Best places: History museums in Vaughan, Canada

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

Heritage home demonstrating domestic life in the 1920s & '30s, plus a Victorian-Edwardian garden.

43-acre landmark with original War of 1812 buildings & 1813 battle site, plus a visitors' centre.

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

1851 home built by one of Toronto's early surveyors, with tours, croquet & a community quilt group.

19th-century row house museum dedicated to historic politician & publisher William Lyon Mackenzie.

Museum on a 25-acre site looking at local history through exhibitions & programs for all ages.

👍 Really cool museum! Happy to see there is no fee for general admission. Open Wednesdays to Sundays now from 11- 4 I think. 2 buildings open for viewing when I went. No wait when I went on Sunday just around noon. Had a partial guided tour and got to wander around for the rest of it. Would be great i...

Contemporary museum focusing on the history of television & its technology, with 10,000+ items.

1850s Georgian-style farmhouse featuring period exhibits, tours & a shop selling local crafts.

👍 Great place to get married.....old schoolhouse is beautiful.....staff was amazing

An 1837 Regency-style cottage topped by a triple chimney, with period furniture & a picture gallery.