Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a city with half a million inhabitants located in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the 10th largest city in Canada.

Attractions

Despite its reputation as a blue-collar, lunch-bucket town, Hamilton has a large variety of historical, cultural and educational attractions in addition to more conventional or lowbrow ones.

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Historical attractions

• Canadian Warplane Heritage, static and flying museum, Mount Hope airport
• Dundurn Castle, including the Hamilton Military Museum and Dundurn Park, west end
• Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, east end
• Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage Museum, downtown
• Whitehern Historic House & Garden, downtown
• Erland Lee House, birthplace of Women's Institutes, Upper Stoney Creek
• Battlefield House Museum, Stoney Creek

Cultural attractions

• Art Gallery of Hamilton, downtown
• McMaster Museum of Art, west end
• Ron V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts at Hamilton Place, downtown
• Theatre Aquarius, downtown
• Ontario Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, north end
• Hamilton Theatre Inc, musical theatre
• Hamilton Children's Museum, east end
• Green Venture EcoHouse, east end

Outdoor attractions

• Hamilton Waterfront, Hamilton Harbour
• Hamilton's 66 Waterfalls, Along Escarpment
• Royal Botanical Gardens, west end http://www.rbg.ca/
• Westfield Heritage Centre, Flamborough
• Bruce Trail, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Dundas, Flamborough
• Hamilton to Brantford Rail Trail, Hamilton, Dundas, Ancaster
• Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Dundas

Educational attractions

• McMaster University, west end http://www.mcmaster.ca/
• Mohawk College, Mountain
• Hillfield-Strathallan College, Mountain
• Redeemer University College, south-west Mountain
• Dundas Valley School of Art, Dundas
• École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, west end
• École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse
• Columbia International College http://www.cic-TotalCare.com, west end

Popular attractions

(see also Sports below)

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• African Lion Safari, Flamborough
• Flamboro Downs, horse racing as well as car racing, Flamborough
• Canadian Football Hall of Fame, downtown
• Confederation Park, featuring water park, east end, Stoney Creek
• Power Centre, Ancaster