3 Best Places To See in Kingston, ON

I know that i should be writing about the pump house and the beautiful history behind the various types of equipment used etc., (trust me when i say the people here are super knowledgeable and well informed and if you are a history buff, you've gotta visit this place and you will keep visiting to see the diff exhibits that are contantly updated) but I want to talk about the little train room!! For a railfan and budding ferroequinologist like me, this was the highlight of the trip. And for Canadians who grew up watching "The Friendly Giant" (not me unfortunately) i am sure the model there will revoke a lot of memories. The place is being maintained by volunteers and i encourage fellow model fans out there to visit this place and extend our love and support to this beautifully maintained collection. Some TLC and all the trains here can be chugging along in their former glory!! The various Dioramas are also well crafted by the volunteers!! A must visit if you are in kingston and a great place to take your kids to teach them about the powers of steam! I am going to be driving here many times just to visit this place!!

Been coming here for the past few months since we've moved to Port Credit. Food and atmosphere is wonderful and as always Crystal is beyond one of their best servers... she goes so above and beyond with customers and engages all her tables. Super friendly and charismatic young woman. I'll be honest when I say we came back and were pleasantly surprised to learn she was serving us again.... the food as always was great.

The new exhibit "Soil Superheroes" is absolutely amazing! Very family/kid friendly with different things to touch and great visuals, but also enough detailed information to capture the attention of adults as well. Well worth visiting for the exhibit alone! Not to mention the model train room and the entire pump house itself!

We have a large number of museums in Kingston and I believe the Military Communications Museum is the largest. It recently went through a major enlargement in order to house the large trucks jammed full of communications equipment and big pieces of communications towers. Still there are all sorts of human size exhibits and displays from the original museum. Much use is made of mannequins wearing uniforms and communications equipment. The First World War is also widely represented in artifacts, photographs and artwork. This visit to the Museum was part of March break. The kids and grandkids were able to make take-aways such as Murney Towers and bracelets representing Morse code letters. They could also engage in activities where they could connect electronic and electrical items to make things happen.

I happened to be in Kingston and dropped by this amazing museum. Very informative and interesting displays. Unlike the Ottawa Museum, here you feel a sense of pride and service and in telling their story. If you enjoy military history it is well worth the visit. A real Gem for sure! I was over an hour and could have used another.

One of the most interesting places to visit in Kingston, learning stories about how Canadian military made history in communications. The museum is huge, enough for about an hour of tour, and there's a kit shop inside!