Best places: Local history museums in Canada

Large Western Canadian history museum with working antiques & seasonal re-creations with actors.

Popular riverfront park featuring a history museum, nature trails, picnic spots & open green space.

👍👍 Lovely place. Not so crowded when we visit maybe because it was late afternoon of Friday. I love to sit here by the lake. I enjoyed the shops around. Parking is not a problem. Would love to visit here again. Not too far from Toronto.

Period costumed townsfolk & a carousel are highlights of this living museum of a 1920s village.

1800s village featuring period buildings, artifacts, costumed guides & educational programs.

Former mine turned museum offering educational exhibitions & artifacts from the mining industry.

👍👍 Parks Canada usually does a pretty good job at their historic sites. This place is no exception - very well organized, and very interesting. I've lived my whole life 4 hours away and never knew this existed until recommended to us. I will be doing the same and recommending to family and friends. It...

Local history museum offering several preserved heritage buildings, as well as 5 indoor galleries.

Open-air museum offering train rides, trails & exhibits on the forestry industry & other topics.

Museum featuring exhibits on Waterloo's history, plus the 24-acre Doon Heritage Village.

Exhibits on ancient & current world societies, including First Nations, New France & modern Quebec.

👍👍 This sort of attraction is right up my alley. The staff are so pleasant, they clearly love what they're doing. There's loads of interactive stuff to do, like work with a lathe, learn to tie knots, and make candles. The wheelwright is so knowledgeable, it's kind of amazing. He was willing to answer...

👍 The day we arrived, we did not have much time to view everything in its full glory! But this place is just magical, the moment you enter from the road, it feels like you are in a different era! The old machinery and vehicles is what always takes my fancy, can't resist some nostalgia. I see this loc...

Exhibits exploring the area's natural, social, economic & industrial history.

Restored factory serving as an industrial museum, ceramic-art gallery & cultural-event space.

This salmon cannery built in the late 19th century is home to a fishing museum with guided tours.

👍👍 I did not expect this to be one of my highlights in Charlevoix. We came on a rainy day to pass the time with our child. First off, it seemed almost too cheap when they told us the price, surprising these days. We walked around, saw the short video, went on some boats and had a very nice time. But th...

Historical exhibits of costumes, objects & photos on popular subjects from hockey to Inuit art.

Georgian-style tavern from the 1830s, now displaying period pieces & hosting a farmers' market.