Best places: Museums in Golden Horseshoe

Former Royal Canadian Navy destroyer, now a museum ship offering guided tours & educational events.

Sprawling natural history & world cultures galleries, plus dinosaur fossil skeletons.

Museum exhibits on the history of Canada's oldest continuing militia & over 80 military vehicles.

A vast collection of hockey memorabilia, including famous gear, interactive games & the Stanley Cup.

Museum featuring dozens of Canadian military planes, plus aviation exhibits & flight simulators.

Gallery set amid 40 acres of woodland, offering works from the Group of 7 & other Canadian artists.

Serene, modern space hosting a wide range of contemporary & traditional Japanese cultural events.

👍👍 Brand new place to visit in the heart of Mississauga. Very cool with so much to see. I'm not going to post any photos of the exhibits so I don't ruin it for anyone. You have to see this for yourself. You're going to want to be camera ready when you go. Very friendly and helpful staff, ready to answe...

Lakeside cultural hub with dance, modern art, craft & theatre spaces, plus many annual events.

This museum offers a collection of many historic & vintage engines & railstock vehicles.

1800s village featuring period buildings, artifacts, costumed guides & educational programs.

Stately, neoclassical Italianate villa, built in 1835, with guided tours by costumed interpreters.

Small museum with local history exhibits, plus an elevated observation platform for ship sightings.

Unpretentious museum showcasing vintage civilian & military aircraft & artifacts in a hangar.

Built in 1917, this neoclassic mansion features formal gardens & a bowling alley.

👍 It’s quite a museum. I promise you, it’s a museum you’ve never seen before. It certainly is an extraordinary museum, and is a unique concept. Talking to the people who worked there was amazing. It was truly like no other. We found out that a bunch of famous people (actors mostly) actually shop ther...

Outdoor museum featuring more than 30 historical buildings staffed by costumed interpreters.

👍👍 This is a must see when going to Brantford. A visit to this museum ... the house where Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone is certainly worth the trip. How the telephone came to be is truly educational and fascinating. We also learned so much more about the man and his family. Sarah who gav...

Grand 1914 castle featuring regular tours & gardens that are open seasonally.

Museum noted for its bright white, contemporary architecture & exhibits tracing Islamic culture.