Getaway In Your Neighbourhood

Long boring drives aren’t a prerequisite of awesome summer adventures. Point your car toward destination F-U-N in Hamilton Halton Brant, where you’ll find a whole season’s worth of delightful day trip options. Plan a day trip that kids and adults alike will love with any of the interactive heritage experiences below. Can't decide on just one? Supersize your day trip and stay a little longer with our Bring Learning to Life, Downton Abbey Delight, Family Fun by Land, Air and Water, and Honouring our Veterans itineraries, and be sure to view our complete collection of summer offers. LET DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT Experience the thrill of navigating the legendary Lancaster bomber or a supersonic CF-101 Voodoo jet on Hamilton’s Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s flight simulator. DOWNTON ABBEY DELIGHT Diehard Downton fans will love taking a Downton day trip to explore Hamilton’s Dundurn Castle National Historic Site and comparing the life of a prominent Victorian family with that of their servants in this magnificent 40-room estate. Other close-to-home historic sites like Myrtleville House Museum, Whitehern Historic House & Garden, and Erchless Estate will make you feel like you’ve stepped onto the set of your favourite show. Read about one blogger’s family day trip to Dundurn Castle. Check out our 4 Dowager-approved day trips. PIONEER PLAY DATE You’ll feel like you’ve stepped right onto the set of Little House on the Prairie as you tour restored heritage buildings and chat with costumed interpreters at Westfield Heritage Village. Read about one blogger’s Westfield Heritage Village day trip with her young daughter. ALL STEAMED UP Introduce train fanatics to a steam engine that puts Thomas the Tank Engine to shame at the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology. SHIP SHAPE Head for the Hamilton Harbour and climb aboard the HMCS Haida for a tour of Canada’s most decorated war ship. DIAL UP SOME FUN Learn more about one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history, the telephone, at Bell Homestead National Historic Site. Read about one travel writer’s day trip to Bell Homestead National Historic Site. RIDE A HISTORIC STREETCAR Ride the vintage streetcar at Halton County Radial Railway, where the scenic two-kilometre route includes a stop at an ice cream shop.

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