| Attractions in the City of Markham. |
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| Enjoy a wonderful country atmosphere at Forsythe Farm featuring many fun, safe family activities.What a fun place for everyone to visit and an opportunity to get up close, pet and feed the farm animals in their natural habitat. |
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| Bringing live community theatre to the Markham area for over 40 years, our award winning group invites you to share our love of theatre and performing arts. Spend a few minutes here and learn about our current season of productions, our entertaining history, our new and permanent home and how you can get involved as part of our audience or join us as a member. |
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Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport is a sophisticated general aviation facility which offers group tour of the control tower, weather station, and airplanes.
It also provides flight training, sightseeing flight around Toronto or York Region, and commercial flights for the surrounding business community. |
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| Milne Dam Conservation Park is Markham's largest park of 123 hectare or 305 acre with the Rouge River flowing in the middle and surrounded with a lush forest on the southern and eastern edges.The park offers 2.3 kilometres of trails suitable for walking, jogging and cycling as well a beach area. It features 12 picnic areas that accommodate for 50 to 300 people. |
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| Main Street Markham has a small-town charm with many of its original buildings and homes still gracing the street. From early summer to late fall, every light pole on the street is enhanced with beautiful blossoming plants in hanging baskets, and half whiskey barrels are planted with colourful flowers and trees. |
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| The Varley Art Gallery of Markham features frequently changing exhibitions from the permanent collection as well as historical contemporary exhibitions drawn from local, national and international sources.New ways of seeing and appreciating art are enhanced through a broad range of dynamic hands-on art-related activities. |
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| EZ Reg has many events, activities, programs and opportunities for community participation. We're constantly reviewing and adjusting our programs to help enrich the community experience for everyone who calls Markham home. |
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| Discover more than a century of pioneer history on 25 acres at the Markham Museum & Historic Village. Staff in historic costumes demonstrates life in 19th and 20th century.Explore the log cabin, Historic Church, the Country Store, and Ontario’s largest and finest horse carriage display. |
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| The Kathleen Gormley McKay Art Centre also known as the Salem Eckardt House, at 197 Main Street Unionville was built between 1845 and 1851 by Andrew & Salem Eckardt, sons of Philip Eckardt, one the original "Berczy Settlers" who founded Unionville in 1794.
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| Attractions
One of the town's most-frequented parks, the Markham Skate Park is a 15,000 square foot hotspot for local youth. Equipped with fun boxes, stairs, flat banks, ledges, walls, and rails, the park's defining feature remains its 6-foot bowl. |
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| Applewood Farm offers a chance to get out and experience a real country farm, not far from home. Fine Wine, Apples, Strawberries, Pumpkins, Petting Zoo, Straw Maze, Wagon Rides, and a Winery Gift Shop. We are pleased to offer group tours and wine tasting upon request. |
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Galten Farms
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| Thoughout Europe and North America, the Schikedanz name has long been associated with the breeding of world class horses. Take a few minutes to tour our site and see how our present herd of quality stallions and mares continue this rich tradition. |
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| The Heintzman House (circa 1817), also known as Sunnyside Manor Farm, is one of the oldest buildings in Thornhill-Markham, and has one of the most interesting histories of any building in the area.The earliest mudhouse on record in the province, the house is constructed of adobe brick, fired brick and frame construction. |
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| Visit Canada's Majestic Castle, step back in
time to a period of European elegance and splendour. The former
home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt. complete with
decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers,
stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens There's lots for the family to see and do, including the farm animals, sand toy lot etc. |
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| Currently Markham's only Leash-free Dog Park, it is open 24 hours a day, and welcomes dogs and people of all kinds (though puppies under four months are prohibited for vaccination reasons). The facility is fenced, handicapped-accessible, and offers tables, water, and bag dispensers for collecting animal waste. |
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| The community hall and 2300 seat ice arena opened in October of 1972, with additions to the lobby and community hall and construction of an indoor 25 metre pool, a teach pool and fitness centre being undertaken in 1977-78. |
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