Ottawa is the primary gateway to our most diverse travel region. Gothic, cliff-top Parliament may be the city's foremost attraction, but there is also a bounty of enjoyable museums to enjoy, with subjects as diverse as money, nature, technology and aviation. Ottawa's trail system makes the city a preferred destination of skiers, bikers and walkers while a skate on the canal is de rigeur every winter. 

The scenic 200-kilometre Rideau Waterway connects Ottawa to Kingston and the Rideau Heritage Route along the Waterway is an excellent holiday by road or by water. Delightful villages along the waterway offer historic museums, limestone shopping districts and superb antique shops.

Venerable Kingston has much to offer the traveller. A stately city hall, streets of perfectly preserved limestone buildings and a massive stone fort provide a stunning backdrop for world-class sailing and spectacular military tattoos. Prince Edward County is a picture postcard region of immaculate family farms and quiet lanes. Farm-gate markets and art studios make for delightful exploration. Hike the world's largest freshwater sand dunes or charter a boat for scuba diving or salmon fishing. "The County" celebrates its agricultural bounty through a "Taste the County" program. 

The Thousand Islands, an islet-studded stretch of blue St. Lawrence River, has long been the haunt of the rich and famous. Gananoque is the departure point for popular boat cruises and for the delightful cycling and pleasure driving available along a scenic parkway. Summer theatre in a riverside canoe club, an opulent Edwardian mansion and Ontario's greatest "pioneer village" are among the region's many attractions. 

Every village in Ontario's East is close to its wilderness roots. Recommended outdoor experiences include whitewater rafting, orchid viewing, exploring a sub-arctic bog, and snowshoeing in Canadian Shield country. 

Ontario's Finest... in Eastern Ontario
 

Uniquely Ontario
	Cruising the 1000 Islands
	Discovering ghost towns from Balaclava to Rockingham
	Driving the wool route from Almonte to Lanark
	Exploring a northern bog, Mer Bleue (Ottawa)
	Riding the tiny ferry from Wolfe Island to Simcoe Island
	Seeing the orchids, mid-June, Purdon Bog Conservation Area
	Investment attraction
	Watching the Changing of the Guards, Parliament Hill

Museums, Galleries & Historic Sites
	Agnes Etherington Gallery (Kingston)			Merrickville Industrial Ruins
	Ameliasburg Historical Museum			Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (Almonte)
	Currency Museum (Ottawa)			Museum of Contemporary Photography (Ottawa)
	Fulford Place (Brockville)			Museum of Nature (Ottawa)
	Glanmore House (Belleville)			Museum of Science and Technology (Ottawa)
	Jones Falls Lock Station			National Aviation Museum (Ottawa)
	Kingston Mills Museum			National Gallery (Ottawa)
	Macauley Heritage Park (Picton)			Parliament Hill (Ottawa)
	Marine Museum of the Great Lakes (Kingston)			Rideau Canal Museum (Smith's Falls)
	Merrickville Block House			Upper Canada Village (Morrisburg)

Shopping & Antique Hunting
	Athens			Lanark
	Bloomfield			Merrickville
	Burnstown			Perth
	Cherry Valley			Picton
	Gananoque			Rideau Ferry
	Kingston			Wellington

Farm & Garden
	Balderson Cheese outlet (Balderson)			County Cider (Picton)
	Billings Estate Museum (Ottawa)			Evergreen Farm (Oxford Mills)
	Black River Cheese (Picton)			Perth Museum (Perth)
	Byward Market (Ottawa)			Waupoos Winery (Picton)
	Central Experimental Farm (Ottawa)			Whitehouse Perennials (Almonte)

Theatre
	Association of Summer Theatres 'Round Ontario			National Arts Centre (Ottawa)
	1000 Islands Playhouse (Gananoque)			Regent Theatre (Picton)
	Grand Theatre (Kingston)

Outdoor Pursuits
	Backroad cycling, Wolfe Island (Kingston)
	Cycling the K & P Trail (Lanark)
	Hiking the dunes, Sandbanks Provincial Park
	Lake Ontario sailing (Kingston)
	Skating on the Rideau Canal (Ottawa)
	Snowshoeing, Frontenac Provincial Park
	Whitewater rafting (Beachburg)