicas of the Bethel Church, schoolhouse, $

• Benares Historic House Museum, Attraction: 1857 Georgian-style house restored to 1918 era, more than 1,000 original artifacts & furnishings, $

• Moore Museum (Hwy40), Attraction: Pioneer items, antique toys, musical instruments, marine gallery, restored storefronts, log cabin country cottage, one-room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, 1886 train station, 1890 range light, agricultural exhibition hall, $

Gateway to the Arctic

• Moose Factory Island, Attraction: Important rendezvous point for fur traders as early as 1673, site of numerous battles between the French & British for control of the area, 0$

• Moose Factory Centennial Museum Park, Attraction: Story of the fur trade and development of the area, 1740 blacksmith shop, powder magazine, 0$

• Crysler Farm, Attraction: Gardens with more than 50,000 flowers, site of the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812, $
• Upper Canada Village (7 mi E on CR2 off Hwy401), Attraction: Over 40 historic buildings - sawmill, 1835 tavern, steam-powered flour mill, 2 churches, cabinet shop, woolen mill - brought to life daily with colorful characters from the past; meet artisans, trades people, farmers, & Villagers - tinsmith, shoemaker, baker, broommaker, $$

• Lennox & Addington County Museum (off CR41S), Attraction: Local history in 1864 limestone building, $

Niagara Falls [SE]

Also see Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian Falls (Horseshoe Falls) are 177-ft high, American Falls are 184-ft high

• Colored light show, Attraction: Colored lights projected on falls after dark

• Falls Incline Railway, Attraction: Historic railway transports visitors up & down the Niagara Escarpment, $

• Guinness World Records Museum, Attraction: Displays demonstrating world records in sports, science, nature, $

• IMAX Theatre Niagara Falls, Attraction: "Niagara: Miracles, Myths, & Magic," $$

• Journey Behind The Falls (1 mi S of Rainbow Bridge), Attraction: Elevator to base of Horseshoe Falls, 3 tunnels provide a view from behind the falls, $

• Lundy's Lane Historical Museum, Attraction: Site of one of the fiercest battles of the War of 1812,the Battle of Lundy's Lane, $

• Maid of the Mist, Attraction: 600-passenger excursion boat enters the Horseshoe Basin & passes directly in front of the falls, $$

• Minolta Tower Centre, Attraction: 325-ft observation tower provides view of the falls & surrounding area, $

• Niagara Falls, Attraction: 2600-ft wide falls consists of Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side & American & Bridal Veil Falls on the US side, falls illuminated at night

• Niagara Falls & Great Gorge Adventure Pass, Attraction: Single ticket to 6 area attractions (www.niagaraparks.com)

• Niagara Historical Society Museum, Attraction: More than 20,000 artifacts of local history

• Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens (5 mi N of falls on Niagara Pkwy), Attraction: Floral displays in both formal & informal gardens, 2300 varieties of roses, 0$

• Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory, Attraction: More than 2,000 free-flying butterflies, 40 species, waterfalls, tropical flora, $$

• Niagara Parks Greenhouses, Attraction: Seasonal displays of local flowers, foliage, palm trees, tropical plants, more than 75 tropical birds, 0$

• "Oh, Canada, Eh" Dinner Show, Attraction: A taste of Canada's culture & tradition, $$$

• Queen Victoria Park, Attraction: Landscaped park offering views of the falls, illuminated at night, 0$

• Rainbow Carillon Tower, Attraction: Concerts on 55 bells, 0$

• Skylon Tower, Attraction: 525-ft tower provides view of base of falls & surrounding area, $

• Table Rock Tunnels

• Whirlpool Aero Car (2 mi N of Horseshoe Falls on Niagara Pkwy), Attraction: Also known as the Spanish Aero Car, cable car carries passengers above the Niagara Gorge and whirlpool affording views of the rapids & nearby hydroelectric plants, whirlpool basin, car crosses American/Canadian border 4 times as it goes from two points in Canada, $$

• White Water Walk, Attraction: Walk 1,000 feet along a boardwalk above the rapids of the Niagara River below the falls, $

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Lovely little 19th-century town with quaint shops

• Fort George National Historic Site, Attraction: Stronghold of British Niagara, this fort was the site of many battled during the War of 1812, $$

• Niagara Apothecary Museum, Attraction: Rare collection of apothecary glass, 0$

• Niagara Historical Society Museum, Attraction: Displays about the war of 1812, towns status as capital of Upper Canada in the 1800s, $

• Niagara Parkway (from N of Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake), Attraction: 35-mi scenic drive along the Niagara River

• Welland Canal and Lakes, Attraction: 27-mi ship canal between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, bypassing Niagara Falls

• North Bay Area Museum, Attraction: Local history from 1882 to 1850, $

• Oakville Museum, Attraction: Three restored buildings containing exhibits of local history, $

• Oil Museum of Canada, Attraction: Site of North America's first commercial oil well, drilling equipment, reconstructed oil well, 1889 railroad station, pioneer house, 1895 post office, steam drilling rig, driving tour of working oil field, $

• Champlain Monument, Attraction: Memorial to first European explorer in the region, rotary steam railway, $
• Leacock Museum National Historic Site (E of Orillia off Hwy12B), Attraction: 19-room colonial-style mansion built in 1928, $
• Ontario Provincial Police Museum, Attraction: History of the organization, uniforms, equipment, vintage cars & motorcycles, 0$

• Canadian Automotive Museum (1 mi N of Exit 417 off Hwy401),, Attraction: More than 70 displays trace the development of the automobile since 1900, $
• Ontario Regiment Museum, Attraction: Wartime uniforms guns, more than 50 restored military vehicles from WWII to Desert Storm including an ambulance, scout car, jeeps, tanks, and a Ferret (armored British military vehicle), $

Ottawa [SE]

Canadian national capital

• Billings Estate Museum, Attraction: Heritage home built in 1827 tells the story of one of Ottawa's founding families, $

• Bytown Museum, Attraction: Traces the history of Ottawa's early years, $

• Canada Agriculture Museum, Attraction: Modern working farm and museum with live demonstrations

• Canada Aviation Museum, Attraction: Exhibits of more than 50 vintage aircraft, explore the story of flight, $

• Canadian War Museum, Attraction: War medals, vehicles, weapons, & other items relating to Canada's military history since the early 1600s, $

• Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada, Attraction: Origin, history, & development of Canadian currency dating back to wampum & beaver pelts, 0$

• Parliament Hill, Attraction: Tour of parliament buildings, Changing of the Guard, 0$

• Peace Tower, Attraction: Visit the observation deck to discover the significance of this national monument & key features of the surrounding area, carillon concerts weekdays at 2pm

• Royal Canadian Mint, Attraction: Guided tour of the Mint's manufacturing facility, $

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables, Attraction: Guided tours of stables, training sessions when scheduled, 0$

• Saint Patrick's Basilica, Attraction: Sacred paintings, stained glass windows, Cassavant pipe organ, marble altars & pulpit

• Billy Bishop Heritage Museum, Attraction: Period antiques military, & aviation displays, $
• Inglis Falls, Attraction: 18 m high with a peculiar fan-shaped structure.
• Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum, Attraction: Role of each industry in shaping the area's economy, tools, displays, $

• Treasure Chest Museum, Attraction: Displays of lanterns dating to 1800s, farm tools & machinery, glassware, clocks, furniture, lamps, kitchenware, porcelain pieces, $

• West Parry Sound District Museum, Attraction: Exhibits about trapping, First Nations People, shipping, logging, agriculture, $

• Champlain Trail Museum & Pioneer Village (1.6 mi E of Pembroke on Hwy17), Attraction: History & environment of the Ottawa Valley, farming tools, water wheel, Algonquin Indian artifacts, Corliss steam engine, fur trade era, lumber industry, $

• Discovery Harbour, Attraction: 1800s maritime displays, 2 sailing ship replicas, 15 restored buildings, $
• Pentanguishene Centennial Museum, Attraction: Community's history, general store, early industiral & pioneer materials, $

Perth [SE]

Scottish heritage preserved in buildings, food

• Perth Museum, Attraction: 1840 house and enclosed Scottish garden reflect lifestyle of an upper-class family, Rideau Lakes Indian artifacts, $

• Smith Falls Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario (15 mi E of Perth on Hwy41), Attraction: 5 acres of train exhibits & memorabilia, $

• Canadian Airborne Forces Museum & CFB Petawawa Military Museum, Attraction: history of Canada's airborne units from WWII to present, 0$

Peterborough [SE]

• Canadian Canoe Museum, Attraction: Over 600 watercraft, birch bark canoes, Pacific whaling dugout, wooden canoes, Inuit kayaks, canvas-covered vessels, re-creation of 1876 Hudson's Bay Co trading post, historical info, canoe-building demonstrations, $

• Lang Pioneer Village (6 mi S of Hwy7 on Rd34), Attraction: 20 restored buildings, costumed interpreters, 1846 working grist mill, log houses, general store, print shop, carpenter shop, tinsmith shop, school, $

• Peterborough Centennial Museum, Attraction: History of the First Nations peoples, early settlers, & the Robinson Irish Migration of 1825, 0$

• Petroglyphs Provincial Park (30 mi NE of Peterborough)

• Petrolia Discovery, Attraction: Living history museum showing how oil was drawn from the ground in the late 1800s, blacksmith shop, hardware store, woodworking mill, schoolhouse, $

• Pickering Museum Village (on Hwy7), Attraction: 14 restored buildings - town hall, general store, blacksmith shop, church, mills, barns, tractor & machinery, 0$

• Mariner's Park Museum (SE of Milford at junction CR10 & CR13), Attraction: Second oldest lighthouse in Ontario, more than 3,500 artifacts, fishermen's nets, ships' logs, shipwreck map, relics of seafaring history, 0$

• Point Clark Lighthouse National Historic Site & Museum, Attraction: Museum in lighthouse keeper's quarters, $

• Point Burwell Historic Lighthouse & Marine Museum, Attraction: 1840 lighthouse, one of the oldest wooden lighthouses in Canada, $
• Sand Hill Park, Attraction: 350-ft sand dunes, camping, $

• Muskoka Lakes Museum (on CR118), Attraction: Area history, two-story 1875 log cabin, antique wooden rowboats, canoes, marine artifacts, $

• Canadian Firefighter's Museum (on Hwy28), Attraction: Fire fighting equipment, breathing machines, alarms, antique extinguishers, firetrucks, 0$

• Scugog Shores Historical Museum Village, Attraction: Eleven 1800s building from nearby areas, print shop, Victorian house, log cabin, blacksmith shop, harness shop, restored 1860 Methodist church, 0$

• Fort Wellington National Historic Site, Attraction: 1812 fort erected to defend the St Lawrence River route during the War of 1812, 3 original structures, earthworks, $
• Forwarders' Museum, Attraction: Forwarding (shipping) industry on the St Lawrence River during the early 1800s, 0$

• Floral Clock (7 mi N of Niagara Falls on Niagara Parkway), Attraction: One of the world's largest floral clocks, approximately 19,000 plants in 40-ft diameter working clock, 0$

• Mackenzie Heritage Printery & Newspaper Museum, Attraction: Publishing museum w/working presses, oldest press in Canada built in Britain in the 1770s, $

• McDougall Mill Museum, Attraction: Renovated 1855 flour mill, period clothing, wartime souvenirs, pioneer tools, local historical items, $

• Ridgeway Battlefield Site (Hwy3), Attraction: Park commemorating the 1812 Battle of Ridgeway

• Heritage 1000 Islands Cruises, Attraction: Tour of the 1000 Islands including Boldt Castle in 1928-era tour boats, $$
• Singer Castle on Dark Island, Attraction: Boat tour to Dark Island

• Dufferin County Museum, Attraction: Local artifacts, farm implements, historic buildings, 1914 2-story log cabin, 1861 Orange Lodge, Cromby Station, $

Sault Ste Marie [SE]

• Agawa Canyon Train, Attraction: 228-mi round trip through rugged Ontario terrain to Agawa Canyon on Algoma Central Railway, $$$

• Canadian Bushplane Heritage Museum, Attraction: History of seaplanes & forest-fire fighting in Canada, vintage seaplanes, fire tower, radio lab, fire station, float planes, water bombers, $

• Sault Canal Historic Site, Attraction: Interprets the many technological firsts & accomplishments related to the canal's 1887-95 construction & operation, $

• Sault Ste Marie Museum, Attraction: Marine & shipping artifacts, blacksmith shop, antiques, $

• Soo Locks Cruise (see Sault Ste Marie, MI)

• Sharon Temple National Historic Site & Museum, Attraction: Three-story re-creation of Solomon's temple, $

• Heritage House Museum, Attraction: Eight rooms restored to 1867-93 period, $
• Hershey Canada Inc., Attraction: Visitors' Center & self-guided tour, view production from an elevated viewing platform, 0$
• Rideau Canal Museum, Attraction: Displays interpreting the Rideau Canal, rooftop lookout, $
• Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Attraction: Historic hand-operated locks & modern hydraulic lock on the 1832 canal
• Smiths Falls Railway Museum, Attraction: Railroad artifacts, rail cars, locomotives, $

• Sombria Museum, Attraction: Marine, military, Indian, & pioneer items, $

• Bruce County Museum, Attraction: Antique farm equipment, dentistry equipment, military memorabilia, musical instruments, Lake Huron shipping industry, Native artifacts, $

• Stoney Creek Battlefield (Hwy30), Attraction: Commemorates the Battle of Stoney Creek in 1813, information on War of 1812, 0$

• Strathroy Middlesex Museum, Attraction: Period Victorian rooms, medical collection, military gallery, 1920s kitchen, $

• The Mennonite Story, Attraction: Group's history & beliefs, replicas of a Swiss cave, Mennonite meetinghouse, 0$

• Fort St Joseph National Historic Site, Attraction: Ruins of the 1796 fort built to protect the fur trade, $
• St Joseph Island Museum (6.5 mi SE of Hwy 17 on Rd 548), Pioneer stone church, 1880 log cabin, historic schoolhouse, barn with farming memorabilia, 1912 general store, $

• Elgin County Pioneer Museum, Attraction: Pioneer relics, 1800s medical equipment, 1840s home, period rooms, 1824 church nearby, $
• Elgin County Railway Museum, Attraction: 1913 railroad shop houses collection of vintage locomotives & rolling stock including steam & diesel locomotives, railroad artifacts, 0$
• Elgin Military Museum, Attraction: Collection of military artifacts illustrating local contributions to Canada's military history, Replica of a WWI bunker, uniforms, weapons, $

Sudbury [SE]

• Anderson Farm Museum, Attraction: Restored 1900s dairy farm revisits the days of horse-drawn machinery and windmill generated power

• Copper Cliff Museum, Attraction: 1900s log cabin on site of the first home in the ghost-town of Copper Cliff, artifacts show lifestyles of early miners & their families

• Creighton Mine Ghost Town, Attraction: Inco company town vacated in the 1980s, largest ghost town in Ontario

• Eildon Hall Museum (off Hwy 48E), Attraction: Renovated home reflects the generations of farmers who lived here, original log house expanded to a country estate, $

• Thessalon Township Heritage Park Museum (2.5 mi N on Hwy129), Attraction: Four log buildings, pioneer artifacts, early Indian tools, late 1800s logging, fishing, farming, $

• Centennial Botanical Conservatory, Attraction: Tropical vegetation, cacti, succulents, 0$
• Eagle Canyon (on Hwy11/17), Attraction: Canada's longest suspension footbridge, 600-ft long, 150-ft high, $
• Fort William Historical Park, Attraction: Reconstruction of the early 1800s headquarters of the North West Company, costumed interpreters portray historic characters & events of the fur trade era of 1815, $$
• The Sleeping Giant, Attraction: Rock formations prominent in local Ojibway Indian legends resemble a giant sleeping figure, 0$
• Thunder Bay Military Museum, Attraction: History of NW Ontario's army, navy, & air force heritage, 0$
• Thunder Bay Museum, Attraction: 10,000-year-old history of NW Ontario, $

• Annadale National Historic Site, Attraction: Three floors w/period rooms, $

• Timmins Gold Mine Tour, Attraction: Tour through authentic gold mine, mining equipment, typical miner's house of the 1920s, $$
• Timmins Museum, Attraction: Local historic displays, mining machinery, 0$

Toronto [SE]

• Bata Shoe Museum, Attraction: Explores footwear in the social and cultural life of mankind from ancient times to the present, $

• Black Creek Pioneer Village, Attraction: 1860 living-history village of more than 35 restored buildings, school, church, doctor's house, mill w/water wheel, tinsmith, blacksmith, miller, weaver, $$

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Museum, Attraction: More than 4,000 artifacts, replica of a 1940 radio station, 0$

• Casa Loma Mansion

• CN Tower, Attraction: 1,815 ft tower is the tallest free-standing building in the world, observation deck, $$

• Historic Fort York, Attraction: Birthplace of Toronto, 1793 fort was site of 1813 Battle of York during War or 1812, 8 restored buildings depict early military life in Upper Canada, $

• Hockey Hall of Fame, Attraction: Showcases the sport of hockey, tribute to great arenas & Stanley Cup milestones, $$

• James Gardens, Attraction: Formal botanical gardens w/spring-fed pools & rustic bridges, rare trees, colorful floral displays, 0$

• Royal Ontario Museum,  Attraction: Canada's largest museum of natural history & human cultures, more than 5 million items, $$

• Scarborough Historical Museum, Attraction: Four restored late 1800s buildings bringing the rural heritage of the area to life, $

• St Lawrence Market

• Textile Museum of Canada,  Attraction: Historic & ethnographic textiles & related artifacts, $

• Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum, Attraction: Important 1800s millsite, 5-building complex, $

• Toronto Aerospace Museum, Attraction: Collection of military & commercial aircraft, experimental planes, & aviation artifacts, $

• Toronto Police Museum, Attraction: History of the Police Service, police vehicles, equipment, uniforms, $

• Toronto's First Post Office, Attraction: Museum of the British North American postal system, 0$

• Tottenham/South Simcoe Railway (2.5 mi N of Hwy9 on CR10), Attraction: 45-minute our through the scenic Beeton Creen Valley on team train pulled by coal-burning 1883-1912 locomotives, $$

• Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial, Attraction: Social & historic facets of Air Force life & operations, 14 aircraft, 0$

• Uxbridge-Scott Township Museum (1.2 mi N of Rd47 on Rd6), Attraction: History of the area settled by Quakers, 9 historic buildings, $

• Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum, Attraction: Area's rural 1800s lifestyle, restored log cabin, one-room schoolhouse, Victorian farmhouse, barn, heritage gardens, 0$

• Edison Museum of Canada (off Hwy19), Attraction: Home of Thomas Edison's grandparents where Edison spent childhood summers, $

• Wallaceburg & District Museum, Attraction: Industrial & cultural aspects of the area, rooms furnished in early 1900s period, rifle collection, items manufactured in area, $

• Nancy Island Historic Site, Attraction: HMS Nancy was sunk here by American's during War of 1812, recovered artifacts, $$

• Brubacher House Museum, Attraction: Restored house built in Pennsylvania-German Memmonite style, furnished in period, $

• Scenic High Falls (SW of Wawa off Hwy17), Attraction: 125-ft wide, 75-ft high falls, 0$

• Welland Historical Museum, Attraction: History of Welland & the Welland Canal, 0$

• Wellington Community Historical Museum, Attraction: Area & Quaker history, old farming equipment, $

• Ojibway Prairie Complex & Nature Centre, Attraction: Includes Tallgrass Prairie Heritage park, preserved tallgrass prairie, wetlands, forest, savannah, 0$
• Windsor's Community Museum, Attraction: Oldest surviving brick buildings along the Detroit River, history of Windsor & surrounding area, 0$
• Windsor Wood Carving Museum, Attraction: 150 hand-crafted carvings including cultural, historical, & wildlife themes, 0$

• North Huron District Museum, Attraction: Wingham's history, past businesses, household items, 0$

• Woodstock Museum, Attraction: History of Woodstock from 10,000 BC to present, $

• Petroglyphs Provincial Park (4 mi E of Woodview on CR6), Attraction: Carved images by Algonkian-speaking Indians between 900 & 1400 AD, $