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
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