Museums in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Hamilton, Ontario

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People come out here, not just for the planes, but for the stories. You'll see kids with their faces pressed to the glas...

Stones 'N Bones Museum

Stones 'N Bones Museum

Sarnia, Ontario

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Tucked away on Christina Street in the heart of Sarnia, the Stones 'N Bones Museum is one of those delightful local gems...

Huron County Museum

Huron County Museum

Goderich, Ontario

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What truly sets the Huron County Museum apart is its profound dedication to telling the story of a single, storied regio...

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum

Mississauga, Ontario

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Tucked right in the heart of Toronto at the edge of Queen's Park, the Royal Ontario Museum (or ROM, as we locals call it...

Art Gallery of Ontario

Art Gallery of Ontario

Toronto, Ontario

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You know how most art museums feel a bit stuffy? The AGO is the complete opposite, thanks to an incredible swooping wood...

Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum

Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum

Ottawa, Ontario

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Tucked away in the rural outskirts of Ottawa, the Diefenbunker is a sprawling four-story testament to Cold War paranoia,...

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

Tay, Ontario

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Nestled along the scenic Wye River in southern Ontario, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was far more than a mission; it wa...

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre

Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

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People don't just come here to see old planes; they come to understand the sheer guts it took to open up the Canadian wi...

The Canadian Canoe Museum

The Canadian Canoe Museum

Peterborough, Ontario

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Let me tell you, this place is unlike any museum you've ever visited. It’s not just about looking at old boats; it’s abo...

Fort Henry National Historic Site

Fort Henry National Historic Site

Kingston, Ontario

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Perched high on Point Henry, overlooking the spot where Lake Ontario funnels into the St. Lawrence River, Fort Henry is ...

Fort George National Historic Site

Fort George National Historic Site

Halifax, Ontario

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It’s a little-known fact that the earthworks at Fort George are largely original, even though the buildings above them a...

St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre

St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre

St. Catharines, Ontario

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This place is such a hidden gem, perfectly positioned right where the action is on the Welland Canal. It's way more than...

Canada's Penitentiary Museum (Correctional Service of Canada Museum)

Canada's Penitentiary Museum (Correctional Service of Canada Museum)

Kingston, Ontario

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Tucked away on King Street, right across from the old Portsmouth Harbour, our museum sits in a former warden's residence...

Museum of Northern History at Sir Harry Oakes Chateau

Museum of Northern History at Sir Harry Oakes Chateau

Kirkland Lake, Ontario

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Everyone comes to the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau for the name, lured by the mystery of the man himself, but you leave compl...

Aga Khan Museum

Aga Khan Museum

Toronto, Ontario

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Tucked away in North York, the Aga Khan Museum feels like a serene, luminous sanctuary dedicated entirely to the artisti...

Science North

Science North

Greater Sudbury, Ontario

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You know that iconic image of Sudbury with the giant nickel? Well, Science North is right next to it, and the building i...

London Children's Museum

London Children's Museum

London, Ontario

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Everyone comes here for one simple reason: to let kids be kids, in the most brilliantly fun and educational way possible...

THEMUSEUM

THEMUSEUM

Kitchener, Ontario

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Tucked away in downtown Kitchener, THEMUSEUM is a wonderfully unpredictable place that completely rethinks what a local ...