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Name |
Location |
Census Division |
Region |
Type |
Summary |
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead |
St. George |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, mid-19th century childhood farm home of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, founder of the Women's Institute |
Agnes Etherington Art Centre |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Art |
Operated by Queen's University, includes Canadian, European, Inuit and African art, decorative arts |
Algonquin Provincial Park |
Whitney |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Multiple |
Includes the visitor center with exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history, and a logging museum |
Alix Art Gallery |
Sarnia |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, includes paintings by the Group of Seven, contemporary and historically significant Canadian visual art and visual culture |
Allan Macpherson House |
Napanee |
Lennox and Addington County |
Eastern |
Historic house |
website, information, c.1830 period house, Georgian architecture built by Napanee's first postmaster and a prominent local figure, operated by the Lennox and Addington Historical Society |
Ameliasburgh Historical Museum |
Ameliasburgh |
Prince Edward County |
Central |
Open air |
information |
Anderson Farm Museum |
Lively |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Agriculture |
Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, historic 1920s period farmhouse, barn and milk house |
Annandale National Historic Site |
Tillsonburg |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
1880s Victorian house known for its lavish Aesthetic art decorations |
Arbor Gallery |
Vankleek Hill |
Prescott and Russell |
Eastern |
Art |
website, contemporary art centre |
Arkona Lions Museum |
Arkona |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Natural history |
website, area Devonian fossils and First Nations artifacts |
Arnprior & District Museum |
Arnprior |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Local history |
website |
Art Gallery of Algoma |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Art |
Visual art |
Art Gallery of Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Includes Canadian and European works |
Art Gallery of Mississauga |
Mississauga |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Emphasis on area artists and Canadian art |
Art Gallery of Northumberland |
Cobourg |
Northumberland |
Central |
Art |
website |
Art Gallery of Peterborough |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Art |
Focus is Canadian art |
Art Gallery of Sudbury |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Art |
Contemporary art |
Art Gallery of Windsor |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
Significant works of art by local, regional and national artists |
Artcite |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, artist-run contemporary and experimental art centre |
Artery Gallery |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, curated and managed by the student Society of Fine Artists of the University of Waterloo |
Artspace Peterborough |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Art |
website, artist-run contemporary art centre |
Arthur Child Heritage Museum |
Gananoque |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Multiple |
Area cultural and natural history, including 1000 Islands ecosystem, First Nations and early settlers, military and tourism exhibits, impact of the St. Lawrence River |
Assiginack Museum Complex |
Assiginack |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Open air |
website, information, includes the original late 19th-century town lock-up and jailer's home, pioneer home, school, blacksmith shop and driving shed, and the SS Norisle, a steam-powered automobile ferry museum ship |
Atikokan Centennial Museum |
Atikokan |
Rainy River District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website, includes collection of logging, mining and railroad heavy equipment |
Atrium Gallery |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, works of local and regional artists, owned and operated by the City of Ottawa |
Aylmer & District Museum |
Aylmer |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation Centre |
Port Rowan |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Open air |
Includes 19th century period buildings, a working historic grist mill and a nature centre |
Backus-Page House Museum |
Wallacetown |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
Operated by the Tyrconnell Heritage Society, mid-19th century period house |
Bala's Museum |
Bala |
Muskoka |
Central |
Biographical |
Life of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables |
Ball's Falls Centre for Conservation |
Ball's Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Natural history |
Ecology of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, the natural history of the Twenty Valley and its watershed, and the area's cultural history |
Bancroft Mineral Museum |
Bancroft |
Hastings County |
Central |
Natural history |
information, information, area gems and minerals, operated by the Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club |
Banting House National Historic Site |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Medical |
Life of Sir Frederick Banting, doctor and co-discoverer of insulin |
Barn Dance Historical Society Entertainment Museum |
Wingham |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Music |
website, located inside the North Huron Museum, history of the barn dance radio show and its country music performers, information |
Barnum House |
Grafton |
Northumberland |
Central |
Historic house |
19th century period house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust |
Base Borden Military Museum |
Borden |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Military |
History of CFB Borden, includes planes, tanks, uniforms, weapons |
Bath Museum |
Bath |
Lennox and Addington County |
Eastern |
Local history |
website |
Battle Ground Hotel Museum |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, 1850s period hotel on land that was part of the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812 |
Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site |
Prescott |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Military |
60 foot stone lighthouse tower, site of the 1838 Battle of the Windmill |
Battlefield House |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
1835 period house in park that was the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Stoney Creek |
Beachville and District Museum |
Beachville |
Oxford County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, includes Victorian period room displays, agriculture equipment and vehicles |
Beaver River Museum |
Beaverton |
Durham Region |
Central |
History |
website, operated by the Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society, includes mid-19th century log cabin, 1900 period house and a jail |
Bell Homestead National Historic Site |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
1870s period home of Alexander Graham Bell, exhibits on his life, the invention of the telephone, and the origins of Canadian telephone operations to 1880 |
Belleville Scout-Guide Museum |
Belleville |
Hastings County |
Central |
Scouting |
website, open by appointment |
Bellevue House National Historic Site |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Historic house |
Late 1840s period home of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Alexander Macdonald |
Benares Historic House |
Mississauga |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, early 20th century period house spanning four family generations |
Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site |
Gravenhurst |
Muskoka |
Central |
Biographical |
Life and achievements of Dr. Henry Norman Bethune |
Bethune-Thompson House |
Williamstown |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Historic house |
website, late 18th-century house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust |
Billings Estate National Historic Site |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Historic house |
1828 home of early settler, costumed guides discuss city and region's history |
Billy Bishop Home and Museum |
Owen Sound |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Biographical |
Late Victorian birthplace home of WW I flying ace Billy Bishop, also features artifacts from Canadians who fought in the air during World War One and World War Two |
Blackwood Gallery |
Mississauga |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, contemporary art gallery, part of University of Toronto Mississauga |
Blockhouse Museum |
Merrickville |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Transportation |
website, history of the Rideau Canal, photos, local history exhibits, located in a historic blockhouse, operated by the Merrickville and District Historical Society |
Bobby Orr Hall of Fame |
Parry Sound |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
Sports |
Ice hockey history and memorabilia of Bobby Orr, located in the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts |
Bonnechere Museum |
Bonnechere |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Multiple |
website, local history, culture and natural history, including area Ordovician fossils, geology, First Nations artifacts, fur trade, timber industry |
Bothwell-Zone Oil Museum |
Bothwell |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Industry |
website, oil industry powerhouse and equipment, operated by the Bothwell-Zone & District Historical Society |
Bowmanville Museum |
Bowmanville |
Durham Region |
Central |
Historic house |
website, 1900-1930 period home reflecting the lifestyle of a wealthy merchant family, operated by the Clarington Museums |
Boyd Heritage Museum |
Bobcaygeon |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Local history |
website |
Bradley Museum |
Mississauga |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website |
Brant Museum and Archives |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, operated by the Brant Historical Society, period room and business displays |
Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Sports |
website, photographs and memorabilia of area sports figures, including Wayne Gretzky |
Brocksden Country School Museum |
Stratford |
Perth County |
Southwestern |
Education |
information, 19th century schoolhouse, open by appointment |
Brockville Museum |
Brockville |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Local history |
website |
Brubacher House |
Waterloo |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Conrad Grebel University College and the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, restored mid-19th century Pennsylvania German farmstead |
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre |
Southampton |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
Multiple |
website, exhibits include local history, natural history, maritime, First Nations, agriculture, maritime, military and culture |
Bruce Mines Museum |
Bruce Mines |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
Bunker Military Museum |
Cobalt |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Military |
website, information, includes artifacts from the Boer War to the present day |
Burlington Art Centre |
Burlington |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Contemporary art centre, focus on visual art and crafts |
Buxton National Historic Site and Museum |
North Buxton |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
History |
Historic buildings in Underground Railroad community |
Bygone Days Heritage Village |
Collingwood |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Open air |
website, mid 19th-century village buildings with authentic furnishings and artifacts |
Bytown Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
History |
City's early history and building of the Rideau Canal |
Caledonia Grand Trunk Station |
Caledonia |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Railway |
Features local railway artifacts, displays and an operating “G” scale model train |
Callander Bay Heritage Museum |
Callander |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
Multiple |
website, located in the home of Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, who delivered and cared for the Dionne quintuplets; includes period doctor's office and dispensary displays, the Dionne quintuplets, a barber shop, period rooms, area logging and maritime history, and the Alex Dufresne Gallery of art |
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory |
Cambridge |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Natural history |
website, butterfly conservatory with live butterflies, birds, plants and natural history exhibits |
Cambridge Centre for the Arts |
Cambridge |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, includes an art gallery |
Cambridge Galleries |
Cambridge |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, part of the Cambridge Public Library system with exhibition space at Queen's Square, Preston and Design at Riverside |
Cambridge Sculpture Garden |
Cambridge |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, outdoor sculpture garden |
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Military |
Regimental history and artefacts, located in Cartier Square Drill Hall |
Campbellford Memorial Military Museum |
Campbellford |
Northumberland |
Central |
Military |
information, information |
Canada Agriculture Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Agriculture |
Demonstration farm with live animals, tractors exhibit |
Canada Aviation Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Aerospace |
History of Canadian aviation, includes civilian and military aircraft |
Canada Science and Technology Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Science |
Exhibits include Canadian inventors and inventions, communications, digital networks, space exploration, railroads, canoes |
Canada South Science City |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Science |
Open to the public on weekends and summer |
Canada's First Forestry Station |
St. Williams |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Forestry |
website, efforts to plant the area's forests |
Canadian Automotive Museum |
Oshawa |
Durham Region |
Central |
Automobile |
Features mostly Canadian-made cars, automotive history in Canada |
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame |
St. Marys |
Perth County |
Southwestern |
Sports |
Great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada |
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Aviation |
History of bush flying and forest protection in Canada |
Canadian Canoe Museum |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Maritime |
Canoe collection and how the canoe defines the Canadian character and spirit |
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery |
Waterloo |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Historic and contemporary Canadian ceramic, glass and enamel art |
Canadian Clock Museum |
Deep River |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Horology |
website, heritage of Canada's many clock manufacturers and sellers from the early 19th century to the present |
Canadian Drilling Rig Museum |
Rainham Centre |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Industry |
website, history of the early natural gas fields of Haldimand, Norfolk and Southern Ontario |
Canadian Firefighters Museum |
Port Hope |
Northumberland |
Central |
Firefighting |
website, includes vehicles, fire hydrants, working municipal fire alarm system, photo displays, helmets, turnout gear and tools of the trade |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Sports |
Great achievements in Canadian football |
Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defense |
North Bay |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Military |
website, evolution of air defence and the contributions Canadians have made, includes NORAD exhibit, located at CFB North Bay |
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame |
Oakville |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Sports |
Canada's golf heritage |
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Medical |
Honors Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people |
Canadian Military Heritage Museum |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
website, includes weapons, uniforms, medals, models, artifacts |
Canadian Museum of Hindu Civilization |
Richmond Hill |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Religious |
website, essence of Hinduism in North America |
Canadian Museum of Nature |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Natural history |
Galleries include fossils and dinosaurs, Canadian mammals and birds, water, rocks and minerals |
Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame |
Vaughan |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Sports |
Achievements of top Canadian Footballers and Builders who have played and developed the game in Canadae |
Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village |
Kingsville |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Multiple |
website, includes village with late over 20 heritage buildings from the 18th century up to the late 1920s, and the museum with antique, vintage and hot rod cars and trucks |
Canadian War Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Military |
Canada's military history, includes vehicles, weapons, uniforms, art, artillery, memorabilia |
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Aerospace |
Military aircraft |
Cannington Historical Museum |
Cannington |
Durham Region |
Central |
Open air |
website, includes two log houses, a railway station and caboose, a meeting hall, a driving shed |
Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum |
Carleton Place |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, local history, culture |
Carleton University Art Gallery |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, part of Carleton University |
Carman House Museum |
Iroquois |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Living |
information, information, 1835 period Loyalist house |
Castle Kilbride |
Baden |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
Late 19th century Victorian house |
Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah |
Sheguiandah |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
Centennial Park |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Forestry |
Features a museum and recreation of a 1910 logging camp, including train |
Central Manatoulin Pioneer Museum |
Mindemoya |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
History |
information, information, operated by the Central Manitoulin Historical Society, includes a log home, blacksmith shop, barn and equipment, milk processing and butter making equipment, ice harvesting tools |
Centrepointe Theatre Gallery |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
Works of local and regional artists, operated by the City of Ottawa |
CFB Petawawa Military Museums |
Petawawa |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Military |
website, complex includes the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum about the history of The Canadian Airborne Regiment, and the CFB Petawawa Military Museum with exhibits about the history of CFB Petawawa |
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village |
Pembroke |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Open air |
website, operated by the Ottawa Valley Historical Society |
Chapleau Centennial Museum |
Chapleau |
Sudbury District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
Chapple Museum |
Chapple |
Rainy River District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website |
Chatham Railroad Museum |
Chatham–Kent |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Railroad |
website, early railroad equipment, located in a baggage car |
Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society |
Chatham-Kent |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
African American |
website, W.I.S.H. Centre features exhibits about area black history and historic sites |
Chatham-Kent Museum |
Chatham-Kent |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
History |
website, local history |
Chesley Heritage & Woodworking Museum |
Chesley |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
History |
information, local history and area woodworking industry |
Chesterville & District Heritage Centre |
Chesterville |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
History |
information, local history |
Chiefswood National Historic Site |
Ohsweken |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, mid-19th century birthplace home of Pauline Johnson, a First Nations author and performer |
Christ Church Community Museum |
Lakefield |
Peterborough County |
Central |
History |
website, local history |
City of Ottawa Art Galleries |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, art galleries owned and operated by the City of Ottawa, includes ASP, Barbara Ann Scott, Centrepointe Theatre, City Hall, Gallery 112, Karsh-Masson, Studio and Trinity galleries |
Clark House |
Powassan |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
Historic house |
information, operated by the Powassan and Area Historical Society |
Clarke Museum |
Kirby |
Durham Region |
Central |
History |
website, operated by the Clarington Museums, includes local history displays, one room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, agricultural equipment |
Cloyne & District Historical Society Pioneer Museum |
Cloyne |
Lennox and Addington County |
Eastern |
History |
website, historic artifacts including tools, clothing, kitchen and other household effects |
Cobalt Firefighters Museum |
Cobalt |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Firefighting |
information |
Cobalt Mining Museum |
Cobalt |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Mining |
website, silver mining |
Cochrane Railway and Pioneer Museum |
Cochrane |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Railway |
information, information, include railroad, local history and Tim Horton exhibits |
Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum |
Coldwater |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Open air |
website, includes 1830s log cabin homestead with historic furnishings and household items, replica general store and post office, display barn, blacksmith shop, print shop, carriage house, slaughter house |
Collingwood Museum |
Collingwood |
Simcoe County |
Central |
History |
website, local history including early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices and pioneer settlement |
Comber & District Historical Society Museum |
Lakeshore |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
History |
information, local history |
Commanda General Store Museum |
Commanda |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
History |
information, 1885 High Victorian store with counters, flooring and goods from 1885–1934[1] |
Copper Cliff Museum |
Copper Cliff |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Historic house |
Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, turn-of-the-20th-century log cabin mining family home |
Cornwall Community Museum |
Cornwall |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
History |
information, local history |
Correctional Service of Canada Museum
Canada's Penitentiary Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Prison |
History of Kingston Penitentiary and other correctional centres (website), history of Canada's penitentiary system |
Cottonwood Mansion |
Selkirk |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, late 19th century Victorian mansion |
Country Heritage Park |
Milton |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Agriculture |
Formerly the Ontario Agricultural Museum, over 30 buildings depict agriculture and rural life over 170 years |
Craigleith Heritage Depot |
Blue Mountains |
Grey County |
Central |
History |
website, information, local history and information centre |
Crawford Lake Conservation Area |
Campbellville |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
First Nations |
Features reconstructed 15th century Iroquoian village and interpretive programs |
Criminals Hall of Fame |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Wax |
Wax figures of notorious criminals, from mobsters to serial killers |
Crull Rock Collection |
Balmertown |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Natural history |
information, information, display of rocks and mineral specimens from around the world including local gold samples, located in the municipal office, part of the Red Lake Museum collection |
Cumberland Heritage Village |
Cumberland |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Living |
website, 1920-1930s rural village |
Currency Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Numismatic |
Operated by the Bank of Canada, features the National Currency Collection |
Delhi Tobacco Museum and Heritage Centre |
Delhi |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, includes the agricultural and cultural development of the area |
Diefenbunker Museum |
Carp |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Military |
Cold War bunker for the Canadian government |
Dionne Quints Museum |
North Bay |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Biographical |
Birthplace and childhood home of the Dionne quintuplets |
Discovery North Bay |
North Bay |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
History |
website, formerly the North Bay Area Museum, local history |
Discovery Harbour |
Penetanguishene |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Open air |
website, recreated 19th century community with replica ships and smaller vessels, historic buildings, and an original officers' quarters |
Discovery House Museum |
Sarnia |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
History |
website, local history |
Donald Hughes Annex Museum |
Ailsa Craig |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, operated by the North Middlesex Historical Society |
Doon Heritage Village |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Living |
1914 rural life |
Dorothy’s House Museum |
Port Hope |
Northumberland |
Central |
Historic house |
website, operated by the East Durham Historical Society, 19th century Victorian worker's cottage, open seasonally |
Dorset Heritage Museum |
Dorset |
Muskoka |
Central |
History |
website, local history including early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices and pioneer settlement |
Dryden & District Museum |
Dryden |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website |
Dufferin County Museum and Archives |
Rosemont |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Multiple |
website, local history exhibits, reconstructed 1918 pioneer home, art exhibits, collectibles |
Duke Hunt Museum |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
History |
website, originally known as the Paipoonge Museum, located in Oliver Paipoonge, early settler household artifacts, community life |
Dundas Museum |
Dundas |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
History |
website, local history |
Dundurn Castle |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
40 room 19th century estate of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers; grounds include Hamilton Military Museum |
Durham Art Gallery |
Durham |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website |
Dynamic Earth |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Mining |
Geology and mining for nickel and gold |
Ear Falls Museum |
Ear Falls |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
information, area's aboriginal peoples, gold mining and lumbering industries and transportation |
Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural Centre |
Cayuga |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
Includes original 1857 jail cell and gypsum mining exhibits |
Edison Museum (Ontario) |
Vienna |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Biographical |
website, home on land of Thomas Edison's parents former home, features Edison authentic artifacts and furniture |
Eldon House |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
19th century period mansion and gardens |
Elgin County Museum |
St. Thomas |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Elgin County Railway Museum |
St. Thomas |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Railway |
Railroad engines, cars and equipment, located in 1913 former Michigan Central Railroad locomotive shops |
Elgin Military Museum |
St. Thomas |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Military |
Canadian military history of Elgin County and its residents |
Elliot Lake Nuclear and Mining Museum |
Elliot Lake |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Mining |
website, area's uranium mining history including the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, also nuclear power, minerals, local history, logging, wildlife, marine artifacts |
Elman W. Campbell Museum |
Newmarket |
York Region |
Central |
Local history |
website |
Englehart & Area Museum |
Englehart |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, also art exhibits |
Erland Lee Museum |
Stoney Creek |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
Late 19th century period Victorian home, recognized as the birthplace of the first Women's Institutes |
Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Historic house |
website, 19th century period house and summer kitchen, and turn-of-the-20th-century blockhouse and gardens |
Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Museum |
McGregor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Agriculture |
website, antique engines, tractors and farm machinery |
Eva Brook Donly Museum |
Simcoe |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
Victorian period house, also gallery of local art and history |
Fairfield Museum (Ontario) |
Thamesville |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Fairfield-Gutzeit House |
Bath |
Lennox and Addington County |
Eastern |
Historic house |
information, information, Victorian period house |
Fanshawe Pioneer Village |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Living |
19th century village with over 30 original and replica buildings on 46 acres (190,000 m2) |
Farmtown Park |
Stirling |
Hastings County |
Central |
Agriculture |
website, previously known as Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage, includes cheese factory, barn display, farm machinery, steam engines and tractors, and an indoor 1930s-1940s heritage village display with period stores |
Fashion History Museum |
Cambridge |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Theme Collections |
10,000 historical garments and accessories dating from the mid 18th century to the present website |
Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum |
Ancaster |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
website, local history and art exhibits |
First Hussars Museum |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Military |
website, artifacts and memorabilia of the 1st Hussars, open by appointment |
Flour Mill Museum |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Historic house |
Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, early 20th-century house and log cabin |
Forest City Gallery |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, artist-run centre for contemporary practices in visual/media arts, performance, literature and music |
Forest-Lambton Museum |
Forest |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, 1890s period rooms, local history, natural history, military and doll displays |
Fort Erie |
Fort Erie |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
Restored War of 1812 period fort |
Fort Erie Historical Museum |
Ridgeway |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, housed in the 1874 Bertie Township Hall |
Fort Erie Railroad Museum |
Ridgeway |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Railway |
website, features a steam engine, historic railway station, area railroad history and artifacts |
Fort Frances Museum |
Fort Frances |
Rainy River District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website, includes natural history, First Nations, fur traders, pioneers, forest industry, community development and growth, art exhibits |
Fort George National Historic Site |
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
Restored War of 1812 period fort with living history demonstrations |
Fort Henry National Historic Site |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Military |
19th-century British military fortress with costumed interpreters |
Fort Malden National Historic Site |
Amherstburg |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Military |
Restored fort buildings and exhibits about the War of 1812, the Rebellion of 1837 and 19th century soldiers' lives |
Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site |
St. Joseph Island |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Military |
Ruins of War of 1812 fort, exhibits about the site's military history |
Fort Wellington National Historic Site |
Prescott |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Military |
Restored 1846 period fort with living history demonstrators |
Fort William Historical Park |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Living |
Reconstructed 1815 fur trading post |
Forwarders' Museum |
Prescott |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Transportation |
information, history of the forwarding of goods in the area before the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway |
Founders' Museum & Pioneer Village |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Open air |
website, pioneer village with buildings from different periods, located in Oliver Paipoonge |
Foyer Gallery |
Kanata |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
Artist-run gallery for regional art, located in the Nepean Sportsplex |
Franco-Ontarian Folklore Centre |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Ethnic |
website, trades and traditions of pioneers, antique musical instruments and the daily life of the first French-Canadian settlers information], heritage of the Franco-Ontarian settlers |
Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery |
Markham |
York Region |
Central |
Art |
Located in the historic house of artist Frederick Varley |
Frontenac County Schools Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Education |
website, one-room rural school house in the 1900-1930 era |
Fulford Place |
Brockville |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Historic house |
Edwardian era mansion, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust |
Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Art |
Focus is contemporary art by Franco-Ontarian artists |
Gallery 101 |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, artist-run contemporary art centre |
Gallery of Early Canadian Flight |
Wiarton |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
Aviation |
website, features airplane models and photos, artist's prints, and posters of many of the historic moments in Canada's aviation history, located at Wiarton Airport |
Gallery Stratford |
Stratford |
Perth County |
Southwestern |
Art |
Exhibitions of local, national and international visual artists |
Georgian College Campus Gallery |
Barrie |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Art |
website, part of Georgian College in the Helen and Arch Brown Centre for Visual Art |
Georgina Military Museum |
Keswick |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
website |
Georgina Pioneer Village & Archives |
Keswick |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Open air |
website, includes a log house, church, schoolhouse, general store, train station, blacksmith shop, apothecary |
Gibson Gallery |
Amherstburg |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, located in an 1896 former railroad station |
Glanmore National Historic Site |
Belleville |
Hastings County |
Central |
Historic house |
website, 1890s period mansion |
Glengarry Pioneer Museum |
Dunvegan |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Open air |
Twelve 19th-century wooden buildings (including the oldest still-functioning bar in Ontario) in a rural setting, with historic tools and artifacts, farm equipment and machinery, furniture, household items, clothing and fabrics |
Glengarry Sports Hall of Fame |
Maxville |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Sports |
website, achievements of Glengarry County's athletes |
Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, contemporary art |
Gore Bay Museum |
Gore Bay |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
information, information, also art exhibits, operated by the Western Manitoulin Historical Society |
Goulbourn Museum |
Stittsville |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, including 19th and 20th century rural township life |
Governor General's Foot Guards Regimental Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Military |
History of the regiment |
Great War Flying Museum |
Brampton |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Aviation |
Features flying replicas of World War I aircraft |
Grey Roots Museum and Archives |
Georgian Bluffs |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
Open air heritage village in summer |
Griffin House (Ancaster, Ontario) |
Ancaster |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
Owned and operated by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, 19th century period home, part of the Underground Railroad |
Grimsby Museum |
Grimsby |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website |
Grimsby Public Art Gallery |
Grimsby |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website |
Guelph Civic Museum |
Guelph |
Wellington County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
Local and natural history |
Guinness World Records |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Amusement |
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Haileybury Heritage Museum |
Haileybury |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, information, includes a streetcar, fire pumper, tugboat and caboose |
Haldimand County Museum & Archives |
Cayuga |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
|
Haliburton Highlands Museum |
Haliburton |
Haliburton County |
Central |
Local history |
website, includes local history museum, log barn, pioneer house |
Haliburton Sculpture Forest |
Haliburton |
Haliburton County |
Central |
Art |
Outdoor sculpture park |
Halton County Radial Railway |
Milton |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Transport |
Includes electric streetcars, other railway vehicles, trolleybusses and buses |
Halton Region Museum |
Milton |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
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Hamilton Children's Museum |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Children's |
website |
Hamilton Military Museum |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
Canada's military history since the War of 1812; located on the ground of Dundurn Castle |
Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Technology |
website, 19th century waterworks pumping station with two 45-foot (14 m) high, 70-ton steam engines |
Hammond Museum of Radio |
Guelph |
Wellington County |
Southwestern |
Media |
website, radios designed and manufactured in Canada, early radio and wireless artifacts, receivers and transmitters |
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Museum |
Belleville |
Hastings County |
Central |
Military |
Regimental uniforms, history and memorabilia |
Heritage House Museum |
Smiths Falls |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Historic house |
information, Facebooks site, mid-19th century period Victorian home |
Heritage Schoolhouse |
Markham |
York Region |
Central |
Education |
website, 19th century schoolhouse museum |
Hermitage and Gatehouse Museum |
Ancaster |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
History |
History of the ruins of the 19th-century house |
Highlands Cinemeas and Movie Museum |
Kinmount |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Media |
website, small 5 screen movie theater and museum about movies, motion picture projectors and associated paraphernalia |
Hillary House, The Koffler Museum of Medicine |
Aurora |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Medical |
19th-century house used as an office by three generations of doctors, features medical instruments, books, papers, household furnishings, and equipment dating from the early 19th to the late 20th century; operated by the Aurora Historical Society |
Historic Cornwall Jail |
Cornwall |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Prison |
website, includes cell blocks, common areas, exercise yard and visitation area |
HMCS Haida National Historic Site |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Maritime |
Tribal class destroyer museum ship |
Hoch Farm |
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Historic house |
information, 1910-20s period farmhouse |
Hockey Heritage North |
Kirkland Lake |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Sports |
Artifacts of local ice hockey history |
Homer Watson House & Gallery |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, gallery in home of artist Homer Watson |
Homewood Museum (Maitland, Ontario) |
Maitland |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Historic house |
website, 1800 stone house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust |
Horseless Carriage Museum |
Fenelon Falls |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Automobile |
website, early automobiles and truck, engines, memorabilia |
Humphrey Museum |
Seguin |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
History |
website, 1870s log schoolhouse with displays of pioneer history, also known as Seguin Township Museum |
Huron County Marine Museum |
Goderich |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Maritime |
website, lifestyle and culture of those who made a living on Lake Huron, open seasonally, included with admission to the Huron County Museum or Huron Historic Gaol |
Huron County Museum |
Goderich |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, furniture, agriculture, salt industry, area art and military displays |
Huron Historic Gaol |
Goderich |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Prison |
County jail from 1841 until 1972, courtrooms and early 20th century period governor's house |
Huronia Museum |
Midland |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Multiple |
Includes the 16th century period Huron Oendat Village, native art and archaeological collections, contemporary art gallery, local history and maritime exhibits, period room and general store displays |
Hutchison House Museum |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Living |
website, operated by the Peterborough Historical Society, depicts 19th century life in Ontario |
Hymers Museum |
Kakabeka Falls |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
History |
information, local history and area's settlers, exhibits include mining, logging, farming, one-room schools, and the village's first church |
Ignace Heritage Centre |
Ignace |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website, adjoins the Ignace Public Library |
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum |
Ingersoll |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
History |
website, includes replica 20th-century cheese factory, a barn, local sports hall of fame, a working blacksmith shop and the Ingersoll Community Museum |
Innisville Museum |
Innisville |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Local history |
information |
International Hockey Hall of Fame |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Sports |
History of ice hockey |
Ireland House |
Burlington |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, homestead furnished for three periods: 1850s, 1890s and 1920s |
Iron Bridge Museum |
Iron Bridge |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
information |
Iroquois Falls Pioneer Museum |
Iroquois Falls |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
Jack Seabrook's Farm Museum |
Mindemoya |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Agriculture |
website, tractors, farm equipment and tools |
Jet Aircraft Museum |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Aviation |
Focus is Canadian Forces jet aircraft |
John Freeman Walls Historic Site |
Lakeshore |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Open air |
20-acre (81,000 m2) historical site that features historic buildings and was part of the Underground Railroad |
John R. Park Homestead and Conservation Area |
Harrow |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
website, 1850s house and farm buildings |
Jolley's Riding Toy Museum |
Meaford |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Toy |
information, includes over 300 antique bicycles, tricycles, children’s wagons, scooters, pedal cars, hand cars, kiddie cars, ride-on vehicles, horses and sleds |
Jordan Historical Museum of the Twenty |
Jordan |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
Depicts early lives of the Loyalists and Pennsylvania Mennonites, includes 1835 period historic house with textiles and weaving displays, and a 1908 period schoolhouse |
Joseph Brant Museum |
Burlington |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, reconstructed early 19th century home of Joseph Brant features local history exhibits |
Joseph Schneider Haus |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
Early 19th century period homestead |
Kanata Civic Art Gallery |
Kanata |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, |
Karsh-Masson Gallery |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, municipal art gallery |
Kawartha Settlers' Village |
Bobcaygeon |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Open air |
website, historic homes and buildings from 1830–1915 |
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung |
Stratton |
Rainy River District |
Northwestern |
First Nations |
Exhibits about the culture of the Ojibway people, tours of Manitou mounds |
Keith M. Boyd Museum |
Russell |
Prescott and Russell |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, operated by the Russell Historical Society |
Killarney Museum |
Killarney |
Sudbury District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
information |
King Township Museum |
King City |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
Located in a historic railroad station and church |
Kingston Archaeological Centre |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Archaeology |
website, history of the human occupation of Eastern Ontario over the past 8000 years |
Kingston Scouting Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Scouting |
website, open by appointment |
Kingsville Historical Park |
Kingsville |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Military |
website, includes the Charlie Campbell Museum of local military history and artifacts, and a restored 19th century range light |
Kintail School |
Lucknow |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
Education |
information, late 19th-century schoolhouse |
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, emphasis is contemporary art |
Komoka Railway Museum |
Komoka |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Railway |
website, housed in a 19th-century Canadian National Railway station, railroad artifacts and memorabilia |
Lake of the Woods Museum |
Kenora |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website, themes include First Nations, fur traders, pioneer life, area industries and development |
Lambton Heritage Museum |
Lambton |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Multiple |
website, local history, pressed glass, agriculture equipment, antique vehicles and engines, late 19th century pioneer home, school, blacksmith shop |
Lanark and District Museum |
Lanark |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Local history |
information |
Lang Pioneer Village Museum |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Living |
19th century pioneer village |
Latcham Gallery |
Stouffville |
York Region |
Central |
Art |
website |
Laura Secord Homestead |
Queenston |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, early 19th century period home of Laura Secord, a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 |
Laurier House National Historic Site |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Historic house |
Home of two prime ministers |
Lennox and Addington County Museum |
Napanee |
Lennox and Addington County |
Eastern |
Local history |
Operated by the Lennox and Addington Historical Society |
Library and Archives Canada |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Library |
Art and history exhibits from its collections |
Lincoln and Welland Regimental Museum |
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
History and artifacts of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment |
Lindsay Gallery |
Lindsay |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Art |
website |
Lithuanian Museum-Archives of Canada |
Mississauga |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Ethnic |
website |
Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum |
New Liskeard |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, local history and pioneer life in the area from the 1880s through the 1940s |
Little Schoolhouse and Museum |
South Baymouth |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
information, information, local history and one room school exhibits |
Lockmaster's House Museum |
Chaffey's Lock |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Transportation |
website, local history exhibits, history of the Rideau Canal, located in a historic lockmaster's house |
London Regional Children’s Museum |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Children's |
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L'Orignal Jail |
L'Orignal |
Prescott and Russell |
Eastern |
Prison |
Tours of the prison built in the 1820s and decommissioned in 1998 |
Lorne Scots Regimental Museum |
Brampton |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
Regimental memorabilia |
Lost Villages Museum |
Long Sault |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Open air |
Features buildings, photos and memorabilia of The Lost Villages; complex includes a general store, train station, log house, barber shop, school, church and home |
Louis Tussaud's Waxworks |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Wax |
website |
Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum |
Lucan |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Macaulay Heritage Park |
Picton |
Prince Edward County |
Central |
Historic house |
website, includes 1850s period home, historic church with local history museum |
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre |
Guelph |
Wellington County |
Southwestern |
Art |
Exhibits of contemporary and historical art, craft and design |
Mackenzie Printery & Newspaper Museum |
Queenston |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Media |
website, also website, reconstructed home of rebel publisher William Lyon Mackenzie, displays of 500 years of printing technology |
MacLachlan Woodworking Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Technology |
website, 19th century life and technology, especially woodworking |
MacLaren Art Centre |
Barrie |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Art |
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Madonna House Apostolate |
Combermere |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
History |
Catholic Christian community, includes the Pioneer Museum with historic tools, household items and agriculture equipment |
Mahoney Dolls House Gallery |
Fort Erie |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Toy |
website, features over 140 doll houses from 1780–1995 |
Maidstone Bicentennial Museum |
Lakeshore |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Maison Macdonell-Williamson House |
Chute-à-Blondeau |
Prescott and Russell |
Eastern |
Historic house |
website, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated by the Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House, early 19th-century house |
Marathon District Museum |
Marathon |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
information |
Marie Dressler House |
Cobourg |
Northumberland |
Central |
Biographical |
website, home of actress Marie Dressler, small museum |
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Maritime |
Exhibits include shipbuilding, boat building, shipping, life of a sailor, marine art, natural history and ecology of the Great Lakes, and the museum ship CCGS Alexander Henry |
Mariners Park Museum |
Milford |
Prince Edward County |
Central |
Open air |
information |
Markham Museum |
Markham |
York Region |
Central |
Open air |
Buildings include houses, barns, sheds, train station, schoolhouse, general store, church, blacksmith, harness shop, saw mill, cider mill |
Marten River Provincial Park |
Marten River |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Forestry |
Features replica 19th-century logging camp |
Maryboro Lodge |
Fenelon Falls |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Local history |
website, also known as the Fenelon Museum |
Massey Area Museum |
Massey |
Sudbury District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, includes early 20th century general store display, First Nations artifacts, period rooms, lumbering, farming, mining and mineral displays |
Mather-Walls House |
Kenora |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Historic house |
website, information, turn-of-the-20th-century period house, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated in the summer by the Lake of the Woods Historical Society |
Mattawa Museum |
Mattawa |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, operated by the Mattawa and District Historical Society, information |
McCrae House |
Guelph |
Wellington County |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
Late 19th century period home of poet John McCrae |
McDougall Cottage |
Waterloo |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, mid-19th-century Scottish labourer's home |
McDougall Mill Museum |
Renfrew |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, located in a former stone grist mill |
McFarland House (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario) |
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, early 19th century period house |
McIntosh Gallery |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, part of the University of Western Ontario |
McMaster Museum of Art |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Part of McMaster University, changing exhibits of historical, modern and contemporary art in five galleries |
McMichael Canadian Art Collection |
Kleinburg |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Features paintings by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and First Nations and Inuit artists |
Meaford Museum |
Meaford |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Memory Junction Railway Museum |
Brighton |
Northumberland |
Central |
Railway |
Located in a former railway station, includes a locomotive, railroad cars, equipment, memorabilia |
Middleville and District Museum |
Middleville |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Local history |
information |
Military Communications and Electronics Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Military |
History of military communications |
Miller Museum of Geology |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Natural history |
website, part of Queen's University, rocks, minerals, fossils, area geology |
Milner House |
Chatham-Kent |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
website, turn-of-the-20th-century lifestyle of a successful industrialist and his family |
Minden Hills Cultural Centre |
Minden Hills |
Haliburton County |
Central |
Multiple |
website, includes the Agnes Jamieson Gallery with a collection of works by André Lapine; the Minden Hills Museum with historic buildings including a schoolhouse, church, pioneer log home, blacksmith shop, logging camp, agriculture and local history exhibits; and R.D. Lawrence Place with exhibits about the nature activities and writings of RD Lawrence |
Mission House Museum & Gallery |
Combermere |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Multiple |
website, local history and art |
Mississagi Lighthouse |
Little Current |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Maritime |
website |
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum |
Almonte |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Textile |
website, history of the area's textile industry, modern fiber arts exhibits, textile processes and equipment |
Modern Fuel |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Art |
website, artist-run contemporary art centre |
Moore Museum |
Mooretown |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Open air |
website, includes local history exhibits, church, school, fire hall, log cabin, railroad station, Victoria cottage, agriculture hall, blacksmith shop |
Morningstar Mill |
St. Catharines |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Open air |
website, includes historic working grist mill,turbine shed, blacksmith shop, millers house, icehouse, sawmill and barn |
Movieland Wax Museum of the Stars (Ontario) |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Wax |
website |
MS Norgoma |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Maritime |
Canadian package freighter and passenger ferry museum ship |
Murney Tower |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Military |
mid-19th century martello tower with period exhibits |
Murray L. Moore Hydro Museum |
Pembroke |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Science |
website, also known as the Pembroke Hydro Museum, operated by Ottawa River Power |
Muséoparc Vanier Museopark |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, local history of Vanier and the Francophone heritage of Ottawa |
Museum in the Square |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, operated by the Brant Historical Society, collection of decorative and fine arts |
Museum London |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Multiple |
Art, local history |
Museum of Classical Antiquities |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Archaeology |
website, teaching collection of the University of Ottawa, pottery and artifacts of daily life from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations dating from the 7th century BC to the 7th century AD |
Museum of Health Care |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Medical |
Nursing and history of health care |
Museum of Northern History |
Kirkland Lake |
Timiskaming District |
Northeastern |
Multiple |
Located in the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, historic house with exhibits about Harry Oakes and area mining, local history, area wildlife, local art exhibits |
Museum of Ontario Archaeology |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Archaeology |
Part of the University of Western Ontario, Ontario's prehistoric past, adjacent reconstructed Neutral Nation village |
Museum of Vision Science |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Medical |
Part of the University of Waterloo, history of vision science, housed in the School of Optometry |
Museum on the Boyne |
Alliston |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Local history |
website, includes 1851 log cabin and an 1858 English barn with agriculture equipment |
Museum Strathroy-Caradoc |
Strathroy-Caradoc |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, located in 34 Frank which is also home to Strathroy Public Library and The Art Space gallery |
Museum of Temporary Art |
Victoria Road |
City of Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Art |
website, housed in an restored Victorian general store, the MTA is a museum of the imagination including collage, painting, evolving installations and found art assemblages |
Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre |
Gravenhurst |
Muskoka |
Central |
Maritime |
website, includes history of area steamships, wooden boats and luxury hotels, antique and wooden boat models, toys and Muskoka memorabilia |
Muskoka Heritage Place |
Huntsville |
Muskoka |
Central |
Multiple |
website, includes the Muskoka Museum, Muskoka Pioneer Village and the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Society's Portage Flyer Train |
Muskoka Lakes Museum |
Port Carling |
Muskoka |
Central |
Local history |
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Myrtleville House Museum |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Brant Historical Society, restored 1837 homestead with furnishings from 140 years of family life |
Nancy Island Historic Site |
Wasaga Beach |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Military |
website, information, includes artifacts from the 18th century schooner HMS Nancy, exhibits on the War of 1812 and a lighthouse |
Naismith Museum |
Almonte |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Biographical |
Life of basketball inventor James Naismith |
National Air Force Museum of Canada |
Trenton |
Hastings County |
Central |
Aviation |
Formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and artifacts |
National Gallery of Canada |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
Collections include Canadian, European, Asian art from the Indian subcontinent, Tibet and China, contemporary art, photography, sculpture, indigenous art from around the world |
Nepean Fine Arts League Gallery |
Nepean |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website |
Nepean Museum |
Nepean |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Local history |
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Net Shed Museum |
Meldrum Bay |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Maritime |
information, information, seafaring and fishing history of the region |
Niagara Apothecary |
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Medical |
website, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists, restored 1869 pharmacy |
Niagara Artists Centre |
St. Catharines |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, artist-run contemporary art centre |
Niagara Children's Museum |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Children's |
website |
Niagara Falls Art Gallery |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website |
Niagara Falls History Museum |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, formerly the Lundy's Lane Historical Museum, features exhibits on the War of 1812 |
Niagara Historical Museum |
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website |
Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre |
Niagara-on-the-Lake |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, features regional art |
Niagara Scouting Museum |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Scouting |
website, open by appointment |
Nipissing Township Museum |
Nipissing |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, website, includes pioneer artifacts, reconstructed homes, log church |
No. 6 RCAF Dunnville Museum |
Dunnville |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Aviation |
website, history of the No.6 Service Flying Training School in WW II |
Norfolk Arts Centre |
Simcoe |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, another website, also known as Lynnwood Arts Centre, located in the 1851 Lynnwood House |
North American Black Historical Museum |
Amherstburg |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
African American |
Focus is the Underground Railroad, black history in Canada, includes 19th-century church and log cabin |
North Hastings Heritage Museum |
Bancroft |
Hastings County |
Central |
Local history |
information |
North Huron Museum |
Wingham |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
North Lanark Regional Museum |
Appleton |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Local history |
information, includes replicas of a country store and a pioneer log cabin |
Northern Ontario Railroad Museum |
Capreol |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Railway |
Railroad cars, equipment, artifacts and memorabilia |
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Sports |
Area's sports heritage |
Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum |
Williamstown |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
History |
website, story of Sir John Johnson and Loyalist followers who settled in town during the American Revolution in 1784, and the North West Company |
Norwich and District Museum |
Norwich |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
Open air |
website, includes 1889 Quaker Meeting House, a blacksmith shop, an 1830s saltbox farmhouse, a turn-of-the-20th-century Quaker schoolhouse, and two barns with agricultural and dairy farming displays and equipment |
O'Hara Mill Homestead |
Madoc |
Hastings County |
Central |
Open air |
website, includes 19th century saw mill, 1850 period house, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, storage sheds, schoolhouse and log house |
Oak Hall |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
View the mansion's restored Great Hall reception area, the dining room and the living room, and a collection of Niagara Falls art |
Oakville Galleries |
Oakville |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website |
Oakville Museum |
Oakville |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, historic estate and grounds with local history exhibits |
Odette Sculpture Park |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
Outdoor sculpture park |
Oil Museum of Canada |
Oil Springs |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Industry |
website, petroleum industry artifacts, site of the first commercial oil well in North America |
Old Brittania Schoolhouse |
Mississauga |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Education |
website, 19th century one room schoolhouse |
Olde Gaol Museum |
Lindsay |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
History |
website, information, local and Canadian history set in a jail building dating back to the 1860s, operated by the Victoria County Historical Society |
Old Mill Heritage Centre and Post Office Museum |
Kagawong |
Manitoulin District |
Northeastern |
Multiple |
information, information, includes the Kagawong Museum with exhibits on local history, agriculture, military, early sawmills, commercial shipping and fishing, a historic post office museum display, and an art gallery |
Old Stone Mill |
Delta |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Mill |
website, 1810 stone grist mill and adjacent Museum of Industrial Technology with exhibits of early industries of the region including early agricultural equipment |
Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin |
Golden Lake |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
First Nations |
website, also known as The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre, heritage of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation |
Ontario Provincial Police Museum |
Orillia |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Law enforcement |
website, history of the Ontario Provincial Police |
Ontario Regiment Museum |
Oshawa |
Durham Region |
Central |
Military |
History of The Ontario Regiment (RCAC), includes uniforms, over 80 military vehicles, medals, arms, photographs |
Orillia Museum of Art & History |
Orillia |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Multiple |
website, art and local history |
Orval Berry Museum |
Frankford |
Hastings County |
Central |
Local history |
information |
Oshawa Community Museum |
Oshawa |
Durham Region |
Central |
Historic house |
Includes late 19th century Victorian Henry House, local history exhibits |
Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum |
Oshawa |
Durham Region |
Central |
Military |
Features large collection of military vehicles |
Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum |
Osgood Township |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Local history |
website |
Ottawa Art Gallery |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, contemporary and 20th-century art |
Ottawa School of Art Galleries |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
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Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Sports |
website, located in the Canadian Tire Centre |
Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum |
Owen Sound |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Transport |
website, housed in a former Canadian National Railway Station on the Owen Sound waterfront, focus is the area's maritime, rail and industrial past |
Paddy Walker House |
Kincardine |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
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Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum |
Palmerston |
Wellington County |
Southwestern |
Railroad |
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Park House Museum |
Amherstburg |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
1850s period house and local history exhibits |
Parks Canada Discovery Center, Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
website, history and natural history exhibits on Canada's national parks and historic sites |
Parkwood Estate |
Oshawa |
Durham Region |
Central |
Historic house |
Early 20th-century mansion and estate gardens |
Paris Museum and Historical Society |
Paris |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website |
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives |
Brampton |
Peel Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
Local history museum, art gallery |
Pelee Island Heritage Centre |
Pelee Island |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Multiple |
website, local history and natural history |
Penetanguishene Centennial Museum |
Penetanguishene |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Local history |
website |
Personal Computer Museum |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
Technology |
Personal computers and artifacts, open on select days |
Perth Legion Hall of Remembrance |
Perth |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Military |
information |
Perth Museum |
Perth |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Local history |
Includes four 19th century period rooms of the Roderick Matheson House |
Petawawa Research Forest Visitor Centre |
Petawawa |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Forestry |
website, forestry and natural history exhibits, demonstration forest |
Petawawa Heritage Village |
Petawawa |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Living |
website, mid-19th century rural Ontario village |
Peterborough Lift Lock |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Transportation |
Construction and workings of the Trent Canal |
Peterborough Museum & Archives |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Art |
Focus is Canadian art |
Petroglyphs Provincial Park |
Woodview |
Peterborough County |
Central |
First Nations |
History and spiritual significance of the park's petroglyphs |
Petrolia Discovery |
Petrolia |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Industry |
website, early days of the boom of the petroleum industry |
Pickering Museum Village |
Pickering |
Durham Region |
Central |
Open air |
website, 19th century village |
Pinhey's Point Historic Site |
Dunrobin |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Historic house |
19th century estate home and park |
Polar Bear Habitat and Heritage Village |
Cochrane |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Open air |
website, includes the Hunta Museum with period business displays and antiques, the Cochrane Classic Riders Snowmobile Museum, a blacksmith shop, doctor's office, farm house, general store, service station, schoolhouse, farm implement dealer and more |
Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic Lighthouse |
Port Burwell |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Maritime |
Lighthouse, area maritime and shipbuilding history |
Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum |
Port Colborne |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Open air |
website, includes historic houses, blacksmith shop, a lighthouse with maritime exhibits, historic vehicles, two mid-19th century log houses |
Port Dover Harbour Museum |
Port Dover |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Maritime |
website, local fishing industry, shipping, sailing, shipwrecks and maritime heritage |
Presqu'ile Provincial Park |
Brighton |
Northumberland |
Central |
Maritime |
Includes the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and a nature center |
Prince Township Museum |
Prince |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
Princess of Wales' Own Regiment Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Military |
website, history and artifacts of The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, located in the armoury |
Princeton District Museum |
Princeton |
Oxford County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, local history and art exhibits |
Proctor House Museum |
Brighton |
Northumberland |
Central |
Historic house |
website |
Pump House Steam Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Technology |
website, former water pumping station, exhibits on engines, railroads, steam launch boat, science |
R. Tait McKenzie Memorial Museum |
Mississippi Mills |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Art |
Located in the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, life and works by sculptor R. Tait McKenzie |
Railcar Museum (Moosonee, Ontario) |
Moosonee |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
History |
information |
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre |
Haliburton |
Haliburton County |
Central |
Art |
website |
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario |
Smiths Falls |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Railway |
Historic railway station with railroad locomotives, cars, artifacts and memorabilia |
Rainy River District Women's Institute Museum |
Emo |
Rainy River District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
information, information, local history and pioneer life |
Rainy River Railroad Heritage Museum |
Rainy River |
Rainy River District |
Northwestern |
Railway |
information, exhibits displayed inside a restored railway passenger car, also features a caboose, restored steam engine and local history exhibits |
Raisin River Heritage Centre |
St. Andrews |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, information, operated by the Cornwall Township Historical Society |
Rayside-Balfour Museum |
Chelmsford |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Local history |
Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, local history, agriculture, culture |
Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre |
Red Lake |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website, themes include Aboriginal history, gold mining, fur trade, immigration, art exhibits |
Reuben R. Sallows Gallery |
Goderich |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, changing exhibits of early 20th century photographs |
Richmond Hill Heritage Centre |
Richmond Hill |
York Region |
Central |
Local history |
Exhibits in an 1840s period cottage |
Rideau Canal Visitor Centre |
Smiths Falls |
Lanark County |
Eastern |
Transportation |
website, canal history and heritage |
Rideau District Museum |
Westport |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Local history |
website |
Rideau Hall |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Historic house |
Tours of the official residence of the Governor General of Canada |
Ridge House Museum |
Ridgetown |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Historic house |
website, 1875 period historic house |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Amusement |
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RiverBrink Art Museum |
Queenston |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
Historic house with 18th- and 19th-century Canadian paintings, sculpture and decorative art |
Riverview Miniature Village |
Peterborough |
Peterborough County |
Central |
Commodity |
website, display of miniature buildings of Peterborough and the Kawartha area |
Robert Langen Art Gallery |
Waterloo |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, operated by the Wilfrid Laurier University, focus is contemporary Canadian art |
Robert McLaughlin Gallery |
Oshawa |
Durham Region |
Central |
Art |
Focus is modern and contemporary Canadian art |
Rock Legends Wax Museum |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Wax |
website |
Rodman Hall Art Centre |
St. Catharines |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, part of Brock University |
Ron Morel Memorial Museum |
Kapuskasing |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Railroad |
information, information, includes a steam locomotive, two passenger cars and a caboose, railroad artifacts and model railroad display, also local history exhibits |
Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre |
Akwesasne |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
First Nations |
website, formerly known as North American Traveling College, culture and history of the Mohawk Nation |
Rose House Museum |
Waupoos |
Prince Edward County |
Central |
Historic house |
information, early 19th-century house with furnishings from 5 generations |
Ross Museum |
Whitewater Region |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
History |
website, includes period room and business displays, household items, farming tools, logging equipment |
Rotunda Gallery |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, municipal art gallery located in Kitchener City Hall |
Royal Botanical Gardens |
Burlington |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Natural history |
Features exhibits about plants, nature and science |
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 Museum |
Pembroke |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Military |
website, information, open by request and for special events, local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion |
Royal Canadian Regiment Museum |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Military |
Regimental history and artifacts |
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage Museum |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Military |
Regimental history, open by appointment |
Royal Military College of Canada Museum |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Military |
Located in Fort Frederick, history of the college and the naval history of the site |
Rydal Bank Community Hall and Church |
Plummer Additional |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
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Ruthven Park National Historic Site |
Cayuga |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, 19th-century mansion estate |
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons |
Midland |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Living |
Recreated 17th-century French Jesuit mission headquarters and Wendat Huron inhabitants |
Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre |
Bowmanville |
Durham Region |
Central |
Local history |
website, operated by the Clarington Museums, features exhibits about Dominion Organ and Piano Company, a large doll and toy collection, and changing history exhibits |
Sault Ste. Marie Museum |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site |
Sault Ste. Marie |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Transport |
Visitor center, guided tours of the canal locks |
School House Museum |
Deep River |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, history of Laurentian Hills |
School On Wheels Railcar Museum |
Clinton |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Education |
website, historic school car that traveled the region to bring education to children |
Science North |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Science |
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Scugog Shores Heritage Center and Archives |
Port Perry |
Durham Region |
Central |
Multiple |
website, local First Nations history and local history, changing exhibits of local history, art, culture |
Scugog Shores Museum |
Port Perry |
Durham Region |
Central |
Open air |
website, mid-to-late 19th century village, Ojibway Heritage Interpretive Lands about the natural and cultural history of the Scugog Watershed prior to European settlement, |
Secrets of Radar Museum |
London |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
Military |
Story of the more than 6,000 Canadian World War II veterans who were recruited into a top-secret project during World War II involving radar |
Serbian Centre of Windsor |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Ethnic |
website, display of Serbian culture and history |
Sharon Temple National Historic Site |
Sharon |
York Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Open air |
Story of the Children of Peace and the early settlers of East Gwillimbury; features the Sharon Temple (1825-1832), the Doan House (1819), David Willson's Study (1829), an 1850s Log House and other buildings on 4.5 acres of park land; operated by the Sharon Temple Museum Society |
Sheffield Park Black History & Cultural Museum |
Clarksburg |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
History |
website, early Black pioneer families |
Shenkman Arts Centre |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Art |
website, includes the Trinity Art Gallery with works of local and regional artists, the Dust Evans Gallery of the Gloucester Pottery School, and the Ottawa School of Art Orléans Campus Gallery |
Sibbald Point Provincial Park |
Sutton |
York Region |
Central |
Local history |
Features the Sibbald Memorial Museum, a historic house and local history museum |
Simcoe County Museum |
Minesing |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Local history |
website, local history and culture, church, schoolhouse, railway station, farm equipment |
Sioux Lookout Museum |
Sioux Lookout |
Kenora District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
website, located on the second floor of the Sioux Lookout Heritage Railway Station |
Sir John Johnson Manor House |
Williamstown |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Historic house |
information, late 18th century home of Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet |
Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum |
Mount Brydges |
Middlesex County |
Southwestern |
First Nations |
website, recreated longhouse village of 1,000 years ago and museum with archaeological artifacts |
Sky Harbour Gallery |
Goderich |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Aviation |
website, located at Goderich Airport, airport history in WW II, county aviaion history |
Sombra Museum Cultural Centre |
Sombra |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, includes Victorian period home and log cabin |
South Grey Museum |
Flesherton |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
South of 60 Arts' Centre |
Barry's Bay |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Art |
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Southwestern Ontario Heritage Village |
Essex |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Open air |
website, 19th-century and early 20th-century buildings including log cabins, a general store, barber/cobbler shop, church, school, and a transportation museum with antique and classic cars, wagons, trucks, motorcycles, and other memorabilia |
Sovereign House |
Bronte |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, operated by the Bronte Historical Society, 19th century period house |
Spencerville Mill |
Spencerville |
Leeds and Grenville |
Eastern |
Mill |
website, stone grist mill |
Spruce Lane Farmhouse |
Oakville |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
turn-of-the-20th-century farmhouse with costumed interpreters, located in Bronte Creek Provincial Park, which also includes a nature centre and children's farm |
St. Catharines Museum |
St. Catharines |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
website, city's history, history and impact of the Welland Canal, Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum, the Underground Railroad and African Canadian heritage |
St. Edwards Township Museum |
Tobermory |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
History |
website, local and maritime history, also late 19th century log house open by request |
St. Jacobs Mill |
St. Jacobs |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
website, includes the Maple Syrup Museum, St. Jacobs Quilt Gallery, electricity exhibit, Home Hardware exhibit, model train exhibit |
St. Joseph Island Museum |
St. Joseph Island |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Open air |
website, complex includes a log cabin, church, school, barn, store |
St. Joseph Museum |
Zurich |
Huron |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, operated by the St. Joseph Historical Society |
St. Marys Museum |
St. Marys |
Perth County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre |
St. Thomas |
Elgin County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website |
Stanhope Heritage Discovery Museum |
Stanhope |
Haliburton County |
Central |
Local history |
website, includes log chute |
Stephen Leacock Museum |
Orillia |
Simcoe County |
Central |
Historic house |
website, summer home of author and humorist Stephen Leacock, includes exhibits on his life and writings, and a gallery of Canadian writers and art |
Stonechurch Museum of Art |
Quinte West |
Hastings County |
Central |
Art |
website, works by Dennis Noble |
Stones 'n Bones Museum |
Sarnia |
Lambton County |
Southwestern |
Natural history |
website, fossils, minerals, gemstones, artifacts, shells, butterflies, insects, antlers, horns, dinosaurs |
Stratford Perth Museum |
Stratford |
Perth County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Sturgeon River House Museum |
Sturgeon Falls |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
Includes fur trading, pioneers, blacksmith shop and ice house |
Swords and Ploughshares Museum |
Kars |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Military |
Focus is the Citizen Soldier (the Militiaman and Reservist) at peace and at war, features many military trucks and vehicles |
Sudbury Region Police Museum |
Sudbury |
Greater Sudbury |
Northeastern |
Law enforcement |
information |
Teeterville Pioneer Museum |
Teeterville |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
History |
website, complex includes a log house, smoke house, wayside church, drive barn and early Windham and area artifacts |
Thames Art Gallery |
Chatham-Kent |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Art |
website |
Thames Valley Museum School |
Norwich |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
Education |
website, early 20th century rural schoolhouse |
Thamesville Old Town Hall Museum |
Thamesville |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Thelma Miles Historical Museum |
Matheson |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website |
THEMUSEUM |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
Formerly the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum, interactive exhibits for children, changing exhibits of culture, art, history, science |
Thomas House (Oakville, Ontario) |
Oakville |
Halton Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
website, 1830-1840s period pioneer home, operated by the Oakville Historical Society |
Thorold & Beaverdams Historical Society Museum |
Thorold |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website |
Thunder Bay Art Gallery |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Art |
Contemporary First Nations art |
Thunder Bay Historical Museum |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Local history |
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Thunder Bay Military Museum |
Thunder Bay |
Thunder Bay District |
Northwestern |
Military |
website, area's military history, includes regimental memorabilia of The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment |
Timber Village Museum |
Blind River |
Algoma District |
Northeastern |
Forestry |
website, lumbering and logging tools, artifacts and equipment |
Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre |
Timmins |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Multiple |
website, local history and art, recreated 1930's miner's home |
Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour |
Timmins |
Cochrane District |
Northeastern |
Mining |
website, tour and artifacts |
Tom Thomson Art Gallery |
Owen Sound |
Grey County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, features a large collection of memorabilia and works from Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven |
Treasure Chest Museum |
Paisley |
Bruce County |
Southwestern |
History |
website, antiques and collectibles, tools, household items, lamps, machinery, glassware, crockery, furniture |
Tree Museum |
Gravenhurst |
Muskoka |
Central |
Art |
website, outdoor sculpture gallery |
Tweed and Area Heritage Centre |
Tweed |
Hastings County |
Central |
Local history |
website |
Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site |
Dresden |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Open air |
Complex includes home of Josiah Henson, former U.S. slave whose life story was the inspiration for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Union Gallery |
Kingston |
Frontenac County |
Eastern |
Art |
website, part of Queen's University, contemporary art |
United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre |
Adolphustown |
Lennox and Addington County |
Eastern |
History |
website, history of the United Empire Loyalists settlers in the late 18th century |
University of Waterloo Art Galleries |
Waterloo |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Art |
website, part of the University of Waterloo |
Upper Canada Village |
Morrisburg |
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Eastern |
Living |
1860s period village with over 40 buildings |
Uxbridge Historical Centre |
Uxbridge |
Durham Region |
Central |
Local history |
website |
Vankleek Hill Museum |
Vankleek Hill |
Prescott and Russell |
Eastern |
Local history |
website, operated by the Vankleek Hill & District Historical Society |
Visual Arts Centre of Clarington |
Bowmanville |
Durham Region |
Central |
Art |
website |
Waba Cottage Museum and Gardens |
White Lake |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Historic house |
website, also historic log church and log schoolhouse |
Wallaceburg and District Museum |
Wallaceburg |
Chatham-Kent |
Southwestern |
Local history |
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Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum |
Waterford |
Norfolk County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website, social history of Waterford and Old Townsend as well as Norfolk County agriculture |
Waterloo County Gaol and Governor's House |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic site |
website, former jail and governor's house with historic and archaeological exhibits in the lobby |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
Regional history and culture including First Nation's peoples, European settlement, manufacturing heyday, high tech sector, entrance to Doon Heritage Village |
Watson's Mill |
Manotick |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
Mill |
19th century flour grist mill |
Welland Historical Museum |
Welland |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, located in a former Carnie library |
Wellands Canal Centre |
St. Catharines |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Transportation |
website, construction, engineering, operations and impact of the Welland Canal |
Wellington County Museum and Archives |
Fergus |
Wellington County |
Southwestern |
Multiple |
website, local history, decorative arts and art |
Wellington Heritage Museum |
Wellington |
Prince Edward County |
Central |
Local history |
information |
West Parry Sound District Museum |
Parry Sound |
Parry Sound District |
Northeastern |
Local history |
website, also known as Museum on Tower Hill, local history, themes include trapping, First Nations, shipping, logging, agriculture and cottaging, features a fire tower to climb |
Westfield Heritage Village |
Rockton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Open air |
Over 30 historic buildings on a 3.4 square kilometres (840 acres) site |
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum |
Vandorf |
York Region |
Central |
History |
website, complex includes an 1880s period farmhouse, 19th century schoolhouse, log cabin, and local history museum |
White Water Gallery |
North Bay |
Nipissing District |
Northeastern |
Art |
website, contemporary visual art |
Whitehern Historic House and Garden |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
mid-19th century urban estate with elements from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods |
Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost & Historic House |
Wilberforce |
Haliburton County |
Central |
Medical |
website, site of the first Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Ontario |
Willoughby Historical Museum |
Niagara Falls |
Niagara Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Local history |
website, history of the community of Willoughby |
Wilno Heritage Park |
Wilno |
Renfrew County |
Eastern |
Ethnic |
website, include the Polish Kashub Heritage Museum & Skansen, Kashubian and Polish heritage |
Wilson MacDonald Memorial School Museum |
Selkirk |
Haldimand County |
Golden Horseshoe |
Education |
information, 1925 period one room schoolhouse, exhibits about poet Wilson MacDonald |
Windsor's Community Museum |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Local history |
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Windsor Wood Carving Museum |
Windsor |
Essex County |
Southwestern |
Art |
website, carved wood art |
Woodchester Villa |
Bracebridge |
Muskoka |
Central |
Historic house |
Late 19th century octagon house with local history exhibits |
Woodland Cultural Centre |
Brantford |
County of Brant |
Golden Horseshoe |
First Nations |
website, history, culture and art of the Anishinaabe and Onkwehon:we |
Woodside National Historic Site |
Kitchener |
Waterloo Region |
Golden Horseshoe |
Historic house |
1890s Victorian childhood home of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Woodstock Art Gallery |
Woodstock |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
History |
website, changing exhibits and permanent display of works by Florence Carlyle |
Woodstock Museum |
Woodstock |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
Local history |
website |
Woodstock Peace Lighthouse |
Woodstock |
Oxford |
Southwestern |
Religious |
website, Christian icon art, operated by the Studite Fathers |
Workers Arts & Heritage Centre |
Hamilton |
Hamilton |
Golden Horseshoe |
Multiple |
website, art, culture and heritage of working people in Canada |
Workers' History Museum |
Ottawa |
Ottawa |
Eastern |
History |
website, workers’ history and heritage, changes surrounding working culture, working people, and the workplace in all sectors of the economy in the National Capital Region and Ottawa Valley |
Youngtown Rock N Roll Museum |
Omemee |
Kawartha Lakes |
Central |
Music |
website, celebration of music from the '50s, '60s and '70s, with large collection of Neil Young and Beatles memorabilia |