List of attractions in Hamilton, Ontario

Copps Coliseum

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.

HMCS Haida, Pier 9, Hamilton, Ontario

Elephants at African Lion Safari.

Hamilton, Ontario has a large variety of historical sites and cultural and educational institutions.

Historical sites and museums

• Battlefield House Museum, Stoney Creek
• Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, home of one of the last two remaining operational Lancaster bombers, also in operation Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Bristol Bolingbroke.
• Dundurn Castle, including the Hamilton Military Museum and Dundurn Park, west end. Home of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, former Prime Minister of Upper Canada.
• Erland Lee Museum, birthplace of Women's Institutes, Upper Stoney Creek.
• Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum
• Giant's Rib Discovery Centre (learn about the Niagara Escarpment a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve)
• Green Venture EcoHouse, east end^[1]
• Hamilton Children's Museum, east end.^[2]
• Hamilton Downtown Arts Centre^[3]
• Hamilton Farmer's Market, founded in 1837.
• Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, east end^[4]
• HMCS Haida National Historic Site, historic naval ship; Canada's most famous warship and the last remaining Tribal Class in the world.
• Ottawa Street North, Textile district (Hamilton's #1 tourist destination).
• Nash-Jackson House, at Stoney Creek Battlefield Park^[5]
• Parks Canada Discovery Centre^[6]
• Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage Museum, downtown
• Whitehern Historic House & Garden, downtown
• Workers Arts & Heritage Centre, in the former Custom House, a National Historic Site, north end^[7]

Cultural institutions

Art

Dundurn Castle at Dundurn Park. (Summer)

Whitehern Museum

• Arctic Gallery
• Art Gallery of Hamilton, downtown. Second largest permanent collection in Ontario, and third largest in Canada.
• Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts^[8]
• James Street North Art District
• McMaster Museum of Art, west end^[9]
• Transit Gallery

Music

• [1] Bach Elgar Choir
• [2] Boris Brott Summer Festival Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster, Burlington
• [3] ChamberWORKS! music ensemble (Hamilton)
• [4] The Corktown Pub
• [5] Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
• [6] Hess Village, a popular summer patio hangout. Many bars, clubs and restaurants feature live music and attractions all year round. Hess Street, downtown.
• [7] National Academy Orchestra of Canada (Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster, Burlington)
• [8] Opera Ontario
• [9] Symphony Hamilton (Hamilton, Burlington)
• [10] The Underground, Steel City Music Venue.

Theatre

Theatre Aquarius

• [11] Hamilton Theatre Inc., musical theatre
• [12] Players' Guild of Hamilton, Inc. (plays) Queen Street South
• [13] Ron V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts at Hamilton Place, downtown
• [14] Theatre Aquarius, Dofasco Centre for the Performing Arts, downtown
• [15] Westside Concert Theatre, former CHCH TV 11 studios.

Other popular attractions

Festivals

• [16] Festival of Friends, founded in 1975, is the largest annual free music event in Canada.
• [17] Food & Drink Fest...Hamilton's Festival with Taste! Is Hamilton's largest culinary event with over 150 exhibitors displaying a variety of local and international wines, specialty beers, and culinary samples created by Hamilton, Halton and Niagara restaurants, breweries, and wineries. Food and Drink Fest will be moving from it's home of four years at the Hamilton Convention Centre to Hamilton's Copps Coliseum in April 2010. To support the local arts movement in Hamilton, Food & Drink Fest[18] which is produced by [19]Beau Monde Productions donates a dollar from each attendee to [20]Children’s Programming at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
• [21] It's Your Festival
• [22] Mustard Festival, in the heart of International Village, Ferguson Avenue
• [23] Winona Peach Festival

Sports

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame

• Around the Bay Road Race, is the longest continuously held long distance foot race in North America. (since 1894)
• Canadian Football Hall of Fame, downtown.
• CANUSA Games; Hamilton is twinned with Flint, Michigan, and its amateur athletes compete in these Games, since 1958.
• Cayuga Speedway Park; a 5/8-mile oval auto racing track, Cayuga, Ontario.
• Flamboro Downs and Flamboro Slots, horse racing as well as car racing.
• Kinsman Parade of Lights
• Spectator Indoor Games

Parks, trails & waterfront

Webster's Falls

Pier 4 Park

Hamilton Harbour Cruises via Hamilton Harbour Queen

• [24] African Lion Safari, Flamborough
• [25] Ancaster Fairgrounds
• Bayfront Park, (Pier 4 Park/ Harbour West/ Cootes Paradise/ Waterfront trail)
• [26] Beach Strip and Lighthouse Pier (Beach trail)
• [27] Bruce Trail, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Dundas, Flamborough.
• [28] Confederation Park, featuring largest outdoor wave pool; Wild Waterworks, waterslides, lazy river, batting cages, mini put, picnic area.
• [29] Christie Conservation Area
• Dragon Boat Festival Championships
• [30] Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Dundas
• Emerald Lake (quarry, beach, popular with bikers)
• [31] Four Seasons Nudist Resort
• Gage Park (large historical park in the middle of the city)
• Gore Park (urban park)
• Hamilton Industrial Heritage Trail - 19th century
• Hamilton Industrial Heritage Trail - 20th century
• [32] Hamilton Waterfront, Hamilton Harbour
• [33] Hamilton Harbour Cruises, Hamilton Harbour Queen
• [34] Hamilton Port Days
• [35] Hamilton to Brantford Rail Trail, Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster
• Pier 4 Park
• [36] Ponderosa Naturist (nudist) Park
• Redhill Valley Trail
• [37] Royal Botanical Gardens, west end
• Valen's Conservation Area
• [38] Sam Lawrence Park/Viewpoint
• Tall Ship Regatta
• Trans Canada Trail
• Westdale Aviary
• [39] Westfield Heritage Centre, Flamborough

Tours

• [40] Haunted Hamilton ghost walks and events tour different historical locations around Hamilton, Ancaster and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

References

1. ^ Green Venture EcoHouse
2. ^ Hamilton Children's Museum
3. ^ Hamilton Downtown Arts Centre
4. ^ Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology
5. ^ Nash-Jackson House
6. ^ Parks Canada Discovery Centre
7. ^ Workers Arts & Heritage
8. ^ Imperial Cotton Centre for the Arts
9. ^ McMaster Museum of Art