List of museums in Ontario
Introduction This '''list of museums in Ontario, Canada''' contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) 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 (i.e., virtual museums) 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  Name Location Census Division Region Type Summary Website 1000 Islands History Museum (Arthur Child Heritage Museum)  Gananoque Leeds and Grenville   Eastern  Multiple  Area cultural and natural history, including 1000 Islands ecosystem, First Nations and early settlers, military and tourism exhibits, impact of the St. Lawrence River   Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead  St. George  County of Brant  Golden Horseshoe   Historic house  mid-19th century childhood farm home of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, founder of the Women's Institute  Agnes Etherington Art Centre  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern    Art  Operated by Queen's University, includes Canadian, European, Inuit and African art, decorative arts  Algonquin Provincial Park  Whitney  Nipissing District  Northeastern  Multiple  Includes the visitor center with exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history, and a logging museum  Alix Art Gallery  Sarnia  Lambton County  Southwestern  Art includes paintings by the Group of Seven, contemporary and historically significant Canadian visual art and visual culture   Allan Macpherson House  Napanee  Lennox and Addington County  Eastern  Historic house  c.1830 period house, Georgian architecture built by Napanee's first postmaster and a prominent local figure, operated by the Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives   Ameliasburgh Historical Museum  Ameliasburgh  Prince Edward County  Central   Open air  complex of buildings and exhibits around a church built c.1868   Amherstburg Freedom Museum  Amherstburg  Essex County Southwestern  African American  Focus on the Underground Railroad, black history in Canada, includes 19th-century church and log cabin   Anderson Farm Museum  Lively  Greater Sudbury   Northeastern   Agriculture  Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, historic 1920s period farmhouse, barn and milk house   Annandale National Historic Site  Tillsonburg  Oxford  Southwestern  Historic house  1880s Victorian house known for its lavish Aesthetic art decorations   Arbor Gallery  Vankleek Hill  Prescott and Russell  Eastern  Art  contemporary art centre   Arkona Lions Museum  Arkona  Lambton County  Southwestern  Natural history  features Devonian fossils and First Nations artifacts from the Lambton County area  Arnprior & District Museum  Arnprior  Renfrew County  Eastern  Local history  also hosts visiting exhibits on a variety of subjects   Art Gallery of Algoma  Sault Ste. Marie  Algoma District  Northeastern  Art  Visual art   Art Gallery of Burlington  Burlington  Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe   Art  Contemporary art centre, focus on visual art and crafts   Art Gallery of Guelph  Guelph  Wellington County Southwestern  Art  Exhibits of contemporary and historical art, craft and design   Art Gallery of Hamilton  Hamilton  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  Art  Includes Canadian and European works   Art Gallery of Mississauga  Mississauga  Peel Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  Emphasis on area artists and Canadian art   Art Gallery of Northumberland  Cobourg  Northumberland  Central  Art   Art Gallery of Peterborough  Peterborough  Peterborough County  Central  Art  Focus is Canadian art   Art Gallery of Sudbury  Sudbury  Greater Sudbury  Northeastern  Art  Contemporary art   Art Windsor-Essex  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern  Art  Significant works of art by local, regional and national artists   Artcite  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern  Art  artist-run contemporary and experimental art centre   Artery Gallery  Kitchener  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art   curated and managed by the student Society of Fine Artists of the University of Waterloo   Artspace Peterborough  Peterborough  Peterborough County Central  Art  artist-run contemporary art centre   Assiginack Museum Complex  Assiginack  Manitoulin District  Northeastern  Open air  includes 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 Museum  Atikokan  Rainy River District  Northwestern  Local history  includes collection of logging, mining and railroad heavy equipment   Aurora Museum & Archives  Aurora  York Region   Golden Horseshoe  Local history   History and stories of the Town of Aurora   Aylmer & District Museum  Aylmer  Elgin County Southwestern  Local history Preserves local artifacts and histories   Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation Centre  Port Rowan  Norfolk County  Southwestern  Open air  Includes 19th century period buildings, a working historic grist mill and a nature centre   Backus-Page House Museum  Wallacetown  Elgin County  Southwestern  Historic house  Operated by the Tyrconnell Heritage Society, mid-19th century period house   Bala's Museum  Bala  Muskoka  Central  Biographical  Life of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of ''Anne of Green Gables''   Ball's Falls Centre for Conservation  Ball's Falls  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Natural history   Ecology of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, the natural history of the Twenty Valley and its watershed, and the area's cultural history   Bancroft Mineral Museum  Bancroft  Hastings County  Central  Natural history  area gemstones and minerals, operated by the Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club   Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum  Bancroft  Hastings County Central  Local history   Banting House National Historic Site  London  Middlesex County Southwestern  Medical  Life of Sir Frederick Banting, doctor and co-discoverer of insulin   Barn Dance Historical Society Entertainment Museum  Wingham  Huron  Southwestern  Music  located inside the North Huron Museum, history of the barn dance radio show and its country music performers   Barnum House  Grafton  Northumberland Central  Historic house  19th century period house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust   Base Borden Military Museum  Borden  Simcoe County  Central  Military  History of CFB Borden, includes planes, tanks, uniforms, weapons   Bath Museum  Bath  Lennox and Addington County  Eastern  Local history    Battle Ground Hotel Museum  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  1850s 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 Site  Prescott  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern   Military   60 foot stone lighthouse tower, site of the 1838 Battle of the Windmill   Battlefield House  Hamilton  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house   1835 period house in park that was the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Stoney Creek   Beachville and District Museum  Beachville  Oxford County Southwestern  Local history  includes Victorian period room displays, agriculture equipment and vehicles   Beaver River Museum  Beaverton  Durham Region  Central  History    operated by the Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society, includes mid-19th century log cabin, 1900 period house and a jail   Bell Homestead National Historic Site  Brantford County of Brant  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  1870s 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 Museum  Belleville  Hastings County  Central  Scouting  open by appointment   Bellevue House National Historic Site  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Historic house  Late 1840s period home of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Alexander Macdonald   Benares Historic House  Mississauga  Peel Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  early 20th century period house spanning four family generations   Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site  Gravenhurst  Muskoka  Central  Biographical  Life and achievements of Dr. Henry Norman Bethune   Bethune-Thompson House  Williamstown  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  Historic house  late 18th-century house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust   Billy Bishop Home and Museum  Owen Sound  Grey County Southwestern  Biographical  Late 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 Gallery  Mississauga  Peel Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  contemporary art gallery, part of University of Toronto Mississauga   Blockhouse Museum  Merrickville  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Transportation  history of the Rideau Canal,  photos, local history exhibits, located in a historic blockhouse, operated by the Merrickville and District Historical Society   Bobby Orr Hall of Fame  Parry Sound Parry Sound District  Northeastern  Sports  Ice hockey history and memorabilia of Bobby Orr, located in the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts   Bonnechere Museum  Bonnechere  Renfrew County  Eastern  Multiple  local history, culture and natural history, including area Ordovician fossils, geology, First Nations artifacts, fur trade, timber industry   Bothwell-Zone Oil Museum  Bothwell  Chatham-Kent  Southwestern  Industry  oil industry powerhouse and equipment, operated by the Bothwell-Zone & District Historical Society   Boyd Heritage Museum  Bobcaygeon  Kawartha Lakes  Central  Local history    Bradley Museum  Mississauga  Peel Region  Golden Horseshoe   Local history  the complex consists of four buildings, three of which are designated Ontario Heritage sites   Brant Museum & Archives  Brantford  County of Brant Golden Horseshoe  Art  operated by the Brant Historical Society, collection of decorative and fine arts   Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition  Brantford  County of Brant  Golden Horseshoe  Sports  photographs and memorabilia of area sports figures, including Wayne Gretzky   Brocksden Country School Museum  Stratford  Perth County  Southwestern  Education  19th century schoolhouse, open by appointment   Brockville Museum  Brockville  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Local history    Brubacher House  Waterloo  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  operated 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 Centre  Southampton  Bruce County  Southwestern  Multiple  exhibits include local history, natural history, maritime, First Nations, agriculture, maritime, military and culture   Bruce Mines Museum  Bruce Mines  Algoma District  Northeastern  Local history    Bunker Military Museum  Cobalt  Timiskaming District  Northeastern  Military  includes artifacts from the Boer War to the present day  ,  Buxton National Historic Site and Museum  North Buxton Chatham-Kent  Southwestern   History  Historic buildings in Underground Railroad community   Bygone Days Heritage Village  Collingwood  Simcoe County  Central  Open air  mid 19th-century village buildings with authentic furnishings and artifacts   Caledonia Grand Trunk Station  Caledonia  Haldimand County  Golden Horseshoe  Railway  Features local railway artifacts, displays and an operating "G" scale model train   Callander Bay Heritage Museum  Callander  Parry Sound District  Northeastern  Multiple  located 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  Alex Dufresne Gallery of Art   Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory  Cambridge  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Natural history  butterfly conservatory with live butterflies, birds, plants and natural history exhibits   Cambridge Centre for the Arts  Cambridge  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  Offers a variety of arts programs, including a gallery   Cambridge Galleries  Cambridge  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  part of the Cambridge Public Library system with exhibition space at Queen's Square, Preston and Design at Riverside   Cambridge Sculpture Garden  Cambridge  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  outdoor sculpture garden   Campbellford Memorial Military Museum  Campbellford  Northumberland  Central  Military  collection includes uniforms, weapons and ground transport and features a 60% scale model of the CF-105 Avro Arrow  ,  Canada Soccer Hall of Fame  Vaughan  York Region  Golden Horseshoe  Sports  Achievements of top Canadian Footballers and Builders who have played and developed the game in Canada   Canada South Science City  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern  Science  offers displays and interactive exhibits   Canada's First Forestry Station  St. Williams  Norfolk County  Southwestern  Forestry  highlights efforts to plant the area's forests   Canadian Automotive Museum  Oshawa  Durham Region  Central  Automobile  Features mostly Canadian-made cars, automotive history in Canada   Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame  St. Marys Perth County   Southwestern  Sports  Great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada   Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre  Sault Ste. Marie  Algoma District  Northeastern  Aviation  History of bush flying and forest protection in Canada   Canadian Canoe Museum  Peterborough  Peterborough County  Central  Maritime   Canoe collection and how the canoe defines the Canadian character and spirit   Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery  Waterloo  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  Historic and contemporary Canadian ceramic, glass and enamel art   Canadian Clock Museum  Deep River  Renfrew County  Eastern  Horology  Heritage of Canada's many clock manufacturers and sellers from the early 19th century to the present   Canadian Drilling Rig Museum  Rainham Centre  Haldimand County  Golden Horseshoe  Industry  History of the early natural gas fields of Haldimand, Norfolk and Southern Ontario   Canadian Firefighters Museum  Port Hope  Northumberland  Central  Firefighting  includes vehicles, fire hydrants, working municipal fire alarm system, photo displays, helmets, turnout gear and tools of the trade   Canadian Football Hall of Fame  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe   Sports   Great achievements in Canadian football   Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defense  North Bay  Nipissing District  Northeastern  Military  evolution of air defence and the contributions Canadians have made, includes NORAD exhibit, located at CFB North Bay  ,  Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum  Oakville  Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Sports  Canada's golf heritage, featuring famous players, courses and golf technology   Canadian Medical Hall of Fame  London  Middlesex County  Southwestern  Medical  Honours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people   Canadian Military Heritage Museum  Brantford  County of Brant  Golden Horseshoe  Military  includes weapons, uniforms, medals, models and artifacts   Canadian Museum of Indian Civilization  Richmond Hill York Region  Golden Horseshoe  Religious  essence of Hinduism in North America   Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village  Kingsville  Essex County  Southwestern  Multiple  includes 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 Museum  Hamilton  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  Aerospace   Military aircraft   Cannington Historical Museum  Cannington  Durham Region  Central  Open air  includes two log houses, a railway station and caboose, a meeting hall and a driving shed   Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum  Carleton Place  Lanark County  Eastern  Local history   local history and culture   Carman House Museum  Iroquois  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  Living  an 1835 period Loyalist house   Castle Kilbride  Baden  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  Late 19th century Victorian house   Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah  Sheguiandah  Manitoulin District  Northeastern  Local history   Centennial Park  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District  Northwestern  Forestry  Features a museum and recreation of a 1910 logging camp, including train  Central Manitoulin Pioneer Museum  Mindemoya Manitoulin District  Northeastern  History  operated 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 Village  Pembroke  Renfrew County  Eastern  Open air  operated by the Ottawa Valley Historical Society   Chapleau Centennial Museum  Chapleau  Sudbury District  Northeastern  Local history  Features a variety of local artifacts, a steam locomotive, monuments and models of local landmarks  Chapple Museum  Chapple  Rainy River District Northwestern  Local history    Chatham Railroad Museum  Chatham–Kent  Chatham-Kent  Southwestern  Railroad  early railroad equipment, located in a baggage car   Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society  Chatham-Kent  Chatham-Kent  Southwestern  African American  W.I.S.H. Centre features exhibits about black history and historic sites in the area   Chatham-Kent Museum  Chatham-Kent  Chatham-Kent  Southwestern  History  local history including artifacts from the War of 1812, a Gray Dort automobile, horse-drawn vehicles, and a mummy   Chesterville Heritage Centre  Chesterville  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  History  local history   Chiefswood National Historic Site  Ohsweken County of Brant  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  mid-19th century birthplace home of Pauline Johnson, a First Nations author and performer   Christ Church Community Museum  Lakefield  Peterborough County  Central  History  local history   City of Waterloo Museum  Waterloo  Waterloo Region  Midwestern  Civic  Local history. Collection was relocated from the Seagram Museum. Clarke Museum  Kirby Durham Region  Central  History  operated by the Clarington Museums, includes local history displays, one room schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, agricultural equipment   Cloyne & District Historical Society Pioneer Museum  Cloyne Lennox and Addington County  Eastern  History  historic artifacts including tools, clothing, kitchen and other household effects   Cobalt Firefighters Museum  Cobalt  Timiskaming District Northeastern  Firefighting     Cobalt Mining Museum  Cobalt  Timiskaming District  Northeastern  Mining  silver mining   Cochrane Railway and Pioneer Museum  Cochrane  Cochrane District Northeastern  Railway  includes railroad, local history exhibits   Coldwater Canadiana Heritage Museum  Coldwater  Simcoe County Central  Open air  includes 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 Museum  Collingwood  Simcoe County  Central  History  local history including early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices and pioneer settlement   Comber & District Historical Society Museum  Lakeshore  Essex County  Southwestern  History  local history   Commanda General Store Museum  Commanda  Parry Sound District  Northeastern  History  1885 High Victorian store with counters, flooring and goods from 1885 to 1934   Copper Cliff Museum  Copper Cliff  Greater Sudbury Northeastern  Historic house  Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, turn-of-the-20th-century log cabin mining family home   Cornwall Community Museum  Cornwall  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  History  local history  Canada's Penitentiary Museum  Kingston Frontenac County  Eastern  Prison  Also 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 Mansion  Selkirk  Haldimand County Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  late 19th century Victorian mansion and period furniture   Country Heritage Park  Milton  Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Agriculture  Formerly the Ontario Agricultural Museum, over 30 buildings depict agriculture and rural life over the span of 170 years   Craigleith Heritage Depot  Blue Mountains  Grey County  Central  History  local history and information centre   Crawford Lake Conservation Area  Campbellville  Halton Region Golden Horseshoe   First Nations  Features reconstructed 15th century Iroquoian village and interpretive programs   Cumberland Heritage Village  Cumberland  Ottawa  Eastern  Living  1920-1930s rural village   Delhi Tobacco Museum and Heritage Centre  Delhi  Norfolk County  Southwestern  Local history  includes the agricultural and cultural development of the area   Diefenbunker Museum  Carp Ottawa  Eastern  Military   Cold War bunker for the Canadian government   Dionne Quints Museum  North Bay Nipissing District  Northeastern  Biographical  Birthplace and childhood home of the Dionne quintuplets   Discovery North Bay  North Bay  Nipissing District  Northeastern  History  formerly the North Bay Area Museum, local history   Discovery Harbour  Penetanguishene  Simcoe County Central  Open air   recreated 19th century community with replica ships and smaller vessels, historic buildings, and an original officers' quarters   Donald Hughes Annex Museum  Ailsa Craig  Middlesex County  Southwestern  Local history  operated by the North Middlesex Historical Society   Doon Heritage Village  Kitchener  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Living  1914 rural life   Dorothy’s House Museum  Port Hope Northumberland  Central  Historic house   operated by the East Durham Historical Society, 19th century Victorian worker's cottage, open seasonally   Dorset Heritage Museum  Dorset  Muskoka  Central  History  local history including early pioneer life, local settlers, traditional logging practices and pioneer settlement   Dryden & District Museum  Dryden  Kenora District  Northwestern  Local history  artifacts related to the history and heritage of the Dryden area   Duke Hunt Museum  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District Northwestern  History  originally known as the Paipoonge Museum, located in Oliver Paipoonge, early settler household artifacts, and community life   Dundas Museum and Archives  Dundas  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  History  local history   Dundurn Castle  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  40 room 19th century estate of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, one of Canada's first premiers; grounds include Hamilton Military Museum   Durham Art Gallery  Durham  Grey County Southwestern  Art    Dynamic Earth  Sudbury  Greater Sudbury  Northeastern  Mining  Geology and mining for nickel and gold   Ear Falls Museum  Ear Falls Kenora District  Northwestern  Local history  area's aboriginal peoples, gold mining and lumbering industries and transportation  Edinburgh Square Heritage and Cultural Centre  Cayuga  Haldimand County  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  Includes original 1857 jail cell and gypsum mining exhibits   Egyptian Museum of Mississauga  Mississauga  Golden Horseshoe  Golden Horseshoe  Archaeology  focuses on Egyptian history from Ancient Egyptian to Coptic, back 7,000 years   Eldon House  London Middlesex County  Southwestern  Historic house  19th century period mansion and gardens   Elgin County Museum  St. Thomas Elgin County  Southwestern  Local history  promotes Elgin County’s historical and agricultural heritage   Elgin County Railway Museum  St. Thomas  Elgin County  Southwestern  Railway  Railroad engines, cars and equipment, located in former Michigan Central Railroad locomotive shops from 1913   Elgin Military Museum  St. Thomas  Elgin County  Southwestern  Military  Canadian military history of Elgin County and its residents   Elliot Lake Nuclear and Mining Museum  Elliot Lake Algoma District  Northeastern  Mining  area's uranium mining history including the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, also nuclear power, minerals, local history, logging, wildlife, marine artifacts   Elman W. Campbell Museum  Newmarket  York Region Central  Local history  offers educational activities for all ages   Englehart & Area Museum  Englehart  Timiskaming District  Northeastern  Local history  also art exhibits   Erland Lee Museum  Stoney Creek  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  Late 19th century period Victorian home, recognized as the birthplace of the first Women's Institutes   Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site  Sault Ste. Marie  Algoma District  Northeastern  Historic house    19th century period house and summer kitchen, and turn-of-the-20th-century blockhouse and gardens   Essex County Steam & Gas Engine Museum  McGregor Essex County  Southwestern  Agriculture  antique engines, tractors and farm machinery   Fairfield Museum  Thamesville  Chatham-Kent Southwestern  Local history    Fairfield-Gutzeit House  Bath  Lennox and Addington County  Eastern  Historic house  Victorian period house   Fanshawe Pioneer Village  London Middlesex County  Southwestern  Living  19th century village with over 30 original and replica buildings on    Farmtown Park  Stirling Hastings County  Central  Agriculture  previously 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 Museum  Cambridge  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Themed collections  10,000 historical garments and accessories dating from the mid 18th century to the present   Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum  Ancaster  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  Multiple  local history and art exhibits   Flour Mill Museum  Sudbury Greater Sudbury  Northeastern    Historic house Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, early 20th-century house and log cabin   Forest City Gallery  London Middlesex County  Southwestern  Art  artist-run centre for contemporary practices in visual/media arts, performance, literature and music   Forest-Lambton Museum  Forest  Lambton County Southwestern  Local history   1890s period rooms, local history, natural history, military and doll displays   Fort Erie  Fort Erie  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Military  Restored War of 1812 period fort   Fort Erie Historical Museum  Ridgeway  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  housed in the 1874 Bertie Township Hall   Fort Erie Railroad Museum  Ridgeway  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Railway  features a steam engine, historic railway station, area railroad history and artifacts   Fort Frances Museum  Fort Frances Rainy River District  Northwestern  Local history  includes natural history, First Nations, fur traders, pioneers, forest industry, community development and growth, art exhibits   Fort George National Historic Site  Niagara-on-the-Lake  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Military  Restored War of 1812 period fort with living history demonstrations   Fort Henry National Historic Site  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Military  19th-century British military fortress with costumed interpreters   Fort Malden National Historic Site  Amherstburg  Essex County  Southwestern  Military  Restored fort buildings and exhibits about the War of 1812, the Rebellion of 1837 and 19th century soldiers' lives   Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site  St. Joseph Island  Algoma District  Northeastern  Military  Ruins of a War of 1812 fort, exhibits about the site's military history   Fort Wellington National Historic Site  Prescott  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern   Military   Restored 1846 period fort with living history demonstrators   Fort William Historical Park  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District  Northwestern  Living  Reconstructed 1815 fur trading post   Forwarders' Museum  Prescott  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Transportation  history of the forwarding of goods in the area before the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway   Founders' Museum & Pioneer Village  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District Northwestern  Open air  pioneer village with buildings from different periods, located in Oliver Paipoonge   Foyer Gallery  Kanata  Ottawa  Eastern  Art   Artist-run gallery for regional art, located in the Nepean Sportsplex  Franco-Ontarian Folklore Centre  Sudbury Greater Sudbury  Northeastern   Ethnic   trades and traditions of pioneers, antique musical instruments and the daily life of the first French-Canadian settlers information, heritage of the Franco-Ontarian settlers  (in French) Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery  Markham  York Region  Central  Art  Located in the historic house of artist Frederick Varley   Frontenac County Schools Museum  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Education   one-room rural school house in the 1900-1930 era   Fulford Place  Brockville  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Historic house  Edwardian era mansion, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust   Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario  Sudbury  Greater Sudbury  Northeastern  Art  Focus is contemporary art by Franco-Ontarian artists   Gallery of Early Canadian Flight  Wiarton  Bruce County Southwestern  Aviation   website, 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 Stratford  Stratford Perth County  Southwestern   Art  Exhibitions of local, national and international visual artists   Garrison Petawawa Museum Collection  Petawawa  Renfrew County  Eastern  Military  complex 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 Gallery  Barrie  Simcoe County  Central  Art  part of Georgian College in the Helen and Arch Brown Centre for Visual Art   Georgina Military Museum  Keswick  York Region   Golden Horseshoe  Military   features the involvement of people of Georgina in Canadian wartime conflicts   Georgina Pioneer Village & Archives  Keswick  York Region  Golden Horseshoe  Open air  includes a log house, church, schoolhouse, general store, train station, blacksmith shop and apothecary   Gibson Gallery  Amherstburg  Essex County  Southwestern  Art  located in an 1896 former railroad station   Glanmore National Historic Site  Belleville  Hastings County  Central  Historic house  1890s period mansion   Glengarry Pioneer Museum  Dunvegan  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Eastern  Open air   Twelve 19th-century wooden buildings (including the oldest still-functioning bar in Ontario) in a rural setting, with historic tools and artifacts, farm equipment and machinery, furniture, household items, clothing and fabrics   Glengarry Sports Hall of Fame  Maxville  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Eastern  Sports  achievements of Glengarry County's athletes   Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant  Brantford County of Brant  Golden Horseshoe  Art  contemporary art   Gore Bay Museum  Gore Bay  Manitoulin District Northeastern  Local history  also art exhibits, operated by the Western Manitoulin Historical Society   Goulbourn Museum  Stittsville  Ottawa  Eastern  Local history  including 19th and 20th century rural township life   Great War Flying Museum  Brampton  Peel Region  Golden Horseshoe  Aviation  Features flying replicas of World War I aircraft   Grey Roots Museum and Archives  Georgian Bluffs  Grey County Southwestern  Local history  Open air heritage village in summer   Griffin House (Ancaster)  Ancaster Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe   Historic house  Owned and operated by the Hamilton Conservation Authority, 19th century period home, part of the Underground Railroad   Grimsby Museum  Grimsby  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  travelling exhibitions and a collection of local artefacts   Grimsby Public Art Gallery  Grimsby  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  non-profit public art gallery, featuring exhibitions of contemporary artwork   Guelph Civic Museum  Guelph  Wellington County Southwestern  Local history  Local and natural history   Guinness World Records  Niagara Falls Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Amusement    Haileybury Heritage Museum  Haileybury  Timiskaming District Northeastern  Local history includes a streetcar, fire pumper, tugboat and caboose  ,  Haldimand County Museum & Archives  Cayuga  Haldimand County  Golden Horseshoe  Local history    Haliburton Highlands Museum  Haliburton  Haliburton County  Central  Local history  includes local history museum, log barn and pioneer house   Haliburton Sculpture Forest  Haliburton Haliburton County  Central  Art  Outdoor sculpture park   Halton County Radial Railway  Milton  Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Transport  Includes electric streetcars, other railway vehicles, trolleybusses and buses   Halton Region Museum  Milton Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history     Hamilton Children's Museum  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  Children's  interactive, hands-on galleries encouraging learning through self-directed play   Hamilton Military Museum  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe   Military   Canada's military history since the War of 1812; located on the ground of Dundurn Castle   Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  Technology  19th century waterworks pumping station with two  high, 70-ton steam engines   Hammond Museum of Radio  Guelph  Wellington County Southwestern   Media  radios designed and manufactured in Canada, early radio and wireless artifacts, receivers and transmitters   Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Museum  Belleville  Hastings County  Central   Military   Regimental uniforms, history and memorabilia   Heritage House Museum  Smiths Falls  Lanark County  Eastern   Historic house  mid-19th century period Victorian home   Heritage Schoolhouse  Markham  York Region  Central  Education  19th century schoolhouse museum   Hermitage and Gatehouse Museum  Ancaster  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  History  History of the ruins of the 19th-century house   Highlands Cinemas and Movie Museum  Kinmount  Kawartha Lakes Central    Media  small 5 screen movie theater and museum about movies, motion picture projectors and associated paraphernalia   Hillary House, The Koffler Museum of Medicine  Aurora York Region  Golden Horseshoe  Medical  19th-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 Jail  Cornwall  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  Prison   includes cell blocks, common areas, exercise yard and visitation area   HMCS ''Haida'' National Historic Site  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  Maritime   museum ship   Hoch Farm  Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards  Renfrew County  Eastern  Historic house  1910-1920s period farmhouse   Homer Watson House & Gallery  Kitchener  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  gallery in former home of artist Homer Watson   Homewood Museum  Maitland  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Historic house  19th century stone house, one of Ontario’s oldest houses   Horseless Carriage Museum  Fenelon Falls  Kawartha Lakes Central  Automobile  early automobiles and truck, engines and other memorabilia   Humphrey Museum  Seguin  Parry Sound District  Northeastern  History  1870s log schoolhouse with displays of pioneer history, also known as Seguin Township Museum   Huron County Museum  Goderich  Huron  Southwestern  Local history  furniture, agriculture, salt industry, area art and military displays   Huron Historic Gaol  Goderich  Huron Southwestern   Prison  County jail from 1841 until 1972, courtrooms and early 20th century period governor's house   Huronia Museum  Midland  Simcoe County  Central  Multiple  Includes 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 Museum  Peterborough  Peterborough County  Central  Living  operated by the Peterborough Historical Society, depicts 19th century life in Ontario   Hymers Museum  Kakabeka Falls Thunder Bay District  Northwestern  History  local history and area's settlers, exhibits include mining, logging, farming, one-room schools, and the village's first church   Ignace Tourist and Information Centre  Ignace  Kenora District  Northwestern  Local history  also known as the Dennis Smyk Heritage Centre, features the history of the area   Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum  Ingersoll Oxford  Southwestern   History   includes replica 20th-century cheese factory, a barn, local sports hall of fame, a working blacksmith shop and the Ingersoll Community Museum   Ireland House  Burlington  Halton Region Golden Horseshoe   Historic house   homestead furnished for three periods: 1850s, 1890s and 1920s   Iron Bridge Historical Museum  Iron Bridge  Algoma District  Northeastern  Local history   Iroquois Falls Pioneer Museum  Iroquois Falls  Cochrane District Northeastern  Local history   Jack Seabrook's Farm Museum  Mindemoya  Manitoulin District  Northeastern   Agriculture  tractors, farm equipment and tools   Jet Aircraft Museum  London  Middlesex County  Southwestern  Aviation  Focus is Canadian Forces jet aircraft   John Freeman Walls Historic Site  Lakeshore  Essex County  Southwestern   Open air  20-acre (81,000 m2) historical site that features historic buildings and was part of the Underground Railroad   John R. Park Homestead and Conservation Area  Harrow  Essex County  Southwestern  Historic house  1850s house and farm buildings   Joseph Brant Museum  Burlington Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  reconstructed early 19th century home of Joseph Brant features local history exhibits   Kanata Civic Art Gallery  Kanata  Ottawa  Eastern  Art   exhibits and promotes the sale of original works of art by its members   Kawartha Art Gallery  Lindsay  Kawartha Lakes  Central  Art    Kawartha Settlers' Village  Bobcaygeon Kawartha Lakes Central  Open air  historic homes and buildings from 1830 to 1915   Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung  Stratton  Rainy River District Northwestern  First Nations Exhibits about the culture of the Ojibway people, tours of Manitou mounds   Keith M. Boyd Museum  Russell  Prescott and Russell  Eastern  Local history  operated by the Russell Historical Society   Killarney Museum  Killarney  Sudbury District  Northeastern   Local history   King Township Museum  King City York Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  Located in a historic railroad station and church   Kingsville Historical Park  Kingsville  Essex County Southwestern  Military  includes the Charlie Campbell Museum of local military history and artifacts, and a restored 19th century range light   Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery  Kitchener  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  emphasis is contemporary art   Komoka Railway Museum  Komoka  Middlesex County Southwestern  Railway  housed in a 19th-century Canadian National Railway station, railroad artifacts and memorabilia   Lake of the Woods Museum  Kenora  Kenora District  Northwestern  Local history  themes include First Nations, fur traders, pioneer life, area industries and development   Lambton Heritage Museum  Lambton Lambton County  Southwestern  Multiple  local history, pressed glass, agriculture equipment, antique vehicles and engines, late 19th century pioneer home, school and blacksmith shop   Lanark and District Museum  Lanark  Lanark County  Eastern Local history    Lang Pioneer Village Museum  Peterborough Peterborough County  Central   Living  19th century pioneer village   Latcham Art Centre  Stouffville  York Region  Central  Art  contemporary art and education programs   Laura Secord Homestead  Queenston  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  early 19th century period home of Laura Secord, a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812   Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives  Napanee Lennox and Addington County  Eastern  Local history  Operated by Lennox and Addington County   Lincoln Museum & Cultural Centre  Beamsville  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  Depicts 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 Canada  Mississauga  Peel Region Golden Horseshoe  Ethnic  collection and preservation of materials related to the lives, activities, history and culture of Lithuanians in Canada   Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum  New Liskeard  Timiskaming District  Northeastern  Local history  local history and pioneer life in the area from the 1880s through the 1940s   Little Schoolhouse and Museum  South Baymouth  Manitoulin District  Northeastern  Local history  local history and one room school exhibits   Lockmaster's House Museum  Chaffey's Lock  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Transportation   local history exhibits, history of the Rideau Canal, located in a historic lockmaster's house   London Children’s Museum  London  Middlesex County Southwestern  Children's    L'Orignal Jail  L'Orignal  Prescott and Russell  Eastern  Prison  Tours of the prison built in the 1820s and decommissioned in 1998   Lorne Scots Regimental Museum  Brampton  Peel Region Golden Horseshoe  Military  Regimental memorabilia   Lost Villages Museum  Long Sault  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  Open air  Features 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 Waxworks  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Wax  full-size figures of celebrities, historic figures and movie characters  Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum  Lucan  Middlesex County Southwestern  Local history  exhibits feature area settlers and the infamous Donnelly tragedy   Macaulay Heritage Park  Picton  Prince Edward County Central  Historic house   includes 1850s period home, historic church with local history museum   Mackenzie Printery & Newspaper Museum  Queenston  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Media  reconstructed home of rebel publisher William Lyon Mackenzie, displays of 500 years of printing technology   MacLachlan Woodworking Museum  Kingston  Frontenac County Eastern  Technology  19th century life and technology, especially woodworking   MacLaren Art Centre  Barrie  Simcoe County Central  Art  mostly contemporary art exhibits, with a replica of Rodin's The Thinker outside   Madonna House Apostolate  Combermere  Renfrew County  Eastern  History  Catholic Christian community, includes the Pioneer Museum with historic tools, household items and agriculture equipment   Maidstone Bicentennial Museum  Lakeshore Essex County  Southwestern  Local history  includes a collection of WW1 Naval and Army artifacts, and exhibits of Rum Running, the War of 1812 and others   Maison Macdonell-Williamson House  Chute-à-Blondeau  Prescott and Russell  Eastern  Historic house  owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated by the Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House, early 19th-century house   Marathon District Museum  Marathon  Thunder Bay District  Northwestern  Local history     Marie Dressler House  Cobourg  Northumberland  Central  Biographical  home of actress Marie Dressler, small museum   Marine Museum of the Great Lakes  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern   Maritime   Exhibits 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 Museum  Milford  Prince Edward County  Central  Open air  Artifacts include many from more than 50 shipwrecks in the area   Markham Museum  Markham  York Region  Central  Open air  Buildings include houses, barns, sheds, train station, schoolhouse, general store, church, blacksmith, harness shop, saw mill and cider mill   Marten River Provincial Park  Marten River  Nipissing District Northeastern  Forestry  Features a replica 19th-century logging camp   Maryboro Lodge  Fenelon Falls  Kawartha Lakes Central  Local history  also known as the Fenelon Museum   Massey Area Museum  Massey  Sudbury District  Northeastern  Local history  includes early 20th century general store display, First Nations artifacts, period rooms, lumbering, farming, mining and mineral displays   Mather-Walls House  Kenora  Kenora District  Northwestern Historic house  turn-of-the-20th-century period house, owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated in the summer by the Lake of the Woods Historical Society  ,  Mattawa Museum  Mattawa  Nipissing District  Northeastern  Local history  operated by the Mattawa and District Historical Society   McCrae House  Guelph  Wellington County Southwestern  Historic house  Late 19th century period home of poet John McCrae  McDougall Cottage  Waterloo  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  mid-19th-century Scottish labourer's home   McDougall Mill Museum  Renfrew  Renfrew County  Eastern  Local history  located in a former stone grist mill   McFarland House (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario)  Niagara-on-the-Lake  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  early 19th century period house   McIntosh Gallery  London  Middlesex County Southwestern  Art  part of the University of Western Ontario   McMaster Museum of Art  Hamilton  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  Art  Part of McMaster University,  changing exhibits of historical, modern and contemporary art in five galleries   McMichael Canadian Art Collection  Kleinburg  York Region Golden Horseshoe  Art  Features paintings by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and First Nations and Inuit artists   Meaford Museum  Meaford  Grey County Southwestern  Local history    Middleville and District Museum  Middleville  Lanark County Eastern  Local history  located in an 1860s stone school house   Military Communications and Electronics Museum  Kingston Frontenac County  Eastern  Military  History of military communications   Miller Museum of Geology  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Natural history  part of Queen's University, rocks, minerals, fossils, area geology   Milner Heritage House  Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent  Southwestern  Historic house  turn-of-the-20th-century lifestyle of a successful industrialist and his family   Minden Hills Cultural Centre  Minden Hills  Haliburton County Central   Multiple  includes 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 & Gallery  Combermere  Renfrew County  Eastern  Multiple  local history and art   Mississagi Lighthouse  Little Current  Manitoulin District  Northeastern  Maritime   Mississippi Valley Textile Museum  Almonte  Lanark County  Eastern  Textiles  history of the area's textile industry, modern fiber arts exhibits, textile processes and equipment   Modern Fuel  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern   Art   artist-run contemporary art centre   Moore Museum  Mooretown  Lambton County Southwestern  Open air   includes local history exhibits, church, school, fire hall, log cabin, railroad station, Victoria cottage, agriculture hall, blacksmith shop   Morningstar Mill  St. Catharines  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Open air  includes historic working grist mill, turbine shed, blacksmith shop, millers house, icehouse, sawmill and barn   Movieland Wax Museum of the Stars  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Wax  Entertainment history  Murney Tower  Kingston  Frontenac County Eastern   Military  mid-19th century martello tower with period exhibits   Murray L. Moore Hydro Museum  Pembroke  Renfrew County  Eastern  Science  also known as the Pembroke Hydro Museum, operated by Ottawa River Power   Museum of Northern History  Kirkland Lake  Timiskaming District  Northeastern  Sports  At the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau, exhibits of  the inner workings of some of the richest mines in Canadian history   Museum London  London  Middlesex County Southwestern  Multiple  Art and local history   Museum of Dufferin  Mulmur  Dufferin County  Central  Multiple  local history exhibits, reconstructed 1918 pioneer home, art exhibits, collectibles   Museum of Health Care  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern   Medical  Nursing and history of health care   Museum of Northern History  Kirkland Lake Timiskaming District  Northeastern   Multiple  Located 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 Archaeology  London  Middlesex County Southwestern  Archaeology  Part of the University of Western Ontario, Ontario's prehistoric past, adjacent reconstructed Neutral Nation village   Museum of Vision Science  Kitchener  Waterloo Region Golden Horseshoe  Medical Part of the University of Waterloo, history of vision science, housed in the School of Optometry   Museum on the Boyne  Alliston  Simcoe County Central  Local history  includes 1851 log cabin and an 1858 English barn with agriculture equipment   Museum Strathroy-Caradoc  Strathroy-Caradoc  Middlesex County Southwestern  Local history  located in 34 Frank which is also home to Strathroy Public Library and The Art Space gallery   Museum of Temporary Art  Victoria Road  City of Kawartha Lakes  Central  Art  housed 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 Centre  Gravenhurst  Muskoka  Central  Maritime  includes history of area steamships, wooden boats and luxury hotels, antique and wooden boat models, toys and Muskoka memorabilia   Muskoka Heritage Place  Huntsville  Muskoka  Central  Multiple  includes the Muskoka Museum, Muskoka Pioneer Village and the Huntsville & Lake of Bays Railway Society's Portage Flyer Train   Muskoka Lakes Museum  Port Carling  Muskoka Central  Local history  features artifacts and history of Muskoka District   Myrtleville House Museum  Brantford  County of Brant Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  operated by the Brant Historical Society, restored 1837 homestead with furnishings from 140 years of family life   Nancy Island Historic Site  Wasaga Beach  Simcoe County Central  Military  includes artifacts from the 18th century schooner HMS ''Nancy'', exhibits on the War of 1812 and a lighthouse   Naismith Museum  Almonte  Lanark County  Eastern  Biographical  Life of basketball inventor James Naismith   National Air Force Museum of Canada  Trenton  Hastings County  Central  Aviation  Formerly known as the RCAF Memorial Museum, Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft and artifacts   Nepean Museum  Nepean  Ottawa  Eastern  Local history    Net Shed Museum  Meldrum Bay Manitoulin District  Northeastern  Maritime  seafaring and fishing history of the region   Niagara Apothecary  Niagara-on-the-Lake  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Medical  owned by Ontario Heritage Trust, operated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists, a restored 1869 pharmacy   Niagara Artists Centre  St. Catharines  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Art  artist-run contemporary art centre   Niagara Children's Museum  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe   activities for children's imaginations   Niagara Falls Art Gallery  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Art   Niagara Falls History Museum  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Local history  formerly the Lundy's Lane Historical Museum, features exhibits on the War of 1812   Niagara Historical Museum  Niagara-on-the-Lake  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Local history    Niagara Military Heritage Centre  Niagara-on-the-Lake  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Military  History and artifacts of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment   Niagara Pumphouse Visual Arts Centre  Niagara-on-the-Lake  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Art  features regional art   Niagara Scouting Museum  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Scouting  contains a display of badges, uniforms, and other items related to Scouting   Nipissing Township Museum  Nipissing  Parry Sound District Northeastern Local history  includes pioneer artifacts, reconstructed homes, log church   No. 6 RCAF Dunnville Museum  Dunnville  Haldimand County Golden Horseshoe   Aviation  history of the No.6 Service Flying Training School in WW II   Norfolk Arts Centre  Simcoe  Norfolk County Southwestern  Art  also known as Lynnwood National Historic Site, located in the 1851 Lynnwood House   Norfolk County Archives & Eva Brook Donly Museum  Simcoe  Norfolk County Southwestern  Historic house   Victorian period house, also gallery of local art and history   North Huron Museum  Wingham  Huron   Southwestern  Local history   North Lanark Regional Museum  Appleton  Lanark County  Eastern Local history  includes replicas of a country store and a pioneer log cabin   Northern Ontario Railroad Museum  Capreol  Greater Sudbury Northeastern  Railway  Railroad cars, equipment, artifacts and memorabilia   Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District  Northwestern  Sports  sports heritage of Northwestern Ontario   Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum  Williamstown  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Eastern  History   story 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 Museum  Norwich  Oxford Southwestern   Open air  includes 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 Homestead  Madoc  Hastings County Central  Open air  includes 19th century saw mill, 1850 period house, carpenter shop, blacksmith shop, storage sheds, schoolhouse, covered bridge, period livestock barn, mill pond and walking trails and log house   Oak Hall  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Historic house   View the mansion's restored Great Hall reception area, the dining room and the living room, and a collection of Niagara Falls art   Oakville Museum  Oakville  Halton Region Golden Horseshoe  Local history  historic estate and grounds with local history exhibits   Oil Museum of Canada  Oil Springs  Lambton County Southwestern  Industry  petroleum industry artifacts, site of the first commercial oil well in North America   Old Brittania Schoolhouse  Mississauga  Peel Region Golden Horseshoe  Education  19th century one room schoolhouse   Olde Gaol Museum  Lindsay  Kawartha Lakes Central  History  local 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 Museum  Kagawong  Manitoulin District Northeastern  Multiple  includes 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 Mill  Delta  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Mill  1810 stone grist mill and adjacent Museum of Industrial Technology with exhibits of early industries of the region including early agricultural equipment   Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin  Golden Lake  Renfrew County Eastern  First Nations  also known as The Algonquin Way Cultural Centre, heritage of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation   Ontario Provincial Police Museum  Orillia  Simcoe County Central  Law enforcement  history of the Ontario Provincial Police   Ontario Regiment Museum  Oshawa  Durham Region Central  Military  History of The Ontario Regiment (RCAC), includes uniforms, over 80 military vehicles, medals, arms and photographs   Original Hockey Hall of Fame  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Sports   History of ice hockey   Orillia Museum of Art & History  Orillia  Simcoe County Central  Multiple  art and local history   Oshawa Museum  Oshawa  Durham Region Central  Historic house  Includes late 19th century Victorian Henry House, local history exhibits   Osgoode Township Museum  Osgood Township  Ottawa  Eastern  Local history    Owen Sound Community Waterfront Heritage Centre  Owen Sound Grey County Southwestern  Transport  housed in a Canadian former National Railway Station on the Owen Sound waterfront, focus is the area's maritime, rail and industrial past   Paddy Walker House  Kincardine  Bruce County  Southwestern  Local history    Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum  Palmerston  Wellington County Southwestern  Railroad     Park House Museum  Amherstburg Essex County  Southwestern  Historic house   1850s period house and local history exhibits   Parkwood Estate  Oshawa  Durham Region  Central  Historic house  Early 20th-century mansion and estate gardens   Paris Museum and Historical Society  Paris  County of Brant Golden Horseshoe  Local history  archives the heritage of Paris, Ontario and the surrounding area   Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives  Brampton  Peel Region Golden Horseshoe  Multiple  Local history museum, art gallery   Pelee Island Heritage Centre  Pelee Island  Essex County  Southwestern  Multiple  local history and natural history   Penetanguishene Centennial Museum  Penetanguishene   Simcoe County  Central  Local history    Perth Legion Hall of Remembrance  Perth  Lanark County  Eastern  Military    Perth Museum (Matheson House)  Perth  Lanark County  Eastern  Local history  Includes four 19th century period rooms of the Roderick Matheson house   Petawawa Research Forest Visitor Centre  Petawawa  Renfrew County Eastern  Forestry  forestry and natural history exhibits, demonstration forest   Petawawa Heritage Village  Petawawa Renfrew County  Eastern  Living  mid-19th century rural Ontario village   Peterborough Lift Lock  Peterborough  Peterborough County Central  Transportation  Construction and workings of the Trent Canal   Peterborough Museum & Archives  Peterborough  Peterborough County Central   Local History   focus on history local to the Peterborough area   Petroglyphs Provincial Park  Woodview  Peterborough County Central  First Nations  History and spiritual significance of the park's petroglyphs   Petrolia Discovery  Petrolia  Lambton County  Southwestern  Industry  early days of the boom of the petroleum industry   Pickering Museum Village  Pickering  Durham Region Central  Open air  19th century village   Pinhey's Point Historic Site  Dunrobin  Ottawa  Eastern   Historic house   19th century estate home and park   Polar Bear Habitat  Cochrane  Cochrane District Northeastern   Open air  includes 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 Lighthouse  Port Burwell  Elgin County Southwestern  Maritime  Lighthouse, area maritime and shipbuilding history   Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum  Port Colborne  Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Open air  includes historic houses, blacksmith shop, a lighthouse with maritime exhibits, historic vehicles, two mid-19th century log houses   Port Dover Harbour Museum  Port Dover  Norfolk County  Southwestern  Maritime  local fishing industry, shipping, sailing, shipwrecks and maritime heritage   Presqu'ile Provincial Park  Brighton  Northumberland Central  Maritime  Includes the Lighthouse Interpretive Centre and a nature centre   Prince Township Museum  Prince Algoma District  Northeastern  Local history   Princess of Wales' Own Regiment Museum  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern   Military   history and artifacts of The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment, located in the armoury   Princeton District Museum  Princeton  Oxford County  Southwestern  Local history local history and art exhibits   Proctor House Museum  Brighton  Northumberland Central  Historic house   Pump House Steam Museum  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Technology  former water pumping station, exhibits on engines, railroads, steam launch boat and science   R. Tait McKenzie Memorial Museum  Mississippi Mills Lanark County  Eastern  Art  Located in the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, life and works by sculptor R. Tait McKenzie   Railcar Museum  Moosonee  Cochrane District Northeastern  History    Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre  Haliburton  Haliburton County Central  Art  located in Haliburton's rail station, featuring contemporary Canadian art, craft and music by local and regional artists  Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario  Smiths Falls  Lanark County  Eastern   Railway   Historic railway station with railroad locomotives, cars, artifacts and memorabilia   Rainy River District Women's Institute Museum  Emo  Rainy River District  Northwestern  Local history local history and pioneer life   Rainy River Railroad Heritage Museum  Rainy River  Rainy River District Northwestern  Railway   exhibits displayed inside a restored railway passenger car, also features a caboose, restored steam engine and local history exhibits   Raisin River Heritage Centre  St. Andrews  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Eastern  Local history  operated by the Cornwall Township Historical Society   Rayside-Balfour Museum  Azilda  Greater Sudbury Northeastern  Local history  Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, local history, agriculture, culture   Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre  Red Lake  Kenora District  Northwestern  Local history  themes include Aboriginal history, gold mining, fur trade, immigration, art exhibits   Reuben R. Sallows Gallery  Goderich  Huron  Southwestern  Art  changing exhibits of early 20th century photographs   Richmond Hill Heritage Centre  Richmond Hill York Region  Central  Local history  Exhibits in an 1840s period cottage   Rideau Canal Visitor Centre  Smiths Falls  Lanark County  Eastern  Transportation  canal history and heritage   Rideau District Museum  Westport  Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Local history   Ridge House Museum  Ridgetown  Chatham-Kent Southwestern  Historic house  1875 period historic house   Ripley's Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Amusement    RiverBrink Art Museum  Queenston Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  Historic house with 18th- and 19th-century Canadian paintings, sculpture and decorative art   Robert Langen Art Gallery  Waterloo  Waterloo Region Golden Horseshoe  Art  operated by the Wilfrid Laurier University, focus is contemporary Canadian art   Robert McLaughlin Gallery  Oshawa Durham Region  Central  Art  Focus is modern and contemporary Canadian art   Rock Legends Wax Museum  Niagara Falls  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Wax    Rodman Hall Art Centre  St. Catharines  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Art  part of Brock University   Ron Morel Memorial Museum  Kapuskasing  Cochrane District Northeastern  Railroad  housed in a steam locomotive, two passenger cars and a caboose, railroad artifacts and model railroad display, also local history exhibits   Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre  Akwesasne  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  First Nations  managed by Native North American Traveling College, culture and history of the Mohawk Nation   Rose House Museum  Waupoos Prince Edward County  Central  Historic house   early 19th-century house with furnishings from 5 generations   Ross Museum  Whitewater Region  Renfrew County  Eastern  History  includes period room and business displays, household items, farming tools, logging equipment   Rotunda Gallery  Kitchener  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  municipal art gallery located in Kitchener City Hall   Royal Botanical Gardens  Burlington  Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Natural history   Features exhibits about plants, nature and science   Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 Museum  Pembroke  Renfrew County  Eastern    Military  open by request and for special events, local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion   Royal Canadian Regiment Museum  London  Middlesex County  Southwestern   Military  Regimental history and artifacts   Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage Museum  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe   Military  Regimental history, open by appointment   Royal Military College of Canada Museum  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern   Military  Located in Fort Frederick, history of the college and the naval history of the site   Rydal Bank Community Hall and Church  Plummer Additional  Algoma District Northeastern  Local history   Ruthven Park National Historic Site  Cayuga  Haldimand County  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  19th-century mansion estate   Sainte-Marie among the Hurons  Midland  Simcoe County Central  Living  Recreated 17th-century French Jesuit mission headquarters and Wendat Huron inhabitants   Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre  Bowmanville  Durham Region Central  Local history   operated 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 Museum  Sault Ste. Marie Algoma District  Northeastern  Local history  facilitated by the Sault Ste. Marie & 49th Field Regiment R.C.A. Historical Society   Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site  Sault Ste. Marie  Algoma District  Northeastern  Transport   Visitor center, guided tours of the canal locks   Schneider Haus  Kitchener  Waterloo RegionGolden Horseshoe  Historic house  Early 19th century period homestead   School House Museum  Deep River  Renfrew County Eastern  Local history  history of Laurentian Hills   School On Wheels Railcar Museum  Clinton  Huron Southwestern  Education  historic school car that traveled the region to bring education to children   Science North  Sudbury  Greater Sudbury Northeastern   Science  focuses on geological sciences   Scout Museum Kingston  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern  Scouting  scouting artifacts from the 1920s to 2000    Scugog Shores Museum  Port Perry  Durham Region Central  Open air  mid-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 Museum  London  Middlesex County  Southwestern  Military  Story 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 Museum  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern Local History  Features artifacts from Serbia, mainly from Serbian diaspora in the region. Sharon Temple National Historic Site  Sharon  York Region  Golden Horseshoe Open air  Story of the Children of Peace and the early settlers of East Gwillimbury; features the Sharon Temple (1825–1832), the Doan House (1819), David Willson's Study (1829), 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 Museum  Clarksburg  Grey County Southwestern  History  early Black pioneer families   Sibbald Point Provincial Park  Sutton  York Region Central  Local history  Features the Sibbald Memorial Museum, a historic house and local history museum (summer months only)   Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre  Cobourg  Northumberland County Eastern  Local history, Historic Bldg. Cobourg history told in annually changing exhibits and outdoor model railway - Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving   Simcoe County Museum  Minesing Simcoe County  Central  Local history  local history and culture, church, schoolhouse, railway station, farm equipment   Sioux Lookout Museum  Sioux Lookout  Kenora District Northwestern  Local history  located on the second floor of the Sioux Lookout Heritage Railway Station   Sir John Johnson Manor House  Williamstown  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry  Eastern  Historic house  late 18th century home of Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet   Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum  Mount Brydges  Middlesex County Southwestern   First Nations  recreated longhouse village of 1,000 years ago and museum with archaeological artifacts   Sky Harbour Gallery  Goderich  Huron  Southwestern  Aviation  located at Goderich Airport, airport history in WW II, county aviation history  Society for the Preservation of Canada's Nuclear Heritage  Deep River  Renfrew County  Eastern   Nuclear Science and Technology  Canadian 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 Centre  Sombra  Lambton County Southwestern  Local history  includes Victorian period home and log cabin   South Grey Museum  Flesherton  Grey County Southwestern  Local history   Sovereign House  Bronte Halton Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house    operated by the Bronte Historical Society, 19th century period house   Spencerville Mill  Spencerville Leeds and Grenville  Eastern  Mill  stone grist mill and gardens  St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre  St. Catharines  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Multiple  city'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 Museum  Tobermory  Bruce County Southwestern  History  local and maritime history, also late 19th century log house open by request   St. Jacobs Mill  St. Jacobs  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Multiple  includes the Maple Syrup Museum, St. Jacobs Quilt Gallery, electricity exhibit, Home Hardware exhibit, model train exhibit   St. Joseph Island Museum  St. Joseph Island  Algoma District  Northeastern  Open air  complex includes a log cabin, church, school, barn, store   St. Joseph Museum  Zurich  Huron   Southwestern  Local history  operated by the St. Joseph Historical Society   St. Marys Museum  St. Marys  Perth County Southwestern  Local history   St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre  St. Thomas Elgin County Southwestern   Art     Stanhope Heritage Discovery Museum  Stanhope  Haliburton County Central  Local history  features pioneer history and artifacts, and includes a log chute   Stephen Leacock Museum  Orillia  Simcoe County Central  Historic house  summer 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 Museum  Sarnia  Lambton County Southwestern  Natural history  fossils, minerals, gemstones, artifacts, shells, butterflies, insects, antlers, horns, dinosaurs   Stratford Perth Museum  Stratford  Perth County Southwestern  Local history     Sturgeon River House Museum  Sturgeon Falls  Nipissing District Northeastern   Local history  Includes fur trading, pioneers, blacksmith shop and ice house   Swords and Ploughshares Museum  Kars  Ottawa  Eastern   Military   Focus is the Citizen Soldier (the Militiaman and Reservist) at peace and at war, features many military trucks and vehicles   Sudbury Region Police Museum  Sudbury  Greater Sudbury Northeastern  Law enforcement    Teeterville Pioneer Museum  Teeterville  Norfolk County  Southwestern  History  complex includes a log house, smoke house, wayside church, drive barn and early Windham and area artifacts   Thames Art Gallery  Chatham-Kent  Chatham-Kent Southwestern  Art    Thames Valley Museum School  Norwich  Oxford Southwestern  Education  early 20th century rural schoolhouse   Thamesville Old Town Hall Museum  Thamesville  Chatham-Kent Southwestern  Local history   Thelma Miles Historical Museum  Matheson  Cochrane District  Northeastern  Local history   THEMUSEUM  Kitchener Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Multiple  Formerly the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum, interactive exhibits for children, changing exhibits of culture, art, history, science   Thomas House (Oakville, Ontario)  Oakville  Halton Region Golden Horseshoe   Historic house  1830-1840s period pioneer home, operated by the Oakville Historical Society   Thorold Museum  Thorold  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Local history  features the Lock 7 Viewing Centre   Thunder Bay Art Gallery  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District Northwestern  Art  Contemporary First Nations art   Thunder Bay Historical Museum  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District Northwestern  Local history    Thunder Bay Military Museum  Thunder Bay  Thunder Bay District Northwestern  Military  Northwestern Ontario military history, includes regimental memorabilia of The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment   Timber Village Museum  Blind River  Algoma District Northeastern  Forestry  lumbering and logging tools, artifacts and equipment   Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre  Timmins Cochrane District  Northeastern   Multiple  local history and art, recreated 1930's miner's home   Tom Thomson Art Gallery  Owen Sound  Grey County Southwestern  Art   features a large collection of memorabilia and works from Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven   Treasure Chest Museum  Paisley  Bruce County  Southwestern  History  antiques and collectibles, tools, household items, lamps, machinery, glassware, crockery, furniture   Tree Museum  Gravenhurst Muskoka  Central  Art  outdoor sculpture gallery   True North Gallery  Waterdown  Wentworth County Southern  Art  features 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 Centre  Tweed  Hastings County Central  Local history   Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site  Dresden  Chatham-Kent Southwestern  Open air  Complex includes home of Josiah Henson, former U.S. slave whose life story was the inspiration for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin   Union Gallery  Kingston  Frontenac County  Eastern   Art  part of Queen's University, contemporary art   United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre  Adolphustown  Lennox and Addington County  Eastern  History  history of the United Empire Loyalist settlers in the late 18th century   University of Waterloo Art Galleries  Waterloo  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Art  part of the University of Waterloo   Upper Canada Village  Morrisburg  Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Eastern   Living   1860s period village with over 40 buildings   Uxbridge Historical Centre  Uxbridge  Durham Region Central  Local history    Vankleek Hill Museum  Vankleek Hill  Prescott and Russell Eastern  Local history  operated by the Vankleek Hill & District Historical Society   Visual Arts Centre of Clarington  Bowmanville  Durham Region Central  Art    Waba Cottage Museum and Gardens  White Lake Renfrew County  Eastern  Historic house  belongings of Archibald McNab, the founder of McNab Township, with historic log church and schoolhouse   Wallaceburg Museum  Wallaceburg  Chatham-Kent Southwestern  Local history    Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum  Waterford  Norfolk County  Southwestern  Local history  social history of Waterford and Old Townsend as well as Norfolk County agriculture   Waterloo County Gaol and Governor's House  Kitchener Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Historic site  former jail and governor's house with historic and archaeological exhibits in the lobby   Waterloo Region Museum  Kitchener  Waterloo Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  Regional history and culture including First Nation's peoples, European settlement, manufacturing heyday, high tech sector, entrance to Doon Heritage Village   Watson's Mill  Manotick Ottawa  Eastern  Mill  19th century flour grist mill   Waverley Place  Bowmanville  Durham Region  Central  Historic house  Formerly the Bowmanville Museum. A 1900-1930 period home reflecting the lifestyle of a wealthy merchant family, operated by the Clarington Museums   Welland Historical Museum  Welland  Niagara Region Golden Horseshoe  Local history  located in a former Carnegie library building   Wellington County Museum and Archives  Fergus  Wellington County Southwestern  Multiple  local history, decorative arts and art   Wellington Heritage Museum  Wellington  Prince Edward County Central  Local history   West Parry Sound District Museum  Parry Sound  Parry Sound District Northeastern  Local history  also 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 Village  Rockton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe  Open air  Over 30 historic buildings on a 3.4 square kilometres (840 acres) site   Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum  Vandorf  York Region Central  History  complex includes an 1880s period farmhouse, 19th century schoolhouse, log cabin, and local history museum   White Water Gallery  North Bay  Nipissing District Northeastern  Art  contemporary visual art    Whitehern Historic House and Garden  Hamilton  Hamilton  Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  mid-19th century urban estate with elements from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods   Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost & Historic House  Wilberforce  Haliburton County Central  Medical  site of the first Red Cross Outpost Hospital in Ontario   Willoughby Historical Museum  Niagara Falls Niagara Region  Golden Horseshoe  Local history  history of the community of Willoughby   Wilno Heritage Park  Wilno  Renfrew County Eastern  Ethnic  includes the Polish Kashub Heritage Museum & Skansen, Kashubian and Polish heritage   Wilson MacDonald Memorial School Museum  Selkirk  Haldimand County  Golden Horseshoe  Education  1925 period one room schoolhouse, exhibits about poet Wilson MacDonald  Windsor Sculpture Park  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern  Art  Outdoor sculpture park   Windsor's Community Museum  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern  Local history  Located downtown in the François Baby House, features artifacts and documents important to the history of Windsor and Essex County  Windsor Wood Carving Museum  Windsor  Essex County  Southwestern  Art  carved wood art (possibly closed) Woodchester Villa  Bracebridge  Muskoka Central  Historic house  Late 19th century octagon house with local history exhibits   Woodland Cultural Centre  Brantford  County of Brant Golden Horseshoe   First Nations  history, culture and art of the Anishinaabe and Onkwehon:we  Woodside National Historic Site  Kitchener  Waterloo Region Golden Horseshoe  Historic house  1890s Victorian childhood home of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King   Woodstock Art Gallery  Woodstock  Oxford Southwestern  History  Changing exhibits and permanent display of works by Florence Carlyle  Woodstock Museum  Woodstock  Oxford Southwestern  Local history    Workers Arts & Heritage Centre  Hamilton  Hamilton Golden Horseshoe   Multiple   art, culture and heritage of working people in Canada   Youngtown Rock N Roll Museum  Omemee  Kawartha Lakes Central   Music   celebration of music from the '50s, '60s and '70s, with large collection of Neil Young and Beatles memorabilia
Defunct museums * Canadian Ski Museum, moved from Ottawa to Mont-Tremblant, Quebec in 2013* Chesley Heritage & Woodworking Museum, Chesley, closed in 2013* Clark House Museum, Powassan, closed 2012* Criminals Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, closed 2014* Dairy Museum, Aylmer* Edison Museum, Vienna, closed 2016* Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games, closed in 2009, collections now at the Canadian Museum of Civilization* First Hussars Museum, London* Guy Lombardo Museum, London, closed in 2007* Innisville Museum, Innisville, closed 2007* Jolley's Riding Toy Museum, Meaford, closed 2016* Kingston Archaeological Centre, Kingston* Mahoney Dolls House Gallery, Fort Erie, closed 2010* Memory Junction Railway Museum, Brighton, closed 2018* MS Norgoma, Sault Ste. Marie, closed 2019* The Niagara Falls Museum, Niagara Falls* Personal Computer Museum, Brantford, closed 2018* Revolution Frères Museum, Moosonee* Riverview Miniature Village, Peterborough, closed 2014* Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives, Port Perry, closed 2019* Seagram Museum, Waterloo* Shania Twain Centre, Timmins, closed in 2013* Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour, Timmins, closed in 2013* Woodstock Peace Lighthouse, Woodstock, closed circa 2016
See also * Nature centres in Ontario
References
External links * Ontario Museum Association