Start from 39 curated places around Kingston, CA, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Chez Piggy
Kingston's institutional dining room since 1979 in a former livery stable behind Princess Street, with a globally-influenced menu, a famous courtyard patio, and the kind of pedigree that makes it the celebration-dinner default. The Kingston restaurant.
Pan Chancho Bakery
Chez Piggy's sister bakery and breakfast room, with proper breads, a sit-down brunch menu, and the most-loved morning spot in Kingston. The breakfast institution.
Trails & outdoors
K&P Trail
A 60 km rail-trail along the former Kingston & Pembroke line, with the first 20 km running through Kingston as a paved multi-use path. Flat, family-friendly, and the city's main biking route.
Lemoine Point Conservation Area
A 136-hectare conservation area on a Lake Ontario peninsula 10 km west of downtown, with 10 km of trails through forest, marsh, and waterfront. The closest serious nature to Kingston.
Things to do
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Queen's University's art museum with strong holdings in Dutch and Flemish Old Masters, Inuit art, and Canadian historical paintings. The cultural anchor of the Queen's campus.
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes
A maritime museum in the heritage 1837 Government Boatworks dry-dock building, with the icebreaker HMCS Alexander Henry as a floating exhibit. Hands-on Great Lakes history.
Landmarks & sights
Fort Henry National Historic Site
An 1832 British fortress on Point Henry overlooking Kingston harbour, with the most-staged military re-enactment program in Canada. The signature heritage building.
Kingston City Hall
An 1844 limestone civic palace on Confederation Park, built when Kingston was briefly the capital of the Province of Canada. The most stunning city hall in Ontario and a working civic building.