List of tourist attractions in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario has a large variety of historical sites, cultural and educational institutions, and an aviary for exotic birds.

Historical sites and museums

 * 31 Service Battalion Museum, accredited military museum, Heritage Museum; dedicated to documenting Combat Service Support in Hamilton; largest collection of the Canadian Women's Army Corps artifacts; located next to HMCS Haida
 * Auchmar, historic estate of the Honourable Isaac Buchanan
 * Battlefield House Museum, Stoney Creek
 * Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, home of one of the last two remaining operational Lancaster bombers; also in operation Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Bristol Bolingbroke
 * Dundurn Castle, including the Hamilton Military Museum and Dundurn Park, west end; home of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, former Prime Minister of Upper Canada
 * Erland Lee Museum, birthplace of Women's Institutes, Upper Stoney Creek
 * Hamilton Children's Museum, east end
 * Hamilton Farmer's Market, founded in 1837
 * Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, east end
 * HMCS Haida, National Historic Site, historic naval ship; Canada's most famous warship and the last remaining Tribal Class destroyer in the world
 * Nash-Jackson House, at Stoney Creek Battlefield Park
 * Ottawa Street North, textile district, voted one of Canada's favourite streets in the 2011 'Great Places in Canada' contest; ranked in Top 5 spots for antique shopping in Canada by CAA Magazine
 * Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Heritage Museum, downtown
 * Westfield Heritage Village, Flamborough
 * Whitehern Historic House & Garden, downtown

Art

 * Cotton Factory
 * Arctic Experience McNaught Gallery
 * Art Gallery of Hamilton, downtown; second largest permanent collection in Ontario, and third largest in Canada
 * James Street North Art District
 * McMaster Museum of Art, west end

Music

 * Bach Elgar Choir
 * Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Hess Village, commercial and entertainment hub in historic buildings

Theatre

 * Hamilton Theatre Inc., musical theatre

Festivals

 * Festival of Friends, founded in 1975, the largest annual free music event in Canada

Sports



 * Around the Bay Road Race, the longest continuously held long-distance foot race in North America (since 1894)
 * Canadian Football Hall of Fame, downtown
 * CANUSA Games, Hamilton is twinned with Flint, Michigan, and its amateur athletes have competed in these games since 1958
 * Jukasa Motor Speedway, a 5/8-mile oval auto racing track, Cayuga, Ontario
 * Flamboro Downs and Flamboro Slots, horse racing as well as car racing

Parks, trails and waterfront



 * African Lion Safari, Flamborough
 * Hamilton Aviary, Westdale, in Churchill Park along Cootes Paradise Sanctuary lookout trails
 * Bayfront Park, Pier 4 Park, Harbour West,  Cootes Paradise, waterfront trail
 * Beach strip and lighthouse pier, beach trail
 * Bruce Trail, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Dundas, Flamborough
 * Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Dundas
 * Gage Park, large historical park in the middle of the city
 * Hamilton Farmer's Market
 * Pier 4 Park
 * Royal Botanical Gardens, west end
 * Westfield Heritage Village, Flamborough