around Webster's Falls is excellent day hike material (would pick a not crazy humid day for the best experience)... make sure you go down into the valley... many crazy beautiful spots along the river... Tew's Falls is about a half kilometer away and the two rivers from each falls meet up and turn into one big river... the valley is shaped like a big Y Waterfalls in Hamilton/Dundas Elora Gorge is a really nice campground, close by right just on the other side of Guelph... doesn't look like the rest of southern ontario, big cedar trees growing out of granite rock, pine needle forest floor... if you go bring little rafts, air mattresses or an inner tube to ride down the river... if you plan to go reserve ahead of time African Lion Safari - met a girl who worked with the elephants there and she insisted the animals are very well looked after The Metro Toronto Zoo - had a llama spit in my face there as a kid but still enjoyed it a lot Wild Water Works/Confederation Park in hamilton (well, in stoney creek really) would be a perfect place on a hot day... $8.90 admission after 4pm (regular $16.10). Open until 8pm until Aug 19, until 6pm through Labour Day. The Butterfly Conservatory near Niagara Falls is supposed to be pretty neat... my niece liked it (I'm overdue on checking it out)