List of museums in Ontario


This list of museums in Ontario, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included.
See also List of museums in Ottawa for museums in the city of Ottawa.
See also List of museums in Toronto for museums in the city of Toronto.

Current museums

NameLocationCensus DivisionRegionTypeSummaryWebsite
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless HomesteadSt. GeorgeCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeHistoric housemid-19th century childhood farm home of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, founder of the Women's Institute
Agnes Etherington Art CentreKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternArtOperated by Queen's University, includes Canadian, European, Inuit and African art, decorative arts
Algonquin Provincial ParkWhitneyNipissing DistrictNortheasternMultipleIncludes the visitor center with exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history, and a logging museum
Alix Art GallerySarniaLambton CountySouthwesternArtincludes paintings by the Group of Seven, contemporary and historically significant Canadian visual art and visual culture
Allan Macpherson HouseNapaneeLennox and Addington CountyEasternHistoric housec.1830 period house, Georgian architecture built by Napanee's first postmaster and a prominent local figure, operated by the Lennox and Addington Historical Society
Ameliasburgh Historical MuseumAmeliasburghPrince Edward CountyCentralOpen aircomplex of buildings and exhibits around a church built c.1868
Amherstburg Freedom MuseumAmherstburgEssex CountySouthwesternAfrican AmericanFocus on the Underground Railroad, black history in Canada, includes 19th-century church and log cabin
Anderson Farm MuseumLivelyGreater SudburyNortheasternAgricultureOperated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, historic 1920s period farmhouse, barn and milk house
Annandale National Historic SiteTillsonburgOxfordSouthwesternHistoric house1880s Victorian house known for its lavish Aesthetic art decorations
Arbor GalleryVankleek HillPrescott and RussellEasternArtcontemporary art centre
Arkona Lions MuseumArkonaLambton CountySouthwesternNatural historyfeatures Devonian fossils and First Nations artifacts from the Lambton County area
Arnprior & District MuseumArnpriorRenfrew CountyEasternLocal historyalso hosts visiting exhibits on a variety of subjects
Art Gallery of AlgomaSault Ste. MarieAlgoma DistrictNortheasternArtVisual art
Art Gallery of BurlingtonBurlingtonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeArtContemporary art centre, focus on visual art and crafts
Art Gallery of GuelphGuelphWellington CountySouthwesternArtExhibits of contemporary and historical art, craft and design
Art Gallery of HamiltonHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeArtIncludes Canadian and European works
Art Gallery of MississaugaMississaugaPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeArtEmphasis on area artists and Canadian art
Art Gallery of NorthumberlandCobourgNorthumberlandCentralArt
Art Gallery of PeterboroughPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralArtFocus is Canadian art
Art Gallery of SudburySudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternArtContemporary art
Art Gallery of WindsorWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternArtSignificant works of art by local, regional and national artists
ArtciteWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternArtartist-run contemporary and experimental art centre
Artery GalleryKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtcurated and managed by the student Society of Fine Artists of the University of Waterloo
Artspace PeterboroughPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralArtartist-run contemporary art centre
Arthur Child Heritage MuseumGananoqueLeeds and GrenvilleEasternMultipleArea cultural and natural history, including 1000 Islands ecosystem, First Nations and early settlers, military and tourism exhibits, impact of the St. Lawrence River
Assiginack Museum ComplexAssiginackManitoulin DistrictNortheasternOpen airincludes the original late 19th-century town lock-up and jailer's home, pioneer home, school, blacksmith shop and driving shed, and the, a steam-powered automobile ferry museum ship,
Atikokan Centennial MuseumAtikokanRainy River DistrictNorthwesternLocal historyincludes collection of logging, mining and railroad heavy equipment
Aurora Museum & ArchivesAuroraYork RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyHistory and stories of the Town of Aurora
Aylmer & District MuseumAylmerElgin CountySouthwesternLocal historyPreserves local artifacts and histories
Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation CentrePort RowanNorfolk CountySouthwesternOpen airIncludes 19th century period buildings, a working historic grist mill and a nature centre
Backus-Page House MuseumWallacetownElgin CountySouthwesternHistoric houseOperated by the Tyrconnell Heritage Society, mid-19th century period house
Bala's MuseumBalaMuskokaCentralBiographicalLife of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables
Ball's Falls Centre for ConservationBall's FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeNatural historyEcology of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, the natural history of the Twenty Valley and its watershed, and the area's cultural history
Bancroft Mineral MuseumBancroftHastings CountyCentralNatural historyarea gemstones and minerals, operated by the Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club
Bancroft North Hastings Heritage MuseumBancroftHastings CountyCentralLocal history
Banting House National Historic SiteLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternMedicalLife of Sir Frederick Banting, doctor and co-discoverer of insulin
Barn Dance Historical Society Entertainment MuseumWinghamHuronSouthwesternMusiclocated inside the North Huron Museum, history of the barn dance radio show and its country music performers
Barnum HouseGraftonNorthumberlandCentralHistoric house19th century period house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust
Base Borden Military MuseumBordenSimcoe CountyCentralMilitaryHistory of CFB Borden, includes planes, tanks, uniforms, weapons
Bath MuseumBathLennox and Addington CountyEasternLocal history
Battle Ground Hotel MuseumNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric house1850s period hotel on land that was part of the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812
Battle of the Windmill National Historic SitePrescottLeeds and GrenvilleEasternMilitary60 foot stone lighthouse tower, site of the 1838 Battle of the Windmill
Battlefield HouseHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistoric house1835 period house in park that was the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Stoney Creek
Beachville and District MuseumBeachvilleOxford CountySouthwesternLocal historyincludes Victorian period room displays, agriculture equipment and vehicles
Beaver River MuseumBeavertonDurham RegionCentralHistoryoperated by the Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society, includes mid-19th century log cabin, 1900 period house and a jail
Bell Homestead National Historic SiteBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeHistoric house1870s period home of Alexander Graham Bell, exhibits on his life, the invention of the telephone, and the origins of Canadian telephone operations to 1880
Belleville Scout-Guide MuseumBellevilleHastings CountyCentralScoutingopen by appointment
Bellevue House National Historic SiteKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternHistoric houseLate 1840s period home of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Benares Historic HouseMississaugaPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseearly 20th century period house spanning four family generations
Bethune Memorial House National Historic SiteGravenhurstMuskokaCentralBiographicalLife and achievements of Dr. Henry Norman Bethune
Bethune-Thompson HouseWilliamstownStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternHistoric houselate 18th-century house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust
Billy Bishop Home and MuseumOwen SoundGrey CountySouthwesternBiographicalLate Victorian birthplace home of WW I flying ace Billy Bishop, also features artifacts from Canadians who fought in the air during World War One and World War Two
Blackwood GalleryMississaugaPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeArtcontemporary art gallery, part of University of Toronto Mississauga
Blockhouse MuseumMerrickvilleLeeds and GrenvilleEasternTransportationhistory of the Rideau Canal, , local history exhibits, located in a historic blockhouse, operated by the Merrickville and District Historical Society
Bobby Orr Hall of FameParry SoundParry Sound DistrictNortheasternSportsIce hockey history and memorabilia of Bobby Orr, located in the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
Bonnechere MuseumBonnechereRenfrew CountyEasternMultiplelocal history, culture and natural history, including area Ordovician fossils, geology, First Nations artifacts, fur trade, timber industry
Bothwell-Zone Oil MuseumBothwellChatham-KentSouthwesternIndustryoil industry powerhouse and equipment, operated by the Bothwell-Zone & District Historical Society
Boyd Heritage MuseumBobcaygeonKawartha LakesCentralLocal history
Bradley MuseumMississaugaPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historythe complex consists of four buildings, three of which are designated Ontario Heritage sites
Brant Museum & ArchivesBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeArtoperated by the Brant Historical Society, collection of decorative and fine arts
Brantford and Area Sports Hall of RecognitionBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeSportsphotographs and memorabilia of area sports figures, including Wayne Gretzky
Brocksden Country School MuseumStratfordPerth CountySouthwesternEducation19th century schoolhouse, open by appointment
Brockville MuseumBrockvilleLeeds and GrenvilleEasternLocal history
Brubacher HouseWaterlooWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseoperated by the Conrad Grebel University College and the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, restored mid-19th century Pennsylvania German farmstead
Bruce County Museum and Cultural CentreSouthamptonBruce CountySouthwesternMultipleexhibits include local history, natural history, maritime, First Nations, agriculture, maritime, military and culture
Bruce Mines MuseumBruce MinesAlgoma DistrictNortheasternLocal history
Bunker Military MuseumCobaltTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternMilitaryincludes artifacts from the Boer War to the present day,
Buxton National Historic Site and MuseumNorth BuxtonChatham-KentSouthwesternHistoryHistoric buildings in Underground Railroad community
Bygone Days Heritage VillageCollingwoodSimcoe CountyCentralOpen airmid 19th-century village buildings with authentic furnishings and artifacts
Caledonia Grand Trunk StationCaledoniaHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeRailwayFeatures local railway artifacts, displays and an operating "G" scale model train
Callander Bay Heritage MuseumCallanderParry Sound DistrictNortheasternMultiplelocated in the home of Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, who delivered and cared for the Dionne quintuplets; includes period doctor's office and dispensary displays, the Dionne quintuplets, a barber shop, period rooms, area logging and maritime history, and the of Art
Cambridge Butterfly ConservatoryCambridgeWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeNatural historybutterfly conservatory with live butterflies, birds, plants and natural history exhibits
Cambridge Centre for the ArtsCambridgeWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtOffers a variety of arts programs, including a gallery
Cambridge GalleriesCambridgeWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtpart of the Cambridge Public Library system with exhibition space at Queen's Square, Preston and Design at Riverside
Cambridge Sculpture GardenCambridgeWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtoutdoor sculpture garden
Campbellford Memorial Military MuseumCampbellfordNorthumberlandCentralMilitarycollection includes uniforms, weapons and ground transport and features a 60% scale model of the CF-105 Avro Arrow,
Canada Soccer Hall of FameVaughanYork RegionGolden HorseshoeSportsAchievements of top Canadian Footballers and Builders who have played and developed the game in Canada
Canada South Science CityWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternScienceoffers displays and interactive exhibits
Canada's First Forestry StationSt. WilliamsNorfolk CountySouthwesternForestryhighlights efforts to plant the area's forests
Canadian Automotive MuseumOshawaDurham RegionCentralAutomobileFeatures mostly Canadian-made cars, automotive history in Canada
Canadian Baseball Hall of FameSt. MarysPerth CountySouthwesternSportsGreat players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada
Canadian Bushplane Heritage CentreSault Ste. MarieAlgoma DistrictNortheasternAviationHistory of bush flying and forest protection in Canada
Canadian Canoe MuseumPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralMaritimeCanoe collection and how the canoe defines the Canadian character and spirit
Canadian Clay and Glass GalleryWaterlooWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtHistoric and contemporary Canadian ceramic, glass and enamel art
Canadian Clock MuseumDeep RiverRenfrew CountyEasternHorologyHeritage of Canada's many clock manufacturers and sellers from the early 19th century to the present
Canadian Drilling Rig MuseumRainham CentreHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeIndustryHistory of the early natural gas fields of Haldimand, Norfolk and Southern Ontario
Canadian Firefighters MuseumPort HopeNorthumberlandCentralFirefightingincludes vehicles, fire hydrants, working municipal fire alarm system, photo displays, helmets, turnout gear and tools of the trade
Canadian Football Hall of FameHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeSportsGreat achievements in Canadian football
Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace DefenseNorth BayNipissing DistrictNortheasternMilitaryevolution of air defence and the contributions Canadians have made, includes NORAD exhibit, located at CFB North Bay,
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and MuseumOakvilleHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeSportsCanada's golf heritage, featuring famous players, courses and golf technology
Canadian Medical Hall of FameLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternMedicalHonours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people
Canadian Military Heritage MuseumBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeMilitaryincludes weapons, uniforms, medals, models and artifacts
Canadian Museum of Indian CivilizationRichmond HillYork RegionGolden HorseshoeReligiousessence of Hinduism in North America
Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage VillageKingsvilleEssex CountySouthwesternMultipleincludes village with late over 20 heritage buildings from the 18th century up to the late 1920s, and the museum with antique, vintage and hot rod cars and trucks
Canadian Warplane Heritage MuseumHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeAerospaceMilitary aircraft
Cannington Historical MuseumCanningtonDurham RegionCentralOpen airincludes two log houses, a railway station and caboose, a meeting hall and a driving shed
Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage MuseumCarleton PlaceLanark CountyEasternLocal historylocal history and culture
Carman House MuseumIroquoisStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternLivingan 1835 period Loyalist house
Castle KilbrideBadenWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseLate 19th century Victorian house
Centennial Museum of SheguiandahSheguiandahManitoulin DistrictNortheasternLocal history
Centennial ParkThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternForestryFeatures a museum and recreation of a 1910 logging camp, including train
Central Manitoulin Pioneer MuseumMindemoyaManitoulin DistrictNortheasternHistoryoperated by the Central Manitoulin Historical Society, includes a log home, blacksmith shop, barn and equipment, milk processing and butter making equipment and ice harvesting tools
Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer VillagePembrokeRenfrew CountyEasternOpen airoperated by the Ottawa Valley Historical Society
Chapleau Centennial MuseumChapleauSudbury DistrictNortheasternLocal historyFeatures a variety of local artifacts, a steam locomotive, monuments and models of local landmarks
Chapple MuseumChappleRainy River DistrictNorthwesternLocal history
Chatham Railroad MuseumChatham–KentChatham-KentSouthwesternRailroadearly railroad equipment, located in a baggage car
Chatham-Kent Black Historical SocietyChatham-KentChatham-KentSouthwesternAfrican AmericanW.I.S.H. Centre features exhibits about black history and historic sites in the area
Chatham-Kent MuseumChatham-KentChatham-KentSouthwesternHistorylocal history including artifacts from the War of 1812, a Gray Dort automobile, horse drawn vehicles, and a mummy
Chesterville Heritage CentreChestervilleStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternHistorylocal history
Chiefswood National Historic SiteOhswekenCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeHistoric housemid-19th century birthplace home of Pauline Johnson, a First Nations author and performer
Christ Church Community MuseumLakefieldPeterborough CountyCentralHistorylocal history
Clarke MuseumKirbyDurham RegionCentralHistoryoperated by the Clarington Museums, includes local history displays, one room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, agricultural equipment
Cloyne & District Historical Society Pioneer MuseumCloyneLennox and Addington CountyEasternHistoryhistoric artifacts including tools, clothing, kitchen and other household effects
Cobalt Firefighters MuseumCobaltTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternFirefighting
Cobalt Mining MuseumCobaltTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternMiningsilver mining
Cochrane Railway and Pioneer MuseumCochraneCochrane DistrictNortheasternRailwayincludes railroad, local history exhibits
Coldwater Canadiana Heritage MuseumColdwaterSimcoe CountyCentralOpen airincludes 1830s log cabin homestead with historic furnishings and household items, replica general store and post office, display barn, blacksmith shop, print shop, carriage house and abattoir
Collingwood MuseumCollingwoodSimcoe CountyCentralHistorylocal history including early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices and pioneer settlement
Comber & District Historical Society MuseumLakeshoreEssex CountySouthwesternHistorylocal history
Commanda General Store MuseumCommandaParry Sound DistrictNortheasternHistory1885 High Victorian store with counters, flooring and goods from 1885–1934
Copper Cliff MuseumCopper CliffGreater SudburyNortheasternHistoric houseOperated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, turn-of-the-20th-century log cabin mining family home
Cornwall Community MuseumCornwallStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternHistorylocal history
Canada's Penitentiary MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternPrisonAlso known as the Correctional Service of Canada Museum, features the history of Kingston Penitentiary, other correctional centres and history of Canada's penitentiary system
Cottonwood MansionSelkirkHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeHistoric houselate 19th century Victorian mansion and period furniture
Country Heritage ParkMiltonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeAgricultureFormerly the Ontario Agricultural Museum, over 30 buildings depict agriculture and rural life over the span of 170 years
Craigleith Heritage DepotBlue MountainsGrey CountyCentralHistorylocal history and information centre
Crawford Lake Conservation AreaCampbellvilleHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeFirst NationsFeatures reconstructed 15th century Iroquoian village and interpretive programs
Cumberland Heritage VillageCumberlandOttawaEasternLiving1920-1930s rural village
Delhi Tobacco Museum and Heritage CentreDelhiNorfolk CountySouthwesternLocal historyincludes the agricultural and cultural development of the area
Diefenbunker MuseumCarpOttawaEasternMilitaryCold War bunker for the Canadian government
Dionne Quints MuseumNorth BayNipissing DistrictNortheasternBiographicalBirthplace and childhood home of the Dionne quintuplets
Discovery North BayNorth BayNipissing DistrictNortheasternHistoryformerly the North Bay Area Museum, local history
Discovery HarbourPenetanguisheneSimcoe CountyCentralOpen airrecreated 19th century community with replica ships and smaller vessels, historic buildings, and an original officers' quarters
Donald Hughes Annex MuseumAilsa CraigMiddlesex CountySouthwesternLocal historyoperated by the North Middlesex Historical Society
Doon Heritage VillageKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeLiving1914 rural life
Dorothy’s House MuseumPort HopeNorthumberlandCentralHistoric houseoperated by the East Durham Historical Society, 19th century Victorian worker's cottage, open seasonally
Dorset Heritage MuseumDorsetMuskokaCentralHistorylocal history including early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices and pioneer settlement
Dryden & District MuseumDrydenKenora DistrictNorthwesternLocal historyartifacts related to the history and heritage of the Dryden area
Duke Hunt MuseumThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternHistoryoriginally known as the Paipoonge Museum, located in Oliver Paipoonge, early settler household artifacts, and community life
Dundas Museum and ArchivesDundasHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistorylocal history
Dundurn CastleHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistoric house40 room 19th century estate of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers; grounds include Hamilton Military Museum
Durham Art GalleryDurhamGrey CountySouthwesternArt
Dynamic EarthSudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternMiningGeology and mining for nickel and gold
Ear Falls MuseumEar FallsKenora DistrictNorthwesternLocal historyarea's aboriginal peoples, gold mining and lumbering industries and transportation
Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural CentreCayugaHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeLocal historyIncludes original 1857 jail cell and gypsum mining exhibits
Egyptian Museum of MississaugaMississaugaGolden HorseshoeGolden HorseshoeArchaeologyfocuses on Egyptian history from Ancient Egyptian to Coptic, back 7,000 years
Eldon HouseLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternHistoric house19th century period mansion and gardens
Elgin County MuseumSt. ThomasElgin CountySouthwesternLocal historypromotes Elgin County’s historical and agricultural heritage
Elgin County Railway MuseumSt. ThomasElgin CountySouthwesternRailwayRailroad engines, cars and equipment, located in former Michigan Central Railroad locomotive shops from 1913
Elgin Military MuseumSt. ThomasElgin CountySouthwesternMilitaryCanadian military history of Elgin County and its residents
Elliot Lake Nuclear and Mining MuseumElliot LakeAlgoma DistrictNortheasternMiningarea's uranium mining history including the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, also nuclear power, minerals, local history, logging, wildlife, marine artifacts
Elman W. Campbell MuseumNewmarketYork RegionCentralLocal historyoffers educational activities for all ages
Englehart & Area MuseumEnglehartTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternLocal historyalso art exhibits
Erland Lee MuseumStoney CreekHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseLate 19th century period Victorian home, recognized as the birthplace of the first Women's Institutes
Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic SiteSault Ste. MarieAlgoma DistrictNortheasternHistoric house19th century period house and summer kitchen, and turn-of-the-20th-century blockhouse and gardens
Essex County Steam & Gas Engine MuseumMcGregorEssex CountySouthwesternAgricultureantique engines, tractors and farm machinery
Fairfield MuseumThamesvilleChatham-KentSouthwesternLocal history
Fairfield-Gutzeit HouseBathLennox and Addington CountyEasternHistoric houseVictorian period house
Fanshawe Pioneer VillageLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternLiving19th century village with over 30 original and replica buildings on
Farmtown ParkStirlingHastings CountyCentralAgriculturepreviously known as Hastings County Museum of Agricultural Heritage, includes cheese factory, barn display, farm machinery, steam engines and tractors, and an indoor 1930s-1940s heritage village display with period stores
Fashion History MuseumCambridgeWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeThemed collections10,000 historical garments and accessories dating from the mid 18th century to the present
Fieldcote Memorial Park & MuseumAncasterHamiltonGolden HorseshoeMultiplelocal history and art exhibits
Flour Mill MuseumSudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternHistoric houseOperated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, early 20th-century house and log cabin
Forest City GalleryLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternArtartist-run centre for contemporary practices in visual/media arts, performance, literature and music
Forest-Lambton MuseumForestLambton CountySouthwesternLocal history1890s period rooms, local history, natural history, military and doll displays
Fort ErieFort ErieNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeMilitaryRestored War of 1812 period fort
Fort Erie Historical MuseumRidgewayNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyhoused in the 1874 Bertie Township Hall
Fort Erie Railroad MuseumRidgewayNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeRailwayfeatures a steam engine, historic railway station, area railroad history and artifacts
Fort Frances MuseumFort FrancesRainy River DistrictNorthwesternLocal historyincludes natural history, First Nations, fur traders, pioneers, forest industry, community development and growth, art exhibits
Fort George National Historic SiteNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeMilitaryRestored War of 1812 period fort with living history demonstrations
Fort Henry National Historic SiteKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMilitary19th-century British military fortress with costumed interpreters
Fort Malden National Historic SiteAmherstburgEssex CountySouthwesternMilitaryRestored fort buildings and exhibits about the War of 1812, the Rebellion of 1837 and 19th century soldiers' lives
Fort St. Joseph National Historic SiteSt. Joseph IslandAlgoma DistrictNortheasternMilitaryRuins of a War of 1812 fort, exhibits about the site's military history
Fort Wellington National Historic SitePrescottLeeds and GrenvilleEasternMilitaryRestored 1846 period fort with living history demonstrators
Fort William Historical ParkThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternLivingReconstructed 1815 fur trading post
Forwarders' MuseumPrescottLeeds and GrenvilleEasternTransportationhistory of the forwarding of goods in the area before the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway
Founders' Museum & Pioneer VillageThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternOpen airpioneer village with buildings from different periods, located in Oliver Paipoonge
Foyer GalleryKanataOttawaEasternArtArtist-run gallery for regional art, located in the Nepean Sportsplex
Franco-Ontarian Folklore CentreSudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternEthnictrades and traditions of pioneers, antique musical instruments and the daily life of the first French-Canadian settlers information], heritage of the Franco-Ontarian settlers
Frederick Horsman Varley Art GalleryMarkhamYork RegionCentralArtLocated in the historic house of artist Frederick Varley
Frontenac County Schools MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternEducationone-room rural school house in the 1900-1930 era
Fulford PlaceBrockvilleLeeds and GrenvilleEasternHistoric houseEdwardian era mansion, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust
Galerie du Nouvel-OntarioSudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternArtFocus is contemporary art by Franco-Ontarian artists
Gallery of Early Canadian FlightWiartonBruce CountySouthwesternAviation, features airplane models and photos, artist's prints, and posters of many of the historic moments in Canada's aviation history, located at Wiarton Airport
Gallery StratfordStratfordPerth CountySouthwesternArtExhibitions of local, national and international visual artists
Garrison Petawawa Museum CollectionPetawawaRenfrew CountyEasternMilitarycomplex includes the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum about the history of The Canadian Airborne Regiment, and the CFB Petawawa Military Museum with exhibits about the history of CFB Petawawa
Georgian College Campus GalleryBarrieSimcoe CountyCentralArtpart of Georgian College in the Helen and Arch Brown Centre for Visual Art
Georgina Military MuseumKeswickYork RegionGolden HorseshoeMilitaryfeatures the involvement of people of Georgina in Canadian wartime conflicts
Georgina Pioneer Village & ArchivesKeswickYork RegionGolden HorseshoeOpen airincludes a log house, church, schoolhouse, general store, train station, blacksmith shop and apothecary
Gibson GalleryAmherstburgEssex CountySouthwesternArtlocated in an 1896 former railroad station
Glanmore National Historic SiteBellevilleHastings CountyCentralHistoric house1890s period mansion
Glengarry Pioneer MuseumDunveganStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternOpen airTwelve 19th-century wooden buildings in a rural setting, with historic tools and artifacts, farm equipment and machinery, furniture, household items, clothing and fabrics
Glengarry Sports Hall of FameMaxvilleStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternSportsachievements of Glengarry County's athletes
Glenhyrst Art Gallery of BrantBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeArtcontemporary art
Gore Bay MuseumGore BayManitoulin DistrictNortheasternLocal historyalso art exhibits, operated by the Western Manitoulin Historical Society
Goulbourn MuseumStittsvilleOttawaEasternLocal historyincluding 19th and 20th century rural township life
Great War Flying MuseumBramptonPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeAviationFeatures flying replicas of World War I aircraft
Grey Roots Museum and ArchivesGeorgian BluffsGrey CountySouthwesternLocal historyOpen air heritage village in summer
Griffin House AncasterHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseOwned and operated by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, 19th century period home, part of the Underground Railroad
Grimsby MuseumGrimsbyNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historytravelling exhibitions and a collection of local artefacts
Grimsby Public Art GalleryGrimsbyNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeArtnon-profit public art gallery, featuring exhibitions of contemporary artwork
Guelph Civic MuseumGuelphWellington CountySouthwesternLocal historyLocal and natural history
Guinness World RecordsNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeAmusement
Haileybury Heritage MuseumHaileyburyTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternLocal historyincludes a streetcar, fire pumper, tugboat and caboose,
Haldimand County Museum & ArchivesCayugaHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeLocal history
Haliburton Highlands MuseumHaliburtonHaliburton CountyCentralLocal historyincludes local history museum, log barn and pioneer house
Haliburton Sculpture ForestHaliburtonHaliburton CountyCentralArtOutdoor sculpture park
Halton County Radial RailwayMiltonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeTransportIncludes electric streetcars, other railway vehicles, trolleybusses and buses
Halton Region MuseumMiltonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal history
Hamilton Children's MuseumHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeChildren'sinteractive, hands-on galleries encouraging learning through self-directed play
Hamilton Military MuseumHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeMilitaryCanada's military history since the War of 1812; located on the ground of Dundurn Castle
Hamilton Museum of Steam & TechnologyHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeTechnology19th century waterworks pumping station with two high, 70-ton steam engines
Hammond Museum of RadioGuelphWellington CountySouthwesternMediaradios designed and manufactured in Canada, early radio and wireless artifacts, receivers and transmitters
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment MuseumBellevilleHastings CountyCentralMilitaryRegimental uniforms, history and memorabilia
Heritage House MuseumSmiths FallsLanark CountyEasternHistoric housemid-19th century period Victorian home
Heritage SchoolhouseMarkhamYork RegionCentralEducation19th century schoolhouse museum
Hermitage and Gatehouse MuseumAncasterHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistoryHistory of the ruins of the 19th-century house
Highlands Cinemas and Movie MuseumKinmountKawartha LakesCentralMediasmall 5 screen movie theater and museum about movies, motion picture projectors and associated paraphernalia
Hillary House, The Koffler Museum of MedicineAuroraYork RegionGolden HorseshoeMedical19th-century house used as an office by three generations of doctors, features medical instruments, books, papers, household furnishings, and equipment dating from the early 19th to the late 20th century; operated by the Aurora Historical Society
Historic Cornwall JailCornwallStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternPrisonincludes cell blocks, common areas, exercise yard and visitation area
HMCS Haida National Historic SiteHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeMaritime museum ship
Hoch FarmKillaloe, Hagarty and RichardsRenfrew CountyEasternHistoric house1910-1920s period farmhouse
Homer Watson House & GalleryKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtgallery in former home of artist Homer Watson
Homewood MuseumMaitlandLeeds and GrenvilleEasternHistoric house19th century stone house, one of Ontario’s oldest houses
Horseless Carriage MuseumFenelon FallsKawartha LakesCentralAutomobileearly automobiles and truck, engines and other memorabilia
Humphrey MuseumSeguinParry Sound DistrictNortheasternHistory1870s log schoolhouse with displays of pioneer history, also known as Seguin Township Museum
Huron County MuseumGoderichHuronSouthwesternLocal historyfurniture, agriculture, salt industry, area art and military displays
Huron Historic GaolGoderichHuronSouthwesternPrisonCounty jail from 1841 until 1972, courtrooms and early 20th century period governor's house
Huronia MuseumMidlandSimcoe CountyCentralMultipleIncludes the 16th century period Huron Oendat Village, native art and archaeological collections, contemporary art gallery, local history and maritime exhibits, period room and general store displays
Hutchison House MuseumPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralLivingoperated by the Peterborough Historical Society, depicts 19th century life in Ontario
Hymers MuseumKakabeka FallsThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternHistorylocal history and area's settlers, exhibits include mining, logging, farming, one-room schools, and the village's first church
Ignace Tourist and Information CentreIgnaceKenora DistrictNorthwesternLocal historyalso known as the Dennis Smyk Heritage Centre, features the history of the area
Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural MuseumIngersollOxfordSouthwesternHistoryincludes replica 20th-century cheese factory, a barn, local sports hall of fame, a working blacksmith shop and the Ingersoll Community Museum
Ireland HouseBurlingtonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric househomestead furnished for three periods: 1850s, 1890s and 1920s
Iron Bridge Historical MuseumIron BridgeAlgoma DistrictNortheasternLocal history
Iroquois Falls Pioneer MuseumIroquois FallsCochrane DistrictNortheasternLocal history
Jack Seabrook's Farm MuseumMindemoyaManitoulin DistrictNortheasternAgriculturetractors, farm equipment and tools
Jet Aircraft MuseumLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternAviationFocus is Canadian Forces jet aircraft
John Freeman Walls Historic SiteLakeshoreEssex CountySouthwesternOpen air20-acre historical site that features historic buildings and was part of the Underground Railroad
John R. Park Homestead and Conservation AreaHarrowEssex CountySouthwesternHistoric house1850s house and farm buildings
Joseph Brant MuseumBurlingtonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyreconstructed early 19th century home of Joseph Brant features local history exhibits
Kanata Civic Art GalleryKanataOttawaEasternArtexhibits and promotes the sale of original works of art by its members
Kawartha Art GalleryLindsayKawartha LakesCentralArt
Kawartha Settlers' VillageBobcaygeonKawartha LakesCentralOpen airhistoric homes and buildings from 1830–1915
Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-NungStrattonRainy River DistrictNorthwesternFirst NationsExhibits about the culture of the Ojibway people, tours of Manitou mounds
Keith M. Boyd MuseumRussellPrescott and RussellEasternLocal historyoperated by the Russell Historical Society
Killarney MuseumKillarneySudbury DistrictNortheasternLocal history
King Township MuseumKing CityYork RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyLocated in a historic railroad station and church
Kingsville Historical ParkKingsvilleEssex CountySouthwesternMilitaryincludes the Charlie Campbell Museum of local military history and artifacts, and a restored 19th century range light
Kitchener-Waterloo Art GalleryKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtemphasis is contemporary art
Komoka Railway MuseumKomokaMiddlesex CountySouthwesternRailwayhoused in a 19th-century Canadian National Railway station, railroad artifacts and memorabilia
Lake of the Woods MuseumKenoraKenora DistrictNorthwesternLocal historythemes include First Nations, fur traders, pioneer life, area industries and development
Lambton Heritage MuseumLambtonLambton CountySouthwesternMultiplelocal history, pressed glass, agriculture equipment, antique vehicles and engines, late 19th century pioneer home, school and blacksmith shop
Lanark and District MuseumLanarkLanark CountyEasternLocal history
Lang Pioneer Village MuseumPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralLiving19th century pioneer village
Latcham Art CentreStouffvilleYork RegionCentralArtcontemporary art and education programs
Laura Secord HomesteadQueenstonNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseearly 19th century period home of Laura Secord, a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812
Lennox and Addington County Museum and ArchivesNapaneeLennox and Addington CountyEasternLocal historyOperated by the Lennox and Addington Historical Society
Lincoln Museum & Cultural CentreBeamsvilleNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseDepicts early lives of the Loyalists and Pennsylvania Mennonites, includes 1835 period historic house with textiles and weaving displays, and a 1908 period schoolhouse
Lithuanian Museum-Archives of CanadaMississaugaPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeEthniccollection and preservation of materials related to the lives, activities, history and culture of Lithuanians in Canada
Little Claybelt Homesteaders MuseumNew LiskeardTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternLocal historylocal history and pioneer life in the area from the 1880s through the 1940s
Little Schoolhouse and MuseumSouth BaymouthManitoulin DistrictNortheasternLocal historylocal history and one room school exhibits
Lockmaster's House MuseumChaffey's LockLeeds and GrenvilleEasternTransportationlocal history exhibits, history of the Rideau Canal, located in a historic lockmaster's house
London Children’s MuseumLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternChildren's
L'Orignal JailL'OrignalPrescott and RussellEasternPrisonTours of the prison built in the 1820s and decommissioned in 1998
Lorne Scots Regimental MuseumBramptonPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeMilitaryRegimental memorabilia
Lost Villages MuseumLong SaultStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternOpen airFeatures buildings, photos and memorabilia of The Lost Villages; complex includes a general store, train station, log house, barber shop, school, church and home
Louis Tussaud's WaxworksNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeWaxfull-size figures of celebrities, historic figures and movie characters
Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly MuseumLucanMiddlesex CountySouthwesternLocal historyexhibits feature area settlers and the infamous Donnelly tragedy
Macaulay Heritage ParkPictonPrince Edward CountyCentralHistoric houseincludes 1850s period home, historic church with local history museum
Mackenzie Printery & Newspaper MuseumQueenstonNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeMediareconstructed home of rebel publisher William Lyon Mackenzie, displays of 500 years of printing technology
MacLachlan Woodworking MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternTechnology19th century life and technology, especially woodworking
MacLaren Art CentreBarrieSimcoe CountyCentralArtmostly contemporary art exhibits, with a replica of Rodin's The Thinker outside
Madonna House ApostolateCombermereRenfrew CountyEasternHistoryCatholic Christian community, includes the Pioneer Museum with historic tools, household items and agriculture equipment
Maidstone Bicentennial MuseumLakeshoreEssex CountySouthwesternLocal historyincludes a collection of WW1 Naval and Army artifacts, and exhibits of Rum Running, the War of 1812 and others
Maison Macdonell-Williamson HouseChute-à-BlondeauPrescott and RussellEasternHistoric houseowned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated by the Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House, early 19th-century house
Marathon District MuseumMarathonThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternLocal history
Marie Dressler HouseCobourgNorthumberlandCentralBiographicalhome of actress Marie Dressler, small museum
Marine Museum of the Great LakesKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMaritimeExhibits include shipbuilding, boat building, shipping, life of a sailor, marine art, natural history and ecology of the Great Lakes, and the museum ship CCGS Alexander Henry
Mariners Park MuseumMilfordPrince Edward CountyCentralOpen airArtifacts include many from more than 50 shipwrecks in the area
Markham MuseumMarkhamYork RegionCentralOpen airBuildings include houses, barns, sheds, train station, schoolhouse, general store, church, blacksmith, harness shop, saw mill and cider mill
Marten River Provincial ParkMarten RiverNipissing DistrictNortheasternForestryFeatures a replica 19th-century logging camp
Maryboro LodgeFenelon FallsKawartha LakesCentralLocal historyalso known as the Fenelon Museum
Massey Area MuseumMasseySudbury DistrictNortheasternLocal historyincludes early 20th century general store display, First Nations artifacts, period rooms, lumbering, farming, mining and mineral displays
Mather-Walls HouseKenoraKenora DistrictNorthwesternHistoric houseturn-of-the-20th-century period house, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated in the summer by the Lake of the Woods Historical Society,
Mattawa MuseumMattawaNipissing DistrictNortheasternLocal historyoperated by the Mattawa and District Historical Society
McCrae HouseGuelphWellington CountySouthwesternHistoric houseLate 19th century period home of poet John McCrae
McDougall CottageWaterlooWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric housemid-19th-century Scottish labourer's home
McDougall Mill MuseumRenfrewRenfrew CountyEasternLocal historylocated in a former stone grist mill
McFarland House Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseearly 19th century period house
McIntosh GalleryLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternArtpart of the University of Western Ontario
McMaster Museum of ArtHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeArtPart of McMaster University, changing exhibits of historical, modern and contemporary art in five galleries
McMichael Canadian Art CollectionKleinburgYork RegionGolden HorseshoeArtFeatures paintings by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and First Nations and Inuit artists
Meaford MuseumMeafordGrey CountySouthwesternLocal history
Middleville and District MuseumMiddlevilleLanark CountyEasternLocal historylocated in an 1860s stone school house
Military Communications and Electronics MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMilitaryHistory of military communications
Miller Museum of GeologyKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternNatural historypart of Queen's University, rocks, minerals, fossils, area geology
Milner Heritage HouseChatham-KentChatham-KentSouthwesternHistoric houseturn-of-the-20th-century lifestyle of a successful industrialist and his family
Minden Hills Cultural CentreMinden HillsHaliburton CountyCentralMultipleincludes the Agnes Jamieson Gallery with a collection of works by André Lapine; the Minden Hills Museum with historic buildings including a schoolhouse, church, pioneer log home, blacksmith shop, logging camp, agriculture and local history exhibits; and R.D. Lawrence Place with exhibits about the nature activities and writings of RD Lawrence
Mission House Museum & GalleryCombermereRenfrew CountyEasternMultiplelocal history and art
Mississagi LighthouseLittle CurrentManitoulin DistrictNortheasternMaritime
Mississippi Valley Textile MuseumAlmonteLanark CountyEasternTextileshistory of the area's textile industry, modern fiber arts exhibits, textile processes and equipment
Modern FuelKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternArtartist-run contemporary art centre
Moore MuseumMooretownLambton CountySouthwesternOpen air includes local history exhibits, church, school, fire hall, log cabin, railroad station, Victoria cottage, agriculture hall, blacksmith shop
Morningstar MillSt. CatharinesNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeOpen airincludes historic working grist mill, turbine shed, blacksmith shop, millers house, icehouse, sawmill and barn
Movieland Wax Museum of the StarsNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeWaxEntertainment history
Murney TowerKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMilitarymid-19th century martello tower with period exhibits
Murray L. Moore Hydro MuseumPembrokeRenfrew CountyEasternSciencealso known as the Pembroke Hydro Museum, operated by Ottawa River Power
Museum of Northern HistoryKirkland LakeTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternSportsAt the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau, exhibits of the inner workings of some of the richest mines in Canadian history
Museum LondonLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternMultipleArt and local history
Museum of DufferinMulmurDufferin CountyCentralMultiplelocal history exhibits, reconstructed 1918 pioneer home, art exhibits, collectibles
Museum of Health CareKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMedicalNursing and history of health care
Museum of Northern HistoryKirkland LakeTimiskaming DistrictNortheasternMultipleLocated in the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, historic house with exhibits about Harry Oakes and area mining, local history, area wildlife and local art exhibits
Museum of Ontario ArchaeologyLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternArchaeologyPart of the University of Western Ontario, Ontario's prehistoric past, adjacent reconstructed Neutral Nation village
Museum of Vision ScienceKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeMedicalPart of the University of Waterloo, history of vision science, housed in the School of Optometry
Museum on the BoyneAllistonSimcoe CountyCentralLocal historyincludes 1851 log cabin and an 1858 English barn with agriculture equipment
Museum Strathroy-CaradocStrathroy-CaradocMiddlesex CountySouthwesternLocal historylocated in 34 Frank which is also home to Strathroy Public Library and The Art Space gallery
Museum of Temporary ArtVictoria RoadCity of Kawartha LakesCentralArthoused in a restored Victorian general store, the MTA is a museum of the imagination including collage, painting, evolving installations and found object assemblages
Muskoka Steamships and Discovery CentreGravenhurstMuskokaCentralMaritimeincludes history of area steamships, wooden boats and luxury hotels, antique and wooden boat models, toys and Muskoka memorabilia
Muskoka Heritage PlaceHuntsvilleMuskokaCentralMultipleincludes the Muskoka Museum, Muskoka Pioneer Village and the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Society's Portage Flyer Train
Muskoka Lakes MuseumPort CarlingMuskokaCentralLocal historyfeatures artifacts and history of Muskoka District
Myrtleville House MuseumBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseoperated by the Brant Historical Society, restored 1837 homestead with furnishings from 140 years of family life
Nancy Island Historic SiteWasaga BeachSimcoe CountyCentralMilitaryincludes artifacts from the 18th century schooner HMS Nancy, exhibits on the War of 1812 and a lighthouse
Naismith MuseumAlmonteLanark CountyEasternBiographicalLife of basketball inventor James Naismith
National Air Force Museum of CanadaTrentonHastings CountyCentralAviationFormerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and artifacts
Nepean MuseumNepeanOttawaEasternLocal history
Net Shed MuseumMeldrum BayManitoulin DistrictNortheasternMaritimeseafaring and fishing history of the region
Niagara ApothecaryNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeMedicalowned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists, a restored 1869 pharmacy
Niagara Artists CentreSt. CatharinesNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeArtartist-run contemporary art centre
Niagara Children's MuseumNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden Horseshoeactivities for childrens' imaginations
Niagara Falls Art GalleryNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeArt
Niagara Falls History MuseumNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyformerly the Lundy's Lane Historical Museum, features exhibits on the War of 1812
Niagara Historical MuseumNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal history
Niagara Military Heritage CentreNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeMilitaryHistory and artifacts of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment
Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts CentreNiagara-on-the-LakeNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeArtfeatures regional art
Niagara Scouting MuseumNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeScoutingcontains a display of badges, uniforms, and other items related to Scouting
Nipissing Township MuseumNipissingParry Sound DistrictNortheasternLocal historyincludes pioneer artifacts, reconstructed homes, log church
No. 6 RCAF Dunnville MuseumDunnvilleHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeAviationhistory of the No.6 Service Flying Training School in WW II
Norfolk Arts CentreSimcoeNorfolk CountySouthwesternArtalso known as Lynnwood National Historic Site, located in the 1851 Lynnwood House
Norfolk County Archives & Eva Brook Donly MuseumSimcoeNorfolk CountySouthwesternHistoric houseVictorian period house, also gallery of local art and history
North Huron MuseumWinghamHuronSouthwesternLocal history
North Lanark Regional MuseumAppletonLanark CountyEasternLocal historyincludes replicas of a country store and a pioneer log cabin
Northern Ontario Railroad MuseumCapreolGreater SudburyNortheasternRailwayRailroad cars, equipment, artifacts and memorabilia
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of FameThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternSportssports heritage of Northwestern Ontario
Nor'Westers and Loyalist MuseumWilliamstownStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternHistorystory of Sir John Johnson and Loyalist followers who settled in town during the American Revolution in 1784, and the North West Company
Norwich and District MuseumNorwichOxfordSouthwesternOpen airincludes 1889 Quaker Meeting House, a blacksmith shop, an 1830s saltbox farmhouse, a turn-of-the-20th-century Quaker schoolhouse, and two barns with agricultural and dairy farming displays and equipment
O'Hara Mill HomesteadMadocHastings CountyCentralOpen airincludes 19th century saw mill, 1850 period house, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, storage sheds, schoolhouse and log house
Oak HallNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseView the mansion's restored Great Hall reception area, the dining room and the living room, and a collection of Niagara Falls art
Oakville MuseumOakvilleHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyhistoric estate and grounds with local history exhibits
Oil Museum of CanadaOil SpringsLambton CountySouthwesternIndustrypetroleum industry artifacts, site of the first commercial oil well in North America
Old Brittania SchoolhouseMississaugaPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeEducation19th century one room schoolhouse
Olde Gaol MuseumLindsayKawartha LakesCentralHistorylocal and Canadian history set in a jail building dating back to the 1860s, operated by the Victoria County Historical Society
Old Mill Heritage Centre and Post Office MuseumKagawongManitoulin DistrictNortheasternMultipleincludes the Kagawong Museum with exhibits on local history, agriculture, military, early sawmills, commercial shipping and fishing, a historic post office museum display, and an art gallery
Old Stone MillDeltaLeeds and GrenvilleEasternMill1810 stone grist mill and adjacent Museum of Industrial Technology with exhibits of early industries of the region including early agricultural equipment
Omàmiwininì PimàdjwowinGolden LakeRenfrew CountyEasternFirst Nationsalso known as The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre, heritage of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation
Ontario Provincial Police MuseumOrilliaSimcoe CountyCentralLaw enforcementhistory of the Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario Regiment MuseumOshawaDurham RegionCentralMilitaryHistory of The Ontario Regiment, includes uniforms, over 80 military vehicles, medals, arms and photographs
Original Hockey Hall of FameKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternSportsHistory of ice hockey
Orillia Museum of Art & HistoryOrilliaSimcoe CountyCentralMultipleart and local history
Oshawa MuseumOshawaDurham RegionCentralHistoric houseIncludes late 19th century Victorian Henry House, local history exhibits
Osgoode Township MuseumOsgood TownshipOttawaEasternLocal history
Owen Sound Community Waterfront Heritage CentreOwen SoundGrey CountySouthwesternTransporthoused in a Canadian former National Railway Station on the Owen Sound waterfront, focus is the area's maritime, rail and industrial past
Paddy Walker HouseKincardineBruce CountySouthwesternLocal history
Palmerston Railway Heritage MuseumPalmerstonWellington CountySouthwesternRailroad
Park House MuseumAmherstburgEssex CountySouthwesternHistoric house1850s period house and local history exhibits
Parkwood EstateOshawaDurham RegionCentralHistoric houseEarly 20th-century mansion and estate gardens
Paris Museum and Historical SocietyParisCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeLocal historyarchives the heritage of Paris, Ontario and the surrounding area
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and ArchivesBramptonPeel RegionGolden HorseshoeMultipleLocal history museum, art gallery
Pelee Island Heritage CentrePelee IslandEssex CountySouthwesternMultiplelocal history and natural history
Penetanguishene Centennial MuseumPenetanguisheneSimcoe CountyCentralLocal history
Perth Legion Hall of RemembrancePerthLanark CountyEasternMilitary
Perth Museum PerthLanark CountyEasternLocal historyIncludes four 19th century period rooms of the Roderick Matheson house
Petawawa Research Forest Visitor CentrePetawawaRenfrew CountyEasternForestryforestry and natural history exhibits, demonstration forest
Petawawa Heritage VillagePetawawaRenfrew CountyEasternLivingmid-19th century rural Ontario village
Peterborough Lift LockPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralTransportationConstruction and workings of the Trent Canal
Peterborough Museum & ArchivesPeterboroughPeterborough CountyCentralLocal Historyfocus on history local to the Peterborough area
Petroglyphs Provincial ParkWoodviewPeterborough CountyCentralFirst NationsHistory and spiritual significance of the park's petroglyphs
Petrolia DiscoveryPetroliaLambton CountySouthwesternIndustryearly days of the boom of the petroleum industry
Pickering Museum VillagePickeringDurham RegionCentralOpen air19th century village
Pinhey's Point Historic SiteDunrobinOttawaEasternHistoric house19th century estate home and park
Polar Bear HabitatCochraneCochrane DistrictNortheasternOpen airincludes the Hunta Museum with period business displays and antiques, the Cochrane Classic Riders Snowmobile Museum, a blacksmith shop, doctor's office, farm house, general store, service station and schoolhouse
Port Burwell Marine Museum and Historic LighthousePort BurwellElgin CountySouthwesternMaritimeLighthouse, area maritime and shipbuilding history
Port Colborne Historical & Marine MuseumPort ColborneNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeOpen airincludes historic houses, blacksmith shop, a lighthouse with maritime exhibits, historic vehicles, two mid-19th century log houses
Port Dover Harbour MuseumPort DoverNorfolk CountySouthwesternMaritimelocal fishing industry, shipping, sailing, shipwrecks and maritime heritage
Presqu'ile Provincial ParkBrightonNorthumberlandCentralMaritimeIncludes the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and a nature centre
Prince Township MuseumPrinceAlgoma DistrictNortheasternLocal history
Princess of Wales' Own Regiment MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMilitaryhistory and artifacts of The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, located in the armoury
Princeton District MuseumPrincetonOxford CountySouthwesternLocal historylocal history and art exhibits
Proctor House MuseumBrightonNorthumberlandCentralHistoric house
Pump House Steam MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternTechnologyformer water pumping station, exhibits on engines, railroads, steam launch boat and science
R. Tait McKenzie Memorial MuseumMississippi MillsLanark CountyEasternArtLocated in the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, life and works by sculptor R. Tait McKenzie
Railcar MuseumMoosoneeCochrane DistrictNortheasternHistory
Rails End Gallery & Arts CentreHaliburtonHaliburton CountyCentralArtlocated in Haliburton's rail station, featuring contemporary Canadian art, craft and music by local and regional artists
Railway Museum of Eastern OntarioSmiths FallsLanark CountyEasternRailwayHistoric railway station with railroad locomotives, cars, artifacts and memorabilia
Rainy River District Women's Institute MuseumEmoRainy River DistrictNorthwesternLocal historylocal history and pioneer life
Rainy River Railroad Heritage MuseumRainy RiverRainy River DistrictNorthwesternRailwayexhibits displayed inside a restored railway passenger car, also features a caboose, restored steam engine and local history exhibits
Raisin River Heritage CentreSt. AndrewsStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternLocal historyoperated by the Cornwall Township Historical Society
Rayside-Balfour MuseumAzildaGreater SudburyNortheasternLocal historyOperated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, local history, agriculture, culture
Red Lake Regional Heritage CentreRed LakeKenora DistrictNorthwesternLocal historythemes include Aboriginal history, gold mining, fur trade, immigration, art exhibits
Reuben R. Sallows GalleryGoderichHuronSouthwesternArtchanging exhibits of early 20th century photographs
Richmond Hill Heritage CentreRichmond HillYork RegionCentralLocal historyExhibits in an 1840s period cottage
Rideau Canal Visitor CentreSmiths FallsLanark CountyEasternTransportationcanal history and heritage
Rideau District MuseumWestportLeeds and GrenvilleEasternLocal history
Ridge House MuseumRidgetownChatham-KentSouthwesternHistoric house1875 period historic house
Ripley's Believe It or Not!Niagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeAmusement
RiverBrink Art MuseumQueenstonNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeArtHistoric house with 18th- and 19th-century Canadian paintings, sculpture and decorative art
Robert Langen Art GalleryWaterlooWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtoperated by the Wilfrid Laurier University, focus is contemporary Canadian art
Robert McLaughlin GalleryOshawaDurham RegionCentralArtFocus is modern and contemporary Canadian art
Rock Legends Wax MuseumNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeWax
Rodman Hall Art CentreSt. CatharinesNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeArtpart of Brock University
Ron Morel Memorial MuseumKapuskasingCochrane DistrictNortheasternRailroadhoused in a steam locomotive, two passenger cars and a caboose, railroad artifacts and model railroad display, also local history exhibits
AkwesasneStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternFirst Nationsmanaged by Native North American Traveling College, culture and history of the Mohawk Nation
Rose House MuseumWaupoosPrince Edward CountyCentralHistoric houseearly 19th-century house with furnishings from 5 generations
Ross MuseumWhitewater RegionRenfrew CountyEasternHistoryincludes period room and business displays, household items, farming tools, logging equipment
Rotunda GalleryKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtmunicipal art gallery located in Kitchener City Hall
Royal Botanical GardensBurlingtonHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeNatural historyFeatures exhibits about plants, nature and science
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 MuseumPembrokeRenfrew CountyEasternMilitaryopen by request and for special events, local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
Royal Canadian Regiment MuseumLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternMilitaryRegimental history and artifacts
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage MuseumHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeMilitaryRegimental history, open by appointment
Royal Military College of Canada MuseumKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternMilitaryLocated in Fort Frederick, history of the college and the naval history of the site
Rydal Bank Community Hall and ChurchPlummer AdditionalAlgoma DistrictNortheasternLocal history
Ruthven Park National Historic SiteCayugaHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeHistoric house19th-century mansion estate
Sainte-Marie among the HuronsMidlandSimcoe CountyCentralLivingRecreated 17th-century French Jesuit mission headquarters and Wendat Huron inhabitants
Sarah Jane Williams Heritage CentreBowmanvilleDurham RegionCentralLocal historyoperated by the Clarington Museums, features exhibits about Dominion Organ and Piano Company, a large doll and toy collection, and changing history exhibits
Sault Ste. Marie MuseumSault Ste. MarieAlgoma DistrictNortheasternLocal historyfacilitated by the Sault Ste. Marie & 49th Field Regiment R.C.A. Historical Society
Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic SiteSault Ste. MarieAlgoma DistrictNortheasternTransportVisitor center, guided tours of the canal locks
Schneider HausKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseEarly 19th century period homestead
School House MuseumDeep RiverRenfrew CountyEasternLocal historyhistory of Laurentian Hills
School On Wheels Railcar MuseumClintonHuronSouthwesternEducationhistoric school car that traveled the region to bring education to children
Science NorthSudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternSciencefocuses on geological sciences
Scout Museum KingstonKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternScoutingscouting artifacts from the 1920's to 2000
Scugog Shores MuseumPort PerryDurham RegionCentralOpen airmid-to-late 19th century village, Ojibway Heritage Interpretive Lands about the natural and cultural history of the Scugog Watershed prior to European settlement
Secrets of Radar MuseumLondonMiddlesex CountySouthwesternMilitaryStory of the more than 6,000 Canadian World War II veterans who were recruited into a top-secret project during World War II involving radar
Serbian Heritage MuseumWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternLocal HistoryFeatures artifacts from Serbia, mainly from Serbian diaspora in the region.
Sharon Temple National Historic SiteSharonYork RegionGolden HorseshoeOpen airStory of the Children of Peace and the early settlers of East Gwillimbury; features the Sharon Temple, the Doan House, David Willson's Study, an 1850s Log House and other buildings on 4.5 acres of park land; operated by the Sharon Temple Museum Society
Sheffield Park Black History & Cultural MuseumClarksburgGrey CountySouthwesternHistoryearly Black pioneer families
Sibbald Point Provincial ParkSuttonYork RegionCentralLocal historyFeatures the Sibbald Memorial Museum, a historic house and local history museum
Sifton-Cook Heritage CentreCobourgNorthumberland CountyEasternLocal history, Historic Bldg.Cobourg history told in annually changing exhibits and outdoor model railway - Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving
Simcoe County MuseumMinesingSimcoe CountyCentralLocal historylocal history and culture, church, schoolhouse, railway station, farm equipment
Sioux Lookout MuseumSioux LookoutKenora DistrictNorthwesternLocal historylocated on the second floor of the Sioux Lookout Heritage Railway Station
Sir John Johnson Manor HouseWilliamstownStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternHistoric houselate 18th century home of Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet
Ska-Nah-Doht Village and MuseumMount BrydgesMiddlesex CountySouthwesternFirst Nationsrecreated longhouse village of 1,000 years ago and museum with archaeological artifacts
Sky Harbour GalleryGoderichHuronSouthwesternAviationlocated at Goderich Airport, airport history in WW II, county aviation history
Society for the Preservation of Canada's Nuclear HeritageDeep RiverRenfrew CountyEasternNuclear Science and TechnologyCanadian nuclear history from Ernest Rutherford to the present, including: research and development; CANDU; medical and isotope applications; mining; radioactive waste management; and accelerators amongst others
Sombra Museum Cultural CentreSombraLambton CountySouthwesternLocal historyincludes Victorian period home and log cabin
South Grey MuseumFleshertonGrey CountySouthwesternLocal history
Sovereign HouseBronteHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric houseoperated by the Bronte Historical Society, 19th century period house
Spencerville MillSpencervilleLeeds and GrenvilleEasternMillstone grist mill and gardens
St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals CentreSt. CatharinesNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeMultiplecity's history, history and impact of the Welland Canal, Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum, the Underground Railroad and African Canadian heritage
St. Edmunds Township MuseumTobermoryBruce CountySouthwesternHistorylocal and maritime history, also late 19th century log house open by request
St. Jacobs MillSt. JacobsWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeMultipleincludes the Maple Syrup Museum, St. Jacobs Quilt Gallery, electricity exhibit, Home Hardware exhibit, model train exhibit
St. Joseph Island MuseumSt. Joseph IslandAlgoma DistrictNortheasternOpen aircomplex includes a log cabin, church, school, barn, store
St. Joseph MuseumZurichHuronSouthwesternLocal historyoperated by the St. Joseph Historical Society
St. Marys MuseumSt. MarysPerth CountySouthwesternLocal history
St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art CentreSt. ThomasElgin CountySouthwesternArt
Stanhope Heritage Discovery MuseumStanhopeHaliburton CountyCentralLocal historyfeatures pioneer history and artifacts, and includes a log chute
Stephen Leacock MuseumOrilliaSimcoe CountyCentralHistoric housesummer home of author and humorist Stephen Leacock, includes exhibits on his life and writings, and a gallery of Canadian writers and art
Stones 'n Bones MuseumSarniaLambton CountySouthwesternNatural historyfossils, minerals, gemstones, artifacts, shells, butterflies, insects, antlers, horns, dinosaurs
Stratford Perth MuseumStratfordPerth CountySouthwesternLocal history
Sturgeon River House MuseumSturgeon FallsNipissing DistrictNortheasternLocal historyIncludes fur trading, pioneers, blacksmith shop and ice house
Swords and Ploughshares MuseumKarsOttawaEasternMilitaryFocus is the Citizen Soldier at peace and at war, features many military trucks and vehicles
Sudbury Region Police MuseumSudburyGreater SudburyNortheasternLaw enforcement
Teeterville Pioneer MuseumTeetervilleNorfolk CountySouthwesternHistorycomplex includes a log house, smoke house, wayside church, drive barn and early Windham and area artifacts
Thames Art GalleryChatham-KentChatham-KentSouthwesternArt
Thames Valley Museum SchoolNorwichOxfordSouthwesternEducationearly 20th century rural schoolhouse
Thamesville Old Town Hall MuseumThamesvilleChatham-KentSouthwesternLocal history
Thelma Miles Historical MuseumMathesonCochrane DistrictNortheasternLocal history
THEMUSEUMKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeMultipleFormerly the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum, interactive exhibits for children, changing exhibits of culture, art, history, science
Thomas House OakvilleHalton RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric house1830-1840s period pioneer home, operated by the Oakville Historical Society
Thorold MuseumThoroldNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyfeatures the Lock 7 Viewing Centre
Thunder Bay Art GalleryThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternArtContemporary First Nations art
Thunder Bay Historical MuseumThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternLocal history
Thunder Bay Military MuseumThunder BayThunder Bay DistrictNorthwesternMilitaryNorthwestern Ontario military history, includes regimental memorabilia of The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment
Timber Village MuseumBlind RiverAlgoma DistrictNortheasternForestrylumbering and logging tools, artifacts and equipment
TimminsCochrane DistrictNortheasternMultiplelocal history and art, recreated 1930's miner's home
Tom Thomson Art GalleryOwen SoundGrey CountySouthwesternArtfeatures a large collection of memorabilia and works from Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven
Treasure Chest MuseumPaisleyBruce CountySouthwesternHistoryantiques and collectibles, tools, household items, lamps, machinery, glassware, crockery, furniture
Tree MuseumGravenhurstMuskokaCentralArtoutdoor sculpture gallery
True North GalleryWaterdownWentworth CountySouthernArtfeatures original art and limited edition prints by artist-musicians including David Bowie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and many others. Located in and operated by the owners of True North Records
Tweed and Area Heritage CentreTweedHastings CountyCentralLocal history
Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic SiteDresdenChatham-KentSouthwesternOpen airComplex includes home of Josiah Henson, former U.S. slave whose life story was the inspiration for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
Union GalleryKingstonFrontenac CountyEasternArtpart of Queen's University, contemporary art
United Empire Loyalist Heritage CentreAdolphustownLennox and Addington CountyEasternHistoryhistory of the United Empire Loyalist settlers in the late 18th century
University of Waterloo Art GalleriesWaterlooWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeArtpart of the University of Waterloo
Upper Canada VillageMorrisburgStormont, Dundas and GlengarryEasternLiving1860s period village with over 40 buildings
Uxbridge Historical CentreUxbridgeDurham RegionCentralLocal history
Vankleek Hill MuseumVankleek HillPrescott and RussellEasternLocal historyoperated by the Vankleek Hill & District Historical Society
Visual Arts Centre of ClaringtonBowmanvilleDurham RegionCentralArt
Waba Cottage Museum and GardensWhite LakeRenfrew CountyEasternHistoric housebelongings of Archibald McNab, the founder of McNab Township, with historic log church and schoolhouse
Wallaceburg MuseumWallaceburgChatham-KentSouthwesternLocal history
Waterford Heritage & Agricultural MuseumWaterfordNorfolk CountySouthwesternLocal historysocial history of Waterford and Old Townsend as well as Norfolk County agriculture
Waterloo County Gaol and Governor's HouseKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric siteformer jail and governor's house with historic and archaeological exhibits in the lobby
Waterloo Region MuseumKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyRegional history and culture including First Nation's peoples, European settlement, manufacturing heyday, high tech sector, entrance to Doon Heritage Village
Watson's MillManotickOttawaEasternMill19th century flour grist mill
Waverley PlaceBowmanvilleDurham RegionCentralHistoric houseFormerly the Bowmanville Museum. A 1900-1930 period home reflecting the lifestyle of a wealthy merchant family, operated by the Clarington Museums
Welland Historical MuseumWellandNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historylocated in a former Carnegie library building
Wellington County Museum and ArchivesFergusWellington CountySouthwesternMultiplelocal history, decorative arts and art
Wellington Heritage MuseumWellingtonPrince Edward CountyCentralLocal history
West Parry Sound District MuseumParry SoundParry Sound DistrictNortheasternLocal historyalso known as Museum on Tower Hill, local history, themes include trapping, First Nations, shipping, logging, agriculture and cottaging, features a fire tower to climb
Westfield Heritage VillageRocktonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeOpen airOver 30 historic buildings on a 3.4 square kilometres site
Whitchurch-Stouffville MuseumVandorfYork RegionCentralHistorycomplex includes an 1880s period farmhouse, 19th century schoolhouse, log cabin, and local history museum
White Water GalleryNorth BayNipissing DistrictNortheasternArtcontemporary visual art
Whitehern Historic House and GardenHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeHistoric housemid-19th century urban estate with elements from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods
Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost & Historic HouseWilberforceHaliburton CountyCentralMedicalsite of the first Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Ontario
Willoughby Historical MuseumNiagara FallsNiagara RegionGolden HorseshoeLocal historyhistory of the community of Willoughby
Wilno Heritage ParkWilnoRenfrew CountyEasternEthnicincludes the Polish Kashub Heritage Museum & Skansen, Kashubian and Polish heritage
Wilson MacDonald Memorial School MuseumSelkirkHaldimand CountyGolden HorseshoeEducation1925 period one room schoolhouse, exhibits about poet Wilson MacDonald
Windsor Sculpture ParkWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternArtOutdoor sculpture park
Windsor's Community MuseumWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternLocal historyLocated downtown in the François Baby House, features artifacts and documents important to the history of Windsor and Essex County
Windsor Wood Carving MuseumWindsorEssex CountySouthwesternArtcarved wood art
Woodchester VillaBracebridgeMuskokaCentralHistoric houseLate 19th century octagon house with local history exhibits
Woodland Cultural CentreBrantfordCounty of BrantGolden HorseshoeFirst Nationshistory, culture and art of the Anishinaabe and
Woodside National Historic SiteKitchenerWaterloo RegionGolden HorseshoeHistoric house1890s Victorian childhood home of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Woodstock Art GalleryWoodstockOxfordSouthwesternHistoryChanging exhibits and permanent display of works by Florence Carlyle
Woodstock MuseumWoodstockOxfordSouthwesternLocal history
Workers Arts & Heritage CentreHamiltonHamiltonGolden HorseshoeMultipleart, culture and heritage of working people in Canada
Youngtown Rock N Roll MuseumOmemeeKawartha LakesCentralMusiccelebration of music from the '50s, '60s and '70s, with large collection of Neil Young and Beatles memorabilia

Defunct museums