100+ Ontario Field Trip Ideas 🇨🇦

It's field trip planning season for school goers and homeschoolers alike! 

If you're based in Ontario, Canada or planning a visit; here are some field trip ideas (in no specific order) for children, aged 10 and under, in major towns and cities in Ontario, Canada:

Barrie:

1. Simcoe County Museum

2. Barrie Arboretum at Sunnidale Park

3. MacLaren Art Centre

4. Chappell Farms

5. Tiffin Centre for Conservation

6. Barrie Sports Dome

7. Barrie's waterfront

Flying River Turtles in Australasia
@TorontoZoo

Toronto:

8. Toronto Zoo

9. Evergreen Brick Works

10. Royal Ontario Museum

11. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

12. Casa Loma

13. High Park

14. Riverdale Farm

Mini vintage car @ Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa

Oshawa:

15. Oshawa Zoo and Fun Farm

16. Parkwood Estate

17. Oshawa Museum

18. Canadian Automotive Museum

19. Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens

20. The Ontario Regiment Museum

21. Oshawa Community Museum 

Driving through the animal domains @African Lion Safari

Hamilton:

22. Royal Botanical Gardens

23. Hamilton Children's Museum

24. African Lion Safari

25. Dundurn Castle

Springbank Gardens in the Fall

London:

26. Springbank Park

27. Storybook Gardens 

28. Fanshawe Pioneer Village

29. London Regional Children's Museum

Bingemans Big Splash & Funworx in Waterloo/ St. Jacobs

Kitchener-Waterloo:

30. THE MUSEUM

31. Waterloo Region Museum

32. Joseph Schneider Haus

33. Bingemans FunworX

Artifact made of recycled material at
Art Windsor Essex 

Windsor-Essex:

34. Adventure Bay Family Water Park

35. Windsor's Community Museum

36. Colasanti's Tropical Gardens

37. Chimczuk Museum & Art Windsor Essex

38. Sunny Britches Acres Farm 

Butterflies hatching in real time at the 
Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara

Niagara Falls, Ontario:

39. Butterfly Conservatory

40. Bird Kingdom

41. Clifton Hill Attractions

42. Niagara SkyWheel

Guelph:

43. Riverside Park

44. Guelph Civic Museum

45. Funmazing Playcentre

46. Donkey Sanctuary of Canada

Brantford:

47. Bell Homestead National Historic Site

48. Brantford Twin Valley Zoo

49. Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant

50. Myrtleville House Museum

Stratford:

51. Stratford Perth Museum

52. Stratford Festival Theatre

53. Avon Theatre

54. Stratford's Swan Parade

St. Catharines:

55. Port Dalhousie Carousel

56. St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre

57. Happy Rolph's Animal Farm

58. Lakeside Park Carousel

Jumbo (World's Most Famous Elephant)
Memorial in St. Thomas

St. Thomas:

59. Elgin County Railway Museum

60. Kettle Creek Conservation Area

61. St. Thomas Elevated Park

62. St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre

63. Pinafore Park

64. Canada Southern Railway Station

65. Jumbo Memorial

Kingston:

66. Fort Henry National Historic Site

67. Kingston Family Fun World

68. Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area

69. Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises

70. The Boiler Room Climbing Gym

Inside view of Parliamentary room
@ Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Ottawa: 

 71. Canadian Museum of Nature 

 72. Canada Aviation and Space Museum

 73. Ottawa Children's Garden 

 74. Saunders Farm - Pumpkin patch and mazes 

 75. Parliament Hill & Rideau Canal - Scenic walks and tours

Ingersoll:

76. Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum

77. Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre

78. Thames Valley Model Railway

Cambridge:

79. Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory

80. Cambridge Sculpture Garden

Milton:

81. Crawford Lake Conservation Area 82. Hilton Falls Conservation Area 83. Springridge Farm

84. Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area 85. Halton County Radial Railway Museum 86. Milton Historical Society and Waldie Blacksmith Shop 87. Kelso Conservation Area

Up close with real Shark Teeth
@ Stones N Bones Museum in Sarnia 

Sarnia:

88. Canatara Park

89. Stones N Bones Museum 90. Lambton Heritage Museum

91. Huron Conservation Area 92. Oil Museum of Canada

93. Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum 94. Pinery Provincial Park

Collingwood:

95. Blue Mountain Village

96. Collingwood Museum 97. Collingwood Arboretum 98. Scenic Caves Nature Adventures 99. Wasaga Beach Provincial Park 100. Collingwood Farmers' Market 101. Plunge! Aquatic Centre

102. Georgian Bowl 103. Wasaga 500 Go-Karts

Vaughan:

104. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
105. Reptilia Zoo

106. McMichael Canadian Art Collection
107. Kortright Centre for Conservation

Remember to check with each attraction for their age-appropriate programs and any special arrangements for group visits. Enjoy your field trips with the little ones!

What are your favourite Ontario, Canada field trip locations for kids 10 and under? 👇🏾