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Arrowhead Provincial Park, Huntsville, Ontario

Arrowhead Provincial Park is located north of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Ontario Parks system. A portion of the shoreline of Glacial Lake Algonquin is visible in the park.

Presqu'ile Provincial Park, Brighton, Ontario

Presqu'ile Provincial Park is the perfect place to stretch your legs and enjoy tranquil & scenic lakeside picnic and camping areas, 3 km of warm sandy beach, 16 km of trails, 394 campsites, and spectacular bird watching.

Sandbanks Provincial Park, Prince Edward County (near Picton), Ontario

Sandbanks Provincial Park is a provincial park located on Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County near Picton, Ontario, Canada. It is noted for its picturesque sand dunes and beaches. It also has the world's largest fresh water sand bar and dune system.

Sibbald Point Provincial Park, Sutton West, Ontario

The Sibbald Point Provincial Park is located in Sutton, Ontario, on the southern shore of Lake Simcoe. It is a recreational park covering 225 ha. There is plenty to enjoy at this park. It has sandy beaches, shady picnic areas, forested hiking trails and a playground for children.

Earl Rowe Provincial Park, Alliston, Ontario

Earl Rowe Provincial Park is located on the Boyne River in a scenic river valley. Visitors can camp, picnic, fish, paddle, sunbathe, swim in a 1500-person wadding pool, or hike. The park has 400 campsites and is open from May to mid-October.

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Fall Colours Reports, Ontario Parks

During the Fall months, plan a getaway to one of Ontario's provincial parks to see the leaves change colour. For a detailed report about each provincial park and the best place for viewing the leaves, see the Fall Colours Reports.

Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, Ontario

The Fairy Lake Park is located in Newmarket, Ontario. It is a recreational conservation area. This beautiful site has plenty to offer for a relaxing afternoon visit. It has a lake, an amphitheatre, ducks and Canada geese, a hiking trail and a playground for children.

Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario

Allan Gardens is a park and indoor botanical garden in Toronto. This botanical jewel includes six greenhouses covering 4,900 square meters of beautiful plants from around the world. These are supplemented by colourful, seasonal shows.

Edwards Gardens & Toronto Botanical Garden, North York, Ontario

Edwards Gardens is a former estate garden featuring perennials and roses on the uplands and wildflowers, rhododendrons and an extensive rockery in the valley. Adjacent to Edwards Gardens is the Toronto Botanical Garden, a series of 12 contemporary themed gardens spanning nearly four acres.

High Park, Toronto, Ontario

With over one million visitors annually, High Park is the jewel of Toronto's park system. It is one of the largest parks in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Toogood Pond Park, Town of Markham, Unionville, Ontario

Toogood Pond Park is a 33-hectare park that has many points of interest including a partially naturalized pond and a marsh. The pond is home to many Canada Geese, ducks, fish, and other wildlife. Surrounding the pond are many beautiful walkways, park benches and picnic tables. There is a man-made dam at the south-east end that includes a waterfall.

Toronto Island Park, Downtown Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Island Park is made up of a chain of small islands located in Lake Ontario just offshore from the Toronto city centre. The islands are a popular recreational destination. Also referred to as "Toronto Islands" and "Centre Island". The park also contains the Centreville Amusement Park.

• Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
• Toronto Public Labyrinth, Trinity Square Park, Toronto

African Lion Safari, Hamilton, Ontario

African Lion Safari is a family-owned safari park situated in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Toronto. It includes more than 1,000 animals, representing over 100 species of mammals and birds from across the globe. Guests may tour seven game reserves (with a total area of about 740 acres (300 hectares)) traversed via tour buses or the visitors' own vehicles where animals roam freely in large contained areas.

• Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is a public aquarium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in downtown Toronto, just southeast of the CN Tower. The aquarium features several aquatic exhibits including a walk-through tank. The aquarium has 5.7 million litres (1.5 million gallons) of marine and freshwater habitats from across the world. The exhibits hold 13,500 exotic sea and freshwater specimens from more than 450 species.

• Marineland Canada, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario

The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory is a butterfly zoo in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located about 10 minutes north of Niagara Falls. Over 2,000 butterflies, made up of 45 different species, call this beautiful space home. Explore 180 metres of pathways winding through a lush, tropical environment.

Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan (Maple)

Canada's Wonderland is a 330-acre (130 ha) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Toronto. It is the largest theme park in Canada.

Centreville Amusement Park, Centre Island, Toronto, Ontario

Centreville is a turn of the century themed family Amusement Park, nestled in over 600 acres on Centre Island, just a 10-minute ferry ride across the harbour from the Toronto mainland. The park has over 30 rides, games and attractions, two licensed restaurants and more than 14 food outlets. Experience the Antique Dentzel Carousel, flume ride, miniature train, ferris wheel, electric bumper cars and more.

Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Toronto, Ontario

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament is a family dinner theater featuring staged medieval-style games, sword-fighting, and jousting performed by a cast of 75 actors and more than 20 horses.

Casa Loma, Toronto, Ontario

Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Niagara-on-the-Lake, a town located in Southern Ontario often called the loveliest town in Ontario, has a long and distinguished history. Stroll back through history and enjoy world class theatre, fine dining, shopping, estate wineries, farm markets and historical sites.

Main Street Unionville, Town of Markham, Ontario

All along historic Main Street Unionville, the street has structures that are virtually unchanged from its founding in 1794. Renowned for its pubs, parks, restaurants, and its historical European view, the road also hosts the annual Unionville Festival.

The Distillery Historic District, Downtown Toronto, Ontario

The Distillery District is an historic and entertainment district located east of Downtown Toronto. It contains numerous cafes, restaurants and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The 13-acre (52,000 sq. m) district comprises more than 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian era industrial architecture in North America.

Historic Port Stanley, Port Stanley, Ontario

Port Stanley is a historic fishing village located on the north shore of Lake Erie, south of London, Ontario. With one of the finest stretches of sandy beach on the north shore of Lake Erie, Port Stanley has been a popular tourist destination for decades.

• Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto
• Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene
• Fort Henry, Kingston
• Fort William Historical Park, Thunder Bay
• Historic Fort York, Toronto

1000 Islands, Kingston, Ontario

The Thousand Islands are one of the most scenic spots of the the St. Lawrence River in Ontario and northern New York. Take a sightseeing lunchtime cruise or a dinner sunset cruise.

CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

The CN Tower, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing 553.3 metres (1,815 ft) tall.

• Ontario Legislative Building (Queen's Park), Toronto
• Toronto City Hall, Toronto

Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, Ontario

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League (NHL) records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup.

Rogers Centre (formerly: SkyDome), Toronto, Ontario

Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario.

• Air Canada Centre (a.k.a. "the ACC"), Toronto
• Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto
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Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) (French: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in downtown Toronto. With 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) of physical space, the AGO is the 10th largest art museum in North America.

• McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Vaughan

Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto

The Bata Shoe Museum is a museum in downtown Toronto, Canada that collects, researches, preserves, and exhibits footwear from around the world. The museum usually houses four exhibitions, one semi-permanent and three time-limited and changing.

Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canada Aviation and Space Museum (French: Musée de l'Aviation et de l'Espace du Canada) (formerly the Canada Aviation Museum) is Canada's national aviation history museum.

Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario

The Canadian War Museum (CWM) (French: Musée canadien de la guerre) is Canada's national museum of military history. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the museum covers all facets of Canada's military past, from the first recorded instances of death by armed violence in Canadian history several hundred years ago to the country's most recent involvement in conflicts. "Lest We Forget", N'oublions jamais".

Museum of Naval History, Port Burwell, Ontario

The Museum of Naval History is located in Port Burwell, Ontario (on Lake Erie). It is home to the HMCS Ojibwa submarine. This decommissioned submarine is the only submarine in Ontario open to public tours.

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Toronto, Ontario

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is the largest museum in Canada for world culture and natural history, and among the largest museums in North America.

• Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa

Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Falls, Ontario is a Canadian city on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The city is dominated by the Niagara Falls, a world-famous set of three large waterfalls on the Niagara River. Both the American and Horseshoe falls can be best seen from the Canadian side of the river, so the city has one of the major tourist attractions of the world.

• Toronto Harbourfront, Toronto, Ontario
• Wasaga Beach
• 1000 Islands, Kingston
• Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls

Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Yorkdale Shopping Centre (also often shortened to simply Yorkdale) is a large retail shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The mall contains over 250 stores, including many luxury retailers. It is the fifth largest shopping mall in Canada.

• Bloor-Yorkville, Toronto
• St. Lawrence Market, Toronto
• Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto

Famous PEOPLE Players, Toronto, Ontario

Internationally acclaimed dinner-theatre experience. Three-course meal, followed by a one-hour black light theatrical performance, followed by dessert.

• Ed Mirvish Theatre (formerly: Canon Theatre, Pantages Theatre), Toronto
• Massey Hall, Toronto
• Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Toronto
• National Ballet of Canada, Toronto
• Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto
• Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
• Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake
• Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Stratford
• Stratford Summer Music

• Brantford Kinsmen Ribfest, Brantford
• Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), Toronto
• Markham Ribfest, Markham
• Markham Santa Claus Parade, Markham
• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Toronto
• Toronto Santa Claus Parade, Toronto
• Halloween, Ontario

• Ste. Anne's Country Inn & Spa, Toronto

• Canadian International Air Show ("Toronto Airshow"), Toronto
• Hamilton Air Show, Hamilton
• Qunite International Air Show ("Trenton Airshow"), CFB Trenton, Trenton

• The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto

Corn Mazes, Ontario — Fall Harvest Season

A corn maze or maize maze is a maze cut out of a corn field. Many are based on artistic designs. Some mazes are even created to tell stories or to portray a particular theme. Most have a path, which goes all around the whole pattern, either to end in the middle or to come back out again. Some of these attractions include hay rides, a petting zoo, play areas for children, and picnic areas.

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