Museums in Ontario
940 museums across Ontario, must-see first. Each page covers the best time to visit, typical crowds and how far it is from nearby cities, and travellers can report “Is it open today?” (opening status).
- National Gallery of Canada · museum · Eastern Ontario · Must-see
- Art Gallery of Ontario · museum · Toronto · Must-see
- Canadian Canoe Museum · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Bata Shoe Museum · museum · Toronto · Must-see
- Gardiner Museum · museum · Toronto · Must-see
- Markham Museum · museum · York Region · Must-see
- Wallaceburg and District Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Cobalt Mining District · museum · Northeastern Ontario · Must-see
- Buxton Historic Site & Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives · museum · Peel Region · Must-see
- Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre · museum · Northeastern Ontario · Must-see
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario · Must-see
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection · museum · York Region · Must-see
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario · Must-see
- Copper Cliff Museum · museum · Northeastern Ontario · Must-see
- Art Gallery of Hamilton · museum · Hamilton · Must-see
- Art Gallery of Windsor · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Art Gallery of Guelph · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Kincardine Lighthouse · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Anderson Farm Museum · museum · Northeastern Ontario · Must-see
- Muskoka Lakes Museum · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Royal Ontario Museum · museum · Toronto · Must-see
- Montgomery's Inn · museum · Toronto · Must-see
- Dundurn Castle · museum · Hamilton · Must-see
- Sharon Temple · museum · York Region · Must-see
- McCrae House · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Ermatinger/Clergue Heritage Site · museum · Northeastern Ontario · Must-see
- Aga Khan Museum · museum · Toronto · Must-see
- Gallery Stratford · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Grey Roots Museum & Archives · museum · Southwestern Ontario · Must-see
- Huronia Museum · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Peterborough Museum and Archives · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Sault Ste. Marie Cenotaph · museum · Northeastern Ontario · Must-see
- Bala's Museum · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Lang Pioneer Village · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Oshawa Community Museum · museum · Durham Region · Must-see
- Jordan Historical Museum · museum · Niagara Region · Must-see
- The Hermitage · museum · Hamilton · Must-see
- Elman W. Campbell Museum · museum · York Region · Must-see
- Stephen Leacock Museum · museum · Central Ontario · Must-see
- Richmond Hill Heritage Centre · museum · York Region · Must-see
- 48th Highlanders Regimental Memorial · museum · Toronto
- Military Communications and Electronics Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Movieland Wax Museum of Stars · museum · Niagara Region
- Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Museum · museum · Central Ontario
- Flour Mill Museum · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Sainte Marie among the Hurons · museum · Central Ontario
- Elgin County Railway Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Amherstburg Freedom Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Art Gallery of Burlington · museum · Halton Region
- Bank of Canada Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Campbell House · museum · Toronto
- Ontario Regiment Museum · museum · Durham Region
- Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site · museum · Central Ontario
- McMaster Museum of Art · museum · Hamilton
- Canadian Peace Museum · museum · Central Ontario
- Joseph Schneider Haus · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Hockey Hall of Fame · museum · Toronto
- Bonnechere Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Ottawa Art Gallery · museum · Eastern Ontario
- HMCS Haida · museum · Hamilton
- Morningstar Mill · museum · Niagara Region
- The Image Centre · museum · Toronto
- Gallery Arcturus · museum · Toronto
- Brubacher House · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Castle Kilbride · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Todmorden Mills · museum · Toronto
- Design Exchange · museum · Toronto
- Mackenzie House · museum · Toronto
- The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery · museum · Toronto
- Bellevue House · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Laurier House · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Banting House · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Bytown Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Lambton House · museum · Toronto
- Spadina Museum · museum · Toronto
- Gibson House · museum · Toronto
- Eldon House · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Diefenbunker · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Art Gallery of Peterborough · museum · Central Ontario
- Art Gallery of Sudbury · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- The Robert McLaughlin Gallery · museum · Durham Region
- Art Gallery of Mississauga · museum · Peel Region
- Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Edinburgh Square Heritage & Cultural Centre · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Toronto
- Carleton University · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Port Burwell Marine Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Riverbrink Art Museum · museum · Niagara Region
- Cité de l'Or · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Fort Matachewan · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Wheelhouse Maritime Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Erland Lee Museum · museum · Hamilton
- Justina M. Barnicke Gallery · museum · Toronto
- Canadian Museum of Science and Technology · museum · Eastern Ontario
- National Air Force Museum of Canada · museum · Central Ontario
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum · museum · Hamilton
- The R. Tait McKenzie Memorial Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Rayside-Balfour Museum · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum · museum · Hamilton
- Billy Bishop Home & Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- The Village at Black Creek · museum · Toronto
- Canadian Automotive Museum · museum · Durham Region
- Canadian Museum of Nature · museum · Eastern Ontario
- The Market Gallery · museum · Toronto
- Niagara Parks Power Station · museum · Niagara Region
- Textile Museum Of Canada · museum · Toronto
- Administration Buiding / Visitor Centre · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Billings Estate Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Doon Heritage Village · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- King Heritage and Cultural Centre · museum · York Region
- Canadian War Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Champlain Trail Museum · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Huron Historic Gaol · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- HMCS Ojibwa · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Sir Fredrick Banting Homestead/ Birthplace of Banting · museum · Central Ontario
- Leaskdale Manse House · museum · Durham Region
- Dynamic Earth · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Science North · museum · Northeastern Ontario
- Murney Tower · museum · Eastern Ontario
- TheMuseum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre · museum · York Region
- Aurora Museum & Cultural Centre · museum · York Region
- Guelph Civic Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Nelles Manor · museum · Niagara Region
- Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Borden Military Museum · museum · Central Ontario
- Bovaird House · museum · Peel Region
- Royal Canadian Mint · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Battlefield House Museum · museum · Hamilton
- Essex and Community Historical Research Society · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Great War Flying Museum · museum · Peel Region
- Niagara Apothecary Museum · museum · Niagara Region
- St. Marys Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- The Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum · museum · Central Ontario
- Watson's Mill · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Wellington County Museum and Archives · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Ann Baillie Building · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Bowmanville Museum · museum · Durham Region
- Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Canadian Medical Hall of Fame · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Chesterville and District Heritage Centre · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Frederick Tower · museum · Eastern Ontario
- Jet Aircraft Museum · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Kichener-Waterloo Art Gallery · museum · Southwestern Ontario
- Macaulay Heritage Park Museum · museum · Central Ontario