How to get out Hamilton (Ontario)
There are many points of interest in the large rural area that is still within Hamilton's city limits:
African Lion Safari, Safari Rd., Flamborough. A small zoo with a good selection of animals and a drive-through safari great for families. Guard your cars well against roving bands of outlaw babboons. �
Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington (take York Bvld. just outside city limits), ☎ 905-527-1158, . Vast horticulturtural collection spread over five specialist gardens and four nature sanctuaries. Most notable of the latter is Cootes Paradise, a 840 ha (2,076 ac) wildlife sanctuary containing a 250 ha (618 ac) coastal wetland located at the west end of Hamilton Harbour. �
Westfield Pioneer Village. �
Waterdown?a charming historic town near Burlington.
Some interesting places a short drive away are:
Kitchener/Waterloo - About an hour's drive north-west. This is an old German community with a ton of nice old buildings. A variety of unique shopping and dining experiences make this a promising day-trip out of Hamilton.
Niagara Falls - for the Falls, of course
Niagara on the Lake - quaint, historic town with great little shops, restaurants, and (in the summer) the Shaw theatre festival
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The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Hamilton (Ontario)
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