Mississauga Ontario is Canada's 6th largest city is located on the shores of Lake Ontario. The city is full of quaint historic villages and offers a bustling waterfront. If you enjoy culture, a can't miss is Mississauga's world-class art and theatre at the Living Arts Centre. Other activities for visitors include a visit to the Rhododendron Gardens, watching the salmon migration, or shopping at Square One - Ontario's largest shopping mall. From stunning architecture and museums to lakefront parks and vibrant ethnic neighbourhoods, Mississauga offers a wide variety of things to see and do any time of year.
Things to do in Mississauga
Benares Historic House Museum
Benares Historic House Museum, 1507 Clarkson Rd. N. just s. of S. Sheridan Way, is a stately 1857 Georgian-style house restored to the 1918 era situated on 2 hectares (6 acres) of picturesque grounds. Guided 45-minute tours give details about the more than 2,000 original artifacts and furnishings along with the background of the four generations of the Harris family who lived there. A visitors center and interpretive gallery also are available. Call (905) 615-4860 for more information.
1507 Clarkson Rd. N., Mississauga, On L5J 2W8
Bradley House Museum
Bradley House Museum, 1620 Orr Rd., a restored 1830s farmhouse staffed by costumed guides, portrays 19th-century family life. An 1830s Regency cottage has changing exhibits and offers an afternoon tea room on the last Sunday of the month. Vegetable, flower and herb gardens, a barn and a driveshed are on the grounds. The museum, on the Waterfront Trail, is within walking distance of Lake Ontario and Rattray Marsh. Special events are held throughout the year. Call (905) 615-4860 for more information.
1620 Orr Rd., Mississauga, On L5J 4T2
Royal Ontario Museum
Royal Ontario Museum is Canada's largest museum of natural history and human cultures with more than 5 million art, archeology and science objects. The Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery serves as an orientation center. Collection highlights are featured in displays and videotape presentations. Interactive exhibits include touchable specimens and armor to try on, and children will enjoy seeing an 80-million-year-old maiasaur and her baby and digging for dinosaur bones. Nature galleries include Insects and Their Relatives, Birds, Reptiles and Mammals. More than 1,500 Egyptian objects are displayed. Visitors can see Greek and Etruscan ceramics, sculpture and metalwork and a model of the Acropolis as it was during Athens' "Golden Age." Portrait busts, coinage, ceramics and jewelry from Imperial Rome also can be seen. Call (416) 586-8000 for more information.
100 Queen's Park Ave., Toronto, On M5S 2C6
The Tall Ship Kajama
The Tall Ship Kajama, departing from Queens Quay W. at Lower Simcoe St., just w. of the Queens Quay Terminal building at the harborfront, is a 53-metre (175-ft.), three-masted schooner, originally launched in 1930 and used as a commercial sailing ship in Europe. Sailing trips along the harborfront and on Lake Ontario are offered; a cannon is fired on every sail. Call (416) 203-2322 for more information.
249 Queens Quay W., Toronto, On M5J 2N5
Wild Water Kingdom
Wild Water Kingdom, 2 km (1.2 mi.) w. of Hwy. 427N on Finch Ave. near the Clairville Conservation Area, is situated on more than 40 hectares (100 acres) of natural parkland and features more than 14 waterslides, two seven-story speed slides, a .2-hectare (.5-acre) wave pool, a 550-square-metre (6,000-sq.-ft.) Caribbean-themed swimming pool, hot tubs, tube rides, rock climbing, a children's area and a water playground, two miniature golf courses, batting cages and picnic grounds. Call (416) 369-9453 for more information.
7855 Finch Ave. W., Brampton, On L6T 3Y7