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A LOT smaller than I expected. It's just four buildings, three of which are just the size of small rooms.
There wasn't much to see, and the current exhibit kind of took over the museum itself, making it less meaningful overall.
Thomson Park nearby was enjoyable to walk through though, which kind of makes up for the lackluster museum visit.
There wasn't much to see, and the current exhibit kind of took over the museum itself, making it less meaningful overall.
Thomson Park nearby was enjoyable to walk through though, which kind of makes up for the lackluster museum visit.
Really cool museum! Happy to see there is no fee for general admission. Open Wednesdays to Sundays now from 11- 4 I think. 2 buildings open for viewing when I went. No wait when I went on Sunday just around noon. Had a partial guided tour and got to wander around for the rest of it. Would be great if they could get the stove going again or the ice cream maker. Understand covid has changed things but it would certainly enhance the experience. If you get a chance you should go!
Only one house was open when my family visited on May 21. It is unfortunate because it took over 30 minutes to find a parking spot. While admission and parking is free, it really wasn’t too worthwhile to drive and find parking here. I saw other pictures before going and was hoping to see more but the other houses were locked up. The only saving feature was the playground beside the museum. This is where we spent most of our time.
Looking at old photos, I just found out that I went here like 10 years ago during university, I need to write an essay, and I chose Scarborough Museum. Went here with TTC, a great location. I kind of remember there was a lady explaining detail to us. At last, I donated $20 XD which was all the money I had at that time.
I went to Thomson Memorial Park for BBQ, found this museum in the heart of the park unexpectedly . You can find four heritage buildings that make up Scarborough Museum. The Cornell House is the main building, good too see the Canadian life in the 1800 . The McCowan Log House was moved to here. The Hough Carriage Works Hut is worth to visit, you can see many different kinds of tools.
The museum consists of a few houses but the nicest thing is the park/trails attached to it. Kids playground (hard sand, mind you), nice trails and lots of big trees for shade. Water park area and leash free dog area too. Staff are indeed super friendly and helpful. No cafe so bring your own food/picnic lunches. Decent washroom facilities but not the cleanest.
A great place to learn about settlers and Canadian history. Very informative tours and very welcoming. They offered us baked apples and delicious apple cobbler. Also delicious warm apple cider. Really lovely park as well a lovely place to go with the family and parking available. Fantastic museum.
