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Places to visit in Durham

Find places to visit across Durham Region’s eight communities, from waterfront walks and woodland trails to local museums and gardens.

Wooden boardwalk and railing surrounded by tall wetland reeds at Lynde Shores.
A boardwalk among the reeds at Lynde Shores Conservation Area.Photo: Liz A. Arnsby · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.
Lynde Shores Conservation Area

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Cream-coloured Lynde House Museum with green shutters, a central porch and flower beds.
The front of Lynde House Museum in Whitby, photographed in July 2021.Photo: LyndeHouseMuseum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Whitby · Museums & heritage

Lynde House Museum

A historic Georgian house museum where volunteer-led tours explore the Lynde family and early Whitby.

Wooden boardwalk and railing surrounded by tall wetland reeds at Lynde Shores.
A boardwalk among the reeds at Lynde Shores Conservation Area.Photo: Liz A. Arnsby · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Whitby · Trails & conservation

Lynde Shores Conservation Area

A Whitby wetland conservation area with walking loops and marsh viewing platforms for birdwatching.

Yellow Manic GT among vintage cars inside the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa.
A Manic GT on display at the Canadian Automotive Museum, photographed in 2014.Photo: Canadian Automotive Museum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Oshawa · Museums & heritage

Canadian Automotive Museum

An indoor museum in downtown Oshawa exploring motoring history through a collection of historic vehicles.

Picnic bench beside the Lakeview Park waterfront with a ship on Lake Ontario beyond.
Lake Ontario seen from Oshawa’s Lakeview Park waterfront, photographed in June 2017.Photo: V. L. · CC0 1.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Oshawa · Beaches & waterfront

Lakeview Park

Oshawa’s Lake Ontario park combines a beach, picnic spaces and connections to waterfront and creek-side trails.

Oshawa · Trails & conservation

Oshawa Second Marsh

A 137-hectare coastal wetland in southeast Oshawa, with a paved Waterfront Trail section and marsh paths.

Parkwood mansion’s columned entrance, green roof and gardens in Oshawa.
Parkwood National Historic Site in Oshawa, photographed in May 2022.Photo: Mhsheikholeslami · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Oshawa · Museums & heritage

Parkwood National Historic Site

A historic McLaughlin estate in Oshawa with guided house tours and landscaped grounds.

Still water and a wooded shoreline at Darlington Provincial Park.
McLaughlin Bay at Darlington Provincial Park.Photo: John Vetterli · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Clarington · Beaches & waterfront

Darlington Provincial Park

A provincial park on Lake Ontario near Bowmanville with a sandy beach, day-use areas and nature trails.

A dirt path winding between trees at Enniskillen Conservation Area.
A woodland trail at Enniskillen Conservation Area.Photo: AwesomeQuill67 · CC0 1.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Clarington · Trails & conservation

Enniskillen Conservation Area

A Clarington conservation area with wooded trails, ponds and sections of Bowmanville Creek.

A tiger inside a fenced enclosure at Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park.
A tiger photographed at Jungle Cat World in 2015.Photo: Evan Delshaw · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Clarington · Attractions

Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park

An operator-run wildlife park near Orono with general admission and separately scheduled animal education programmes.

Clarington · Trails & conservation

Long Sault Conservation Area

CLOCA’s largest conservation area, about 400 hectares on the Oak Ridges Moraine near Bowmanville, with more than 18 kilometres of trails.

Brock · Museums & heritage

Beaver River Museum

A volunteer museum of four historic buildings beside the Beaver River in Beaverton, run by the Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society.

A wooden trail bridge at Blackwater Junction beside wetlands, photographed in 2010.
Blackwater Junction on the Beaver River Wetland Trail, photographed in 2010.Photo: Eric Marshall · CC BY 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP; display may crop.

Brock · Trails & conservation

Beaver River Wetland Trail

A public former-railway trail through Brock’s Beaver River landscape, with walking, cycling and birdwatching opportunities.