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HERITAGE AND CULTURE eserved historic sites and living
Theatre lovers are spoiled for choice in
Ontario. Toronto alone off ers blockbuster
performances by Mirvish Productions
(www.mirvish.com) and a wide range of
plays presented by other theatre compa-
nies; check What’s On TOnight for tickets
(www.whatsontonight.ca). In Ottawa, the
National Arts Centre off ers dance, music
by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and
others, and English and French theatre
(www.nac-cna.ca/en). Elsewhere, notewor-
thy theatre festivals include the Stratford
Festival (www.stratfordfestival.ca) and the
Shaw Festival (www.shawfest.com).
Classical music fans can revel in perfor-
mances by the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra (www.tso.ca) and the Canadian
Opera Company (www.coc.ca), while dance
afi cionados enjoy the National Ballet of
Canada (national.ballet.ca). ACROSS ONTARIO.
Fine art has many homes across the
province, including the Art Gallery of
Ontario (www.ago.ca ), the McMichael
Canadian Art Collection (www.mcmichael.
com ) and the National Gallery of Canada
(www.gallery.ca ). Learn about Indigenous
Peoples of Ontario at Petroglyphs Provincial
Park near Peterborough (www.ontarioparks.
com/park/petroglyphs ) and the Museum of
Ontario Archaeology in London (www.
archaeologymuseum.ca ). Indigenous
history is also one of many topics covered
by the world-renowned Royal Ontario
Museum (www.rom.on.ca/en ).
History buff s can choose from meticu-
lously pr
history museums, including Fort Henry
(www.forthenry.com ) and Upper Canada
Village (www.uppercanadavillage.com ) in
Eastern Ontario; Fort George (www.parks
canada.gc.ca/fortgeorge) and Old Fort Erie
(www.niagaraparks.com/visit/heritage/
old-fort-erie ) near Niagara Falls; Fort York
(www.fortyork.ca ) and Black Creek Pioneer
Village (www.blackcreek.ca ) in Toronto;
Doon Heritage Village (www.waterloo
regionmuseum.ca/en/index.aspx) in
Kitchener; and the Buxton National Historic
Site and Museum in North Buxton, near
Chatham (www.buxtonmuseum.com ). crust to the far reaches of the galaxy at
Quick Fact
THE LAST ICE AGE CARVED SOME 250,000
LAKES INTO THE ROCKY CANADIAN SHIELD
MUST SEE, MUST DO
Discover an underwater wonderland of
some 16,000 creatures at Ripley’s Aquarium
of Canada in downtown Toronto (www.
ripleyaquariums.com/canada).
Make maple syrup at one of the only places
in the world where you can do so from spring
through fall: The Deakins Bed & Breakfast
in Killaloe (www.deakinbandb.com).
See one of the world’s most diverse lilac
collections at Canada’s largest botanic
garden, the Royal Botanical Gardens in
Burlington (www.rbg.ca).
Have a drink at the 2016 Canadian Moonshine
Distillery of the Year: Murphy’s Law in
Elmira (www.murphyslawmoonshine.com).
Thrill to the thunder of North America’s
most powerful cataract, Niagara Falls,
where nearby attractions range from great
shopping and family fun to glittering
casinos (www.niagarafallstourism.com).
Revel in Ontario’s glorious fall colours
aboard the Agawa Canyon Tour Train,
which departs from Sault Ste. Marie (www.
agawatrain.com). Further north, board the
seasonal Polar Bear Express, a train that
takes you from Cochrane to Moosonee on
the shores of James Bay (www.ontario
northland.ca/en/home).
Howl with wolves at the Haliburton Forest
Wolf Centre, home to one of the world’s
largest wolf enclosures of its kind (www.
haliburtonforest.com/things-to-do/
wolf-centre).
Cutting across Southern Ontario from
Windsor to the Québec border and stretch-
ing over 3,000 km (1,864 mi.), the Great
Lakes Waterfront Trail—open for cycling,
hiking and other types of non-motorized
transport—links 140 communities and
hundreds of parks and natural areas
(www.waterfronttrail.org).
Learn about everything from the earth’s
Science North in Sudbury, which features
a planetarium, a butterfl y gallery and a
wetlands lab, as well as Dynamic Earth—
recently expanded to include an outdoor
science park and playground, complete
with mining equipment (www.science
north.ca).
Delve into Canada’s fur-trading history at
Fort William Historical Park, a living
history site in Thunder Bay (www.fwhp.ca).
SCENIC DRIVES
The 1000 Islands Parkway winds along the
St. Lawrence River, where you can kayak,
canoe, scuba dive or take a boat tour (www.
visit1000islands.com/communities/1000-
islands-parkway-on).
Driving routes through the Ottawa Valley
illuminate everything from logging history