Top Attraction places in Brockville
Block Trial
This is one of the best and beautiful scenic for hiking or taking a stroll along the woods. The beautiful view of water front as you walk leaves along to be desired of this great trail which is paired with beautiful natural trees shrubs and flowers. If you want to take a rest, there are plenty of comfortable benches for you incase you feel thirsty or hungry. Its a great walk with a great view of the river. This is a good walking and or biking trail which goes along the waterfront and also through various parts of town.
Brockville Museum
This museum is rich in artifacts which depicts the interesting days long gone. A lot of Brockville’s past and life is show cased in this museum which has several tour guides to explain all the facts that you need to know. The exhibitions are well displayed for informal learning and the museum is opened on normal days from 9-5.
Brockville Arts Center
This theater is one of the most favorite’s joints in Brockville. It offers outstanding performances which range from concerts, theater plays, movies etc. The sound system is incredible and performers are very relented.
After the recent renovations and improvements, the center now boosts of a classic touch and cozy, warm finishes which depicts an historic atmosphere. The seating couches were also greatly improved to offer comfort desired by any parish.
Fulford Place
This is an impressive vintage historic mansion built in 1899 by Senator George T. Fulford. Its lovely architecture and design portray how wealthy Canadians lived in the past.
The guided tour makes the place full of rich history to learn. Its located along the beautiful St. Lawrence River adding another splendors to its beauty. Fulford Place looks at how wealthy Canadians spent their summers in the late 19th / early 20thC. It shows how they lived.
Brockville Railroad Tunnel
This is Canada’s First Railway Tunnel and was built to serve the new Brockville & Ottawa Railway. It was opened in 1860 and it runs for four blocks under the city of Brockville from the waterfront at Water Street north to Pearl St.
The last train passed through the tunnel in the 1970s but it serves as a great attraction especially for those who want to study history or wants to take a nature talk, hence, it is an interesting and safe historic site for families to visit when they are exploring the historic area of Brockville.
Golden Hawk F-86 Sabre Jet
This is an actual plane which is mounted on a concrete tower to commemorate the memory of allied solders in all previous wars. It was erected in 1968 on Brockville’s peninsula park called Blockhouse Island, which projects into the St. Lawrence River. There’s a historic plaque nearby which details the story of the plane. This is one place that you will also nee to visit and some history.