Showcasing the history of baseball in Canada and North America, this museum in St. Marys, Ontario, is 15 minutes west of Stratford. In addition to the museum, the Hall of Fame site boasts three baseball fields on its 32-acre site and holds an induction ceremony every year in June. Topnotch former pros coach a residential baseball camp for children every summer.
Learn about the history of southwestern Ontario at the St. Mary's Museum, an 1850s limestone house on the grounds of the former George Tracy estate. Changing and permanent exhibits highlight the agricultural and pioneer history of the area.
Between Stratford and Sebringville on Highway 8, less than a mile from the outskirts of Stratford, the museum features exhibits about local early settler life and Canada's military history. In the winter, the museum provides visitors with snowshoes to explore the grounds.
Industrialist James Livingstone built Castle Kilbride, 15 minutes east of Stratford, in 1878. The Italianate building, whose architect was David R. Gingerich, features trompe l'oeil ceilings and wall murals.
