TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL | Top 10,000 Places to Visit in Canada
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The Grand River falls one metre over some exposed bedrock in Cambridge. The river is surrounded by a city, and some dam works here and there.
The old downtown buildings (including the old Dixon Mill) are built of locally quarried stone, making this an attractive place to explore and photograph.
Photo: Vlad Umnov
This cottage dates back to the 1800s but is believed to be on land that was bought in the late 1700s.
The land bought was intended to be divided into smaller lots for homes to attract Scottish settlers to Canada. This cottage was home to many for hundreds of years and then was purchased in 2002 by the City of Cambridge and the Region of Waterloo to become one of the Region of Waterloo museums.
Admire the architecture and learn more about the history behind it.
The cottage is located in the heart of downtown Cambridge.
Photo: facebook.com/McDougallCottage
Cambridge Sculpture Garden runs along the Grand River and homes numerous sculptures featured by local, national, and international artists. There are four permanent sculptures and others are featured throughout the year.
The garden is always open!
Photos: Vlad Umnov
Dumfries Conservation Area created a space for outdoor recreation and nature exploration. The area has wetlands and trails scaling throughout, mature forests, and plantation forests.
There is a parking lot on Dunbar Road open to the public from May to October.
Photo: alltrails.com
Started around 1830, the Cambridge Farmers’ Market is one of the oldest farmers’ markets in Canada. This is the third-oldest market in the country.
Photos: facebook.com/FarmersMarketCambridge
Churchill Park is the perfect place to spend the day especially if you have kids.
There is a playground area and splash pad for the kids to stay busy!
There are baseball diamonds, soccer fields, nature trails, and 2 picnic areas (one with a sheltered covering).
Photo: Michelle H
If you like to hang out, meet new people, and enjoy live music while you drink here’s the bar for you. There are bar games to keep you entertained and if the weather is nice you are more than welcome to sit outdoors.
Reasonable prices and wheelchair accessibility.
Soper Park has a beautiful disc golf course with mixed-terrain and 9 baskets. There are wooded and open areas for play and short and long for an enjoyable 18 different looks for the course.
This is a great place to try the sport for the first time or just to enjoy the sport if it’s not your first rodeo.
The park is also nice for walking around maybe after or before you hit The Cave Sports Bar since they are within walking distance of each other.
Photo: kitchenertoday.com
Whether you want to practice your swing or just play for fun this is the place. The driving range is massive with chipping green on the bunker and rough.
They even have miniature golf!
Photo: facebook.com/sensitycanada
Enjoy nature indoors and out. Thousands of exotic butterflies are shipped here every two weeks making for a lot of species and interesting creatures to look for.
If you are patient enough and can get a view of the emergence window you may be able to see a butterfly leaves its cocoon for the very first time. There are more creatures around including red-eared sliders which are a type of aquatic turtle and different types of birds. Check out the feature next on Ontario’s butterflies and moths to identify which is which.
There are also free guided tours and programs to partake in.
Photo: cambridgebutterfly.com
Fantastic wraps, sandwiches & Canadian cafe bites in a bright, historic space with vintage-chic accents.
Visit the Grand Bend region’s breweries in style with Great Lakes Helicopter’s brewery tour.
You’ll feel like a big deal when you land at Shale Ridge Estate Winery for a tasting of their locally brewed wines and ciders. And then you’ll be whisked away to Stonepicker Brewing Company, a farm-based brewery, for a sampling of the variety of beer options brewed on site. Your tour ends at Widder Station Grill and Tap House, where you will again sample the beers brewed on-site while dining at the Grill House. Widder Station is the clubhouse of the attached golf course and offers a broad selection of local craft beverages alongside their brews. After dinner, your party will enjoy a gorgeous flight back along the shore of Lake Huron.
The tour takes approximately three hours, with around thirty minutes of flight time. This is one brewery tour you’ll never forget. Contact in advance to reserve.
Photo: greatlakeshelicopter.ca
