Temples and cathedrals in Hamilton

Answer: During the day you can cover the historical core of the city - the Victorian mansion "Dundern" built in 1835, the neo-Gothic Cathedral of Christ the King and the Royal Botanical Garden with rare plant species. A must-visit is Hamilton's Art Mui with a collection of twentieth-century Canadian art, including works by the Group of Seven. To complete the route is at the waterfall Websters Falls, the geological formation of which was formed during the ice age.

Answer: Hamilton’s architectural palette includes Victorian style (the Whitehern mansion by architect James Balfour), neo-Gothic (Christ-King Cathedral by Joseph Connelly) and Art Deco (the Old Post Office building of 1935). The industrial architecture of the XIX century is represented by brick factory buildings at the North End, built for the steel industry. Particularly noteworthy is the Lister-Block complex, an example of early modernism of the 1920s.

Answer: Children will be interested in the interactive exhibition "Museum of Military History" with authentic uniforms and weapons of the First World War. The ‘African Safari Zoo’ features rare species of the continent, including white lions. The Orbit Research Center offers experiments with optical illusions and the Foucault pendulum. For active recreation, the Gage Park with a 5-meter stone labyrinth of the XIX century is suitable.

Answer: The best shots are obtained on the observation deck “Skywalk” with a panorama of the city and Lake Ontario, especially at sunset. Colorful photo shoots are possible in the James Street North quarter with its graffiti murals by local artists. The Gothic arches of Christ the King Cathedral create dramatic silhouettes, and the cascades of Albion Falls are spectacular at any time of the year. For stylish portraits ideal Victorian garden at the mansion "Dundern".

Answer: Fans of industrial heritage should see the abandoned blast furnace of the Machinery Plant of the 1890s - a rare monument of the steel era. In the basement of the Public Library, frescoes from the 1930s by the Ontario Pictorialists group are preserved. On the territory of the cemetery "Hamilton-Sematra" there is a cenotaph for the heroes of the Anglo-Boer War of 1899. Unique "Museum of the cable car" with operating mechanisms of the XIX century in the building of the former substation.