Top Small Museum/Art Galleries/Historic Sites

Ontario's Choice Awards

Please choose ONE of the following to submit your vote for 2016's Top Small Museum/Art Galleries/Historic Sites. Thank you for your vote!

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* 1. Top Small Museum/Art Galleries/Historic Sites

The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum & National Historic Site was a top-secret underground bunker, meant to protect Canadian government leaders from nuclear attack. diefenbunker.ca

Housed in a 147-year-old waterworks, the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology preserves two 70-ton steam engines. One engine operates every day. These Canadian-made engines are the oldest surviving examples in the nation. www.hamilton.ca/steammuseum

The Canadian Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of antique, vintage and hot rod cars and trucks in Canada South. We offer guided tours and a fascinating insight on what came before as we peer through all the decades of the motor industry. www.ctmhv.com

Visit the Muskoka Lakes Museum in Port Carling and discover Cottage Country’s unique history through interactive displays and children’s activities, illuminating lectures, intriguing walking tours, and special events, such as our Buttertart Festival. mlmuseum.com

The Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum consists of seven distinct buildings, including a replica 20th century Cheese Factory, barns, a working blacksmith shop, and the Ingersoll Community Museum which features two amazing woodcarvings by the late Wilson Johnston. http://www.ingersoll.ca

Dundurn Castle tells the story of the family who lived above stairs and the servants who lived and worked below stairs to support their affluent lifestyle. www.hamilton.ca/dundurn

Waterloo Region Museum is the largest community museum in Ontario and is also the entrance to Doon Heritage Village, a picturesque 60 acre living history village that shows visitors what life was like in Waterloo Region in 1914. The main gallery of the museum tells the story of Waterloo Region from the ice age to the blackberry. Our feature gallery showcases local and travelling exhibits from around the world. www.waterlooregionmuseum.com

The Bytown Museum – Where Ottawa Begins True tales of courage, passion and scandal! Experience the stories and relics of the people who made Ottawa what it is today – uncensored, unembellished and unforgettable! www.bytownmuseum.com