Must-see attractions in Ontario

  • October 15, 2013: Exterior of the Royal Ontario Museum on a sunny day.

    Royal Ontario Museum

    Toronto

    Opened in 1914, the multidisciplinary ROM is Canada's biggest natural-history museum and one of the largest museums in North America. You'll either love…

  • Toronto, Ontario / Canada - May 16 2019: Spring scene of people enjoying the views of white full bloom cherry blossom at High Park. Men, women, kids spending time outdoor, spring season concept.; Shutterstock ID 1400380913; your: Sloane Tucker; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: Toronto Top Things to Do Article
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    High Park

    Toronto

    Toronto's favorite green space is a wonderful spot to unfurl a picnic blanket, swim, play tennis, bike around, skate on 14-hectare Grenadier Pond or – in…

  • (GERMANY OUT) Hull: Canadian Museum of Civilisation(Außensicht)- 1996 col (Photo by Merten/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

    Canadian Museum of History

    Ottawa

    Allow plenty of time to experience this high-tech, must-see museum across the river, in Hull, Québec. Documenting the history of Canada through a range of…

  • Ottawa, Canada - September 17, 2017:  Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois.  It is in front of The National Gallery of Canada, located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries.
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    National Gallery of Canada

    Ottawa

    The National Gallery is a work of art in itself: its striking ensemble of pink granite and glass spires echoes the ornate copper-topped towers of the…

  • Boldt Castle - Thousand Islands region, St Lawrence River, near Alexandria Bay.

    Boldt Castle

    Thousand Islands

    This lavish turn-of-the-century island castle in the middle of the St Lawrence is only around 25km from Gananoque, but technically in the USA, so you'll…

  • Aerial of Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls.
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    Horseshoe Falls

    Niagara Falls

    The centerpiece of any visit here are the Horseshoe Falls. Named after their 670m curved shape, they have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North…

  • Seasonal display at Botanical Gardens, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    Royal Botanical Gardens

    Southwestern Ontario

    Northwest of Hamilton, Canada's largest and most spectacular botanical gardens comprise more than a thousand hectares of trees, flowers and plants,…

  • Boardwalk from Science North and Lake Ramsey bay at dawn, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

    Science North

    Northern Ontario

    After passing through a tunnel dug deep within the 2.5-billion-year-old Canadian Shield, work your way down through the spiral of exciting hands-on…

  • McMichael Canadian Art Collection, an art gallery with a focus on the Group of Seven

    McMichael Canadian Art Collection

    Toronto

    Handcrafted buildings (including painter Tom Thomson’s cabin, moved from its original location), set amid 40 hectares of conservation trails, contain…

  • February 6, 2016: Crowd of skaters at Harbourfront Centre public skating rink.

    Harbourfront Centre

    Toronto

    An artistic powerhouse, this 4-hectare complex educates and entertains Toronto's community through a variety of year-round performances, events and…

  • Fort William historical park, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

    Fort William Historical Park

    Northern Ontario

    French voyageurs, Scottish gentlemen and Ojibwe scuttle about while re-enacting life in the early 1800s at this historical park. From 1803 to 1821, Fort…

  • Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

    Canadian War Museum

    Ottawa

    Fascinating displays twist through the labyrinthine interior of this sculpture-like, modern museum, tracing Canada's military history with the nation's…

  • MARCH 26, 2018: Exterior of the Harbourfront Centre (The Power Plant building) during sunset.
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    Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery

    Toronto

    Easily recognized by its painted smokestack, the Power Plant gallery is just that: a former power plant transformed into Toronto's premier gallery of…

  • Woodland Cultural Centre

    Southwestern Ontario

    This well-conceived indigenous cultural center has a performance space, museum and gallery. Though dated in its presentation, the museum provides an…

  • Muskoka Steamships & Discovery Centre

    Muskoka Lakes

    This well-conceived museum tells the region’s rich history of the First Nations people who lived here, the European settlers and loggers who displaced…

  • Killarney Provincial Park

    Northern Ontario

    Killarney is often called the crown jewel of the Ontario park system, and is considered to be one of the finest kayaking destinations in the world…

  • Point Pelee National Park

    Southwestern Ontario

    About 13km southeast of Leamington, this well-loved national park features nature trails, a marsh boardwalk, lookout towers, forests and lovely sandy…

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site

    Southwestern Ontario

    About 100km northeast of Windsor, this historic site is the location of the clapboard home of Father Josiah Henson, an escaped slave who later became a…

  • Wellington County Museum

    Southwestern Ontario

    A National Historic Site midway between Fergus and Elora, this austere, red-roofed former 'Poor House' provided refuge for the aged and homeless for…

  • Skylon Tower

    Niagara Falls

    The Skylon Tower is a 158m concrete spire with yellow pill-shaped elevators crawling up and down the tower's neck to the top. The interior itself is dated…

  • Chimczuk Museum

    Southwestern Ontario

    Sharing the building with the Art Gallery of Windsor, this remarkable museum unfolds the region's history in an inclusive and in-depth way, integrating…

  • St Jacobs Farmers Market

    Southwestern Ontario

    This quintessential country market 3km south of town has an earthy soul, and a shiny new face after renovations in 2015 replaced a building gutted by fire…

  • 1000 Islands Tower

    Thousand Islands

    Just east of Ivy Lea, some 20km from Gananoque, a series of soaring bridges links Ontario to New York State, USA, over several islands. Halfway across,…

  • Bruce County Museum

    Southwestern Ontario

    This two-story museum gives an excellent overview of the region's history and heritage, including the importance of the Ojibwe people and the changes (and…

  • Tawse Winery

    Niagara Peninsula

    An elegant tasting room on a gorgeous landscaped vineyard that integrates organic and biodynamic farming to eliminate the use of insecticides, fungicides…

  • Creekside Estate Winery

    Niagara Peninsula

    Stop at this hipster-ish winery, where you can tour the crush pad and underground cellars. Afterwards, enjoy a picnic lunch in the vineyard, blanket and…

  • Park House Museum

    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…

  • Man standing in water relaxing and contemplating wildness of lake superior provincial park, Canada.

    Lake Superior Provincial Park

    Northern Ontario

    Lake Superior Provincial Park protects 1600 sq km of misty fjord-like passages, thick evergreen forest and tranquil sandy coves that feel like they've…

  • Pukaskwa National Park

    Northern Ontario

    With only 4km of roads within its 1878-sq-km expanse, visitors to Ontario's only wilderness national park have to explore via hiking or paddling. It's…

  • The Golden Parliament hill

    Parliament Hill

    Ottawa

    Vast, yawning archways, copper-topped turrets and Gothic-Revival gargoyles dominate the facade of the stunning lime-and-sandstone parliament buildings…

  • Scarborough Bluffs of Toronto; Shutterstock ID 505524499; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

    Scarborough Bluffs

    Toronto

    Lakeshore cliffs with cathedral-spire formations expose evidence of five glacial periods at Scarborough Bluffs. Spanning 14km, from Rosetta McClain…

  • Sharon Temple located north of Toronto; Shutterstock ID 656603602; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

    Sharon Temple

    Toronto

    A national historic site and one of the oldest museums in Canada, this quaint and fascinating temple was built in 1832 by a Quaker sect called the…

  • Lady Pellatt Suite at Casa Loma.

    Casa Loma

    Toronto

    Toronto's only castle may never have housed royalty, but it certainly has grandeur, lording over the Annex from a cliff that was once the shoreline of the…

  • Richmond Hill, Ontario/Canada - July 2018: The David Dunlap Observatory built in 1935; Shutterstock ID 1738832300; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

    David Dunlap Observatory

    Toronto

    About 33km north of downtown Toronto, the David Dunlap Observatory houses Canada’s largest optical telescope (the reflector measures 1.88m). On Saturday…

  • Red Coat, historical re-enactment - Toronto, Ontario

    Fort York National Historic Site

    Toronto

    Established by the British in 1793 to defend the then town of York, Fort York was almost entirely destroyed during the War of 1812 when a small band of…

  • A night view of the Stratford courthouse in Stratford Ontario with the Avon river in the foreground

    Avon River

    Southwestern Ontario

    Stratford's swan-filled Avon River (what else were they going to call it?) flows slowly past the town, with plenty of riverbank lawns on which to chill…

  • Thousand Islands National Park, as seen from the sky deck on Hill Island during fall.
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    Thousand Islands National Park

    Thousand Islands

    On the Thousand Islands Pkwy south of Mallorytown, you'll find the Mallorytown Landing Visitors Centre for the Thousand Islands National Park, which…

  • Toronto, Canada - March 12, 2016: Giant panda Da Mao eating bamboo in Toronto Zoo, Canada.  ; Shutterstock ID 1023482665; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

    Toronto Zoo

    Toronto

    This large, modern zoo has more than 5000 animals, with stars such as pandas, rhinos and polar bears. (There are no elephants, though, because they are so…

  • Dinosaur exhibits at the Canadian Museum of Nature.

    Canadian Museum of Nature

    Ottawa

    This imposing baronial building houses one of the world's best natural history collections, which the vast museum brings to life with modern and…

  • Toronto, Canada - Oct 18, 2017: Exterior view of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada; Shutterstock ID 746900509; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

    Aga Khan Museum

    Toronto

    Located just outside Toronto, the Aga Khan is the first museum in North America dedicated to Islamic art. The magnificent building houses the extensive…