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Battlefield House, a two-storey white clapboard house with dark green shutters, on a lawn scattered with fallen leaves.

Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site

Site of the 1812 Battle of Stoney Creek, Battlefield House Museum, and monuments.

Visit Battlefield House
Dundurn Castle seen across its wide front lawn, framed by trees beginning to turn colour.

Dundurn National Historic Site

A 40-room Italianate villa built in the 1830s on Burlington Heights.

Visit Dundurn
Fieldcote Museum, a white Tudor-style building with black trim, surrounded by trees in yellow and orange fall colour.

Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum

A cultural heritage centre located on seven acres of Ancaster parkland.

Visit Fieldcote
Griffin House, a weathered two-storey clapboard house with red window frames and door, with a heritage plaque in the foreground.

Griffin House National Historic Site

A family home honouring the Griffins, who fled US enslavement.

Visit Griffin House
Hamilton Children's Museum exterior.

Hamilton Children’s Museum

6000 square feet of interactive, community-themed play stations to explore.

Visit Children's Museum
The Hamilton Military Museum, a small white building with a bay window, on a hill between trees in orange and red fall colour.

The Hamilton Military Museum

Hands-on exhibitions and children's Discovery Gallery housed in Dundurn's 1830s gatehouse.

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Visitor Experience Centre

Showcases Hamilton's heritage with free rotation exhibitions.

Visit VEC

Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology National Historic Site

Set in the 1859 Waterworks, this site preserves Hamilton's steam-powered industrial age.

Visit Steam
Whitehern, a two-storey stone house with green shutters, seen through its open iron gates with red and yellow flower beds and fall foliage.

Whitehern Historic House & Garden National Historic Site

Downtown Hamilton home of the prominent McQuesten family, featuring original furnishings.

Visit Whitehern

Explore Heritage Sites Online

Auchmar for Museums page

Auchmar Estate

Explore the 1850s Gothic Revival estate of Isaac Buchanan through photos, stories and a virtual tour.

Explore Auchmar

Hamilton & Scourge National Historic Site

Two War of 1812 warships lie preserved 90m beneath Lake Ontario since 1813.

Explore Hamilton & Scourge

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Guided by our commitment to sustainability, accessibility, inclusion and engagement, we preserve and present the many untold stories of Hamilton and Hamiltonians. 

For questions about our museums, events, exhibitions or other inquiries, contact us at 905-546-3168 or [email protected].

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