Summer is a fun and busy time for us. For the most part we play at parks and splash pads, swim at the public school or my kids simply play with other kids in the neighbourhood. But we try to do day trips as well. If you live in and around the GTA, I have three places to take your kids that they'll love.
1) Halton County Radial Railway
We've been going to the HCRR, or what we like to call "The Streetcar Museum", for the past four years. The boys love it and it's on our must-do list every summer. Located in Milton, HCRR has more than 75 old streetcars, buses, trains that you can view. But even cooler is the 2 km of tracks surrounded by forest where visitors can ride some of the historic streetcars dating back more than 100 years. This is a hands-on place where the kids can literally climb, touch and feel a piece of history.
Here's how I know this is a good place to visit. In all the times we've gone, my boys have never fought while we're there.
Be prepared to spend 3 to 4 hours riding the railway and investigating the old vehicles on display.
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