6 Sights in Kitchener, Canada (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Kitchener, Canada! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Kitchener. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Kitchener

1. Doon Heritage Village

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Doon Heritage Village, located at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, is a picturesque 60 acre living history village that shows visitors what life was like in the Waterloo Region in the year 1914. It is located in the former Doon village, now part of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, next to Homer Watson Park.

Wikipedia: Doon Heritage Village (EN), Website

2. Joseph Schneider Haus National Historic Site

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The Schneider Haus National Historic Site, formerly Joseph Schneider Haus, is a museum in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Situated on some of the earliest land to be settled by non-Indigenous peoples in what would become Waterloo County, the museum includes the oldest remaining dwelling in the area and was named a National Historic Site of Canada in 1999.

Wikipedia: Schneider Haus (EN)

3. TheMuseum

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TheMuseum is an art and technology museum in Kitchener, Ontario. It opened to the public in September 2003 after eight years of planning and fundraising. TheMuseum offers permanent interactive exhibits and rotating temporary exhibits designed for all ages.

Wikipedia: TheMuseum (EN), Website

4. Pioneer Memorial Tower

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Pioneer Memorial Tower Original photograph: Sarah PidcockDerivative work: Mindmatrix / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower was built in 1926 in Kitchener to commemorate the arrival of the Pennsylvania Dutch to Southwestern Ontario. It was conceived by William Henry Breithaupt, who wanted to heal wounds of nationalism fomented in the city during World War I. This led to increasing anti-German sentiment and an eventual change in the name of the city from Berlin to Kitchener.

Wikipedia: Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower (EN)

5. Woodside National Historic Site

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Woodside National Historic SiteCarole Moran from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada / CC BY 2.0

Woodside National Historic Site is the childhood home of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. King resided there from 1886 to 1893. The house is located in the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The house was built in 1853. A group of local citizens created the Mackenzie King Woodside Trust to preserve the house from demolition and acquire the property. The house has been restored to reflect the Victorian era, and is managed and interpreted as a unit of the national park system. The 11.5-acre (47,000 m2) site includes wooded grounds, gardens, and lawn. A video presentation is shown about the King family and Woodside. Victorian period programs and special events are offered, but the house is open fewer than 60 days a year, on select dates from October to mid-December. The grounds are open year-round.

Wikipedia: Woodside National Historic Site (EN)

6. Waterloo County Gaol

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The Waterloo County Gaol, located in Kitchener, Ontario, is a retired prison and historic site. Constructed in 1852, it is the oldest government building still-standing in the city. The Governor's House, home of the "gaoler", in a mid-Victorian Italian Villa style, was added in 1878. Both have been on Canadian Register of Historic Places since 27 March 2008. Both buildings have been extensively restored. They are located at 73 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario beside the new Court House.

Wikipedia: Waterloo County Gaol (EN)

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