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Two acres of the original homestead and an 1854 house have been preserved to tell the Ashbridge story.

Eliakim Barnum was in his early twenties when he emigrated from the United States in 1807. He chose to settle in Haldimand Township near the village of Grafton. By 1819, Barnum owned land, a thriving milling business, a tavern and a distillery.

The Bethune-Thompson House in Williamstown owes its name to two prominent owners — the Reverend John Bethune and explorer David Thompson. But it was Peter Ferguson, an early settler, who first built a house on this site in 1784.

The Cheltenham Badlands site is one of Ontario’s geological treasures, formed at the base of an ancient sea about 450 million years ago.

The Clarke property is located on the northern Bruce Peninsula and features spectacular views of the Lake Huron shoreline with numerous bays, low headlands, shoals and small islands.

The Devil’s Monument comprises the Minhinick, LeFeuvre-Chupac and Schneider properties. The name refers to the presence of a flowerpot that has long been a draw for locals and tourists alike. It is the only complete flowerpot on land along the east side of the Bruce Peninsula.

Built in 1798 on the south shore of the Detroit River in Sandwich, the Duff-Baby House is named for its first two loyalist owners, Alexander Duff and James Baby.

At this magnificent National Historic Site, you can bask in the gilded elegance of the Elgin Theatre, and then gaze at the leafy ceiling of the Winter Garden Theatre, seven storeys above the Elgin.

The Ellis Property is located 1 km (0.6 miles) north of Ball’s Falls Conservation Area, just west of the Jordan Historical Museum in the Town of Lincoln.

Toronto's Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is a provincially significant heritage site and the oldest school still standing in Toronto.

Fleetwood Creek Natural Area is located on the north slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine within the City of Kawartha Lakes. This 370-hectare (916.4-acre) property features glacial features such as kames, kettles and drumlins that form the headwaters of Fleetwood Creek.

Fool’s Paradise was the home and studio of Canadian landscape artist, writer and educator Doris McCarthy (1910-2010). The site overlooks Lake Ontario along Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs.

Discover the story of Senator George T. Fulford, explore the grand Fulford mansion and marvel at the many original family furnishings.

This fine Second Empire-style house was built for George Brown between 1874 and 1876. The elegance of his residence reflects his prominence as a Father of Confederation, founder of The Globe newspaper (now the Globe and Mail) and a leading Liberal politician.

Great Manitou Island — owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust — is the largest island in the Manitou Islands Provincial Nature Reserve, near North Bay.

Step back in time to 1800. Get a glimpse of the life of Dr. Solomon Jones (1756-1822), a United Empire Loyalist and the area’s first physician.

Moose Factory, an island just south of James Bay, was established in 1673 as the main trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company. It is Canada's oldest English-speaking community.

Located in the heart of Perth, this late-Georgian stone residence was built in 1823 for Reverend Michael Harris, the first Episcopalian minister in the district.

An estimated 30,000 Black refugees from slavery in the United States fled to Canada along the Underground Railroad. One of these freedom seekers was abolitionist, preacher and author Josiah Henson.

In 1813, after 19 years as a fur trader with the North West Company, John Macdonell (1768-1850) retired to Hawkesbury Township with his wife, Magdeleine Poitras — a Métis born on the Manitoba section of the Qu'Appelle River — and their children.

The Mather-Walls House in Keewatin (part of Kenora) reflects the vision of one man — John Mather.

McMartin House was built in the American Federal style in 1830 for Daniel McMartin (1798-1869), one of the first lawyers in Perth.

Step through the doors of the Niagara Apothecary and see how pharmacists practised their profession over 100 years ago.

The Canadian Birkbeck Investment and Savings Company was the initial owner of what is today the Ontario Heritage Centre – the Ontario Heritage Trust's headquarters.

Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. The farm is situated northwest of Georgetown and connects to Silvercreek Conservation Area and Bruce Trail.

Explore the impressive chateau of the eccentric Sir Harry Oakes (1874-1943), the famous prospector of the gold-mining era that put Kirkland Lake on the map.

Wolford Chapel — a Trust-owned property in England — is associated with significant British elements of Ontario's heritage. It was built by John Graves Simcoe (1752-1806), the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, to serve as a place of worship for his family on their estate.

The 64-hectare (160-acre) Yaremko-Ridley Property, located just outside of the Town of Milton, contains mixed escarpment forest with stunning glacial valleys, rolling landscapes and numerous rock outcroppings and deposits.