Discover the best top things to do in , United States including Lennox and Addington County Museum & Archives, Canada's Penitentiary Museum, Museum of Health Care, Frontenac County Schools Museum, Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, The Canadian Piano Museum, Lost Villages Museum, MacLachlan Woodworking Museum, PumpHouse Museum, Princess of Wales' Own Regiment Military Museum.
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The County Museum and Archives provides insights into everyday life from the late eighteenth through the twentieth century and focuses particularly on telling the story of Lennox and Addington County. The story of the settlement and historical development of the Lennox and Addington is highlighted in themed exhibits. A series of monthly programs complement the exhibits and curriculum-based educational programs and extension presentations are offered for school classes. The Archives holds a significant paper collection documenting the ongoing historical settlement and development of the County from its initial settlement by Loyalist exiles at the end of the 18th century. A modern reading room equipped with computer access ports at the reading room tables and digital reader printers offers researchers a wealth of primary, microfilm and published sources for genealogical research. Finding aids to B/M/D in local newspapers and cemeteries and research files are also available.
4.5 based on 1,112 reviews
Housed in the former Warden's residence of Kingston Penitentiary, the museum offers a wide range of exhibits of artifacts from across Canada's federal Correctional system. Admission is by donation. CLOSED FOR THE SEASON UNTIL MAY 1st, 2020
Get your tickets in advance. We did the standard tour (90 mintues) recently. Very well run, excellent observation of social contacts. Our tour guide (Sarah) was great; knowledgable, energetic, and fun. Some great testimonials from a former prison guard, warden, and nurse. An excellent way to spend some time and learn a bit about one of Canada's most notorious prisons.
4.5 based on 29 reviews
The story of Canadian health and medicine tells how people have preserved health and managed disease, pain, and suffering. The Museum of Health Care at Kingston strives to connect visitors with the experience of people in past times and provide context and perspective on today's health issues
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The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston's mission is to inspire an enduing connection to the maritime history of Kingston and the Great Lakes. We moved from our original site at 55 Ontario St. when the property was sold in 2016 to our current site at 53 Yonge St. at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Our entrance is beside the entrance to the City Marina Office, facing Lake Ontario. In our temporary, reduced circumstances, we offer FREE individual tours of our gallery of Great Lakes art, artefacts and models. Thank you for your continued patronage!
4.0 based on 33 reviews
No big crowds. Admission is free. You can freely roam around and there is friendly staff to help you and guide. There is a small store on the premises.
4.0 based on 22 reviews
The museum is currently closed. Watch our website for the most up-to-date information. Located on the beautiful shore of the St. Lawrence River in Grass Creek Park, the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum is your destination for hands-on building and discovery. A great place for schools and camps to visit for curriculum-based learning, the museum also offers workshops for entry level woodworkers, provides ready-to-make LumberKits that are child friendly, and presents special events like the Campfire Music Series on Thursday evenings, and Winterlight in December.
4.0 based on 60 reviews
The PumpHouse Museum is located in one of Canada's oldest original water works - where steam-powered pumps provided the first running water to Kingston residents from 1851. The museum's most incredible artifact is the museum itself - where the original pumps are animated and visitors can discover exactly how they worked. Guided or self-guided tours show how steam power was an essential element of the industrial development of Canada and pumped water played a key role in Kingston's history. Check our website for our latest exhibit on display. The Museum is home to a stunning collection of model railway trains. An elaborate multi-level O scale train can be set in motion by the push of a button, and the HO scale train set from the opening of the iconic CBC children's show 'The Friendly Giant' is on display.
Melissa gave us a detailed, funny, professional, knowledgeable interesting tour of the pump house in 45 minutes – we would have liked to stay longer, except for covid! We loved hearing how the steam engines worked to pump the water, and also seeing the display of Kingston artifacts and written documents. We wish we had time to go through the trains & see them in action! Tom gave us a professional, interesting, detailed walking tour of Ontario Street, on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Tom knows his materials first hand, and had lots of detailed information on the many interesting buildings, and their history. The tour was interesting for both Kingston locals and family visiting from out of town. We were especially fortunate to have Tom as our tour guide - he's the curator and also developer of this tour, extremely knowledgeable and experienced.
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