Science North
100 Ramsey Lake Road, Tel: 705 523-4629, toll free: 1-800-461-4898, (http://www.sciencenorth.ca) is a science education centre built atop an ancient earthquake fault on the shore of Lake Ramsey. Its distinctive snowflake shape has become one of Sudbury's famous landmarks. Features include an IMAX theatre, a butterfly gallery, a robotics lab, and interactive exhibits on geology, animal biology and other areas of science.The grounds of Science North are also home to the Cortina, a boat which offers cruise tours of the beautiful Lake Ramsey, which was once the world's largest lake contained entirely within the boundaries of a single city. It lost this status in 2001, when the newly merged city of Greater Sudbury enclosed a larger lake.
Dynamic Earth
122 Big Nickel Mine Road, Tel: 705 523-4629, toll free: 1-800-461-4898, (http://www.dynamicearth.ca) is an earth sciences exhibition, operated by Science North on a separate site. It is home to the Big Nickel, Sudbury's most famous landmark.Bell Park
is a park and amphitheatre on the shore of Lake Ramsey. It is connected by a lakefront boardwalk to the Science North grounds.A number of pioneer heritage museums in the city show how Northern Ontario's earliest settlers lived. These include the Flour Mill Heritage Museum, the Copper Cliff Museum, the Anderson Farm Museum, the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre and the Capreol Prescott Museum.
culture
The Art Gallery of Sudbury
251 John Street, 705 674-3271. Presents regular exhibitions of historical and contemporary Canadian art.La Galerie du Nouvel Ontario
Elgin Street, 705 673-4927. Presents contemporary and experimental Canadian art, with a special focus on French Canadian artists.The Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, 705 674-8381. Performs concerts throughout the year.
The Sudbury Theatre Centre, Shaughnessy Street, 705 674-8381. presents comedy and drama, including works by Canadian playwrights, throughout the year.
Cinéfest
(http://www.cinefest.com/) is an annual film festival, the fourth largest in Canada, which presents a program of over 100 films each September.Le Théâtre du Nouvel Ontario
705 525-5606 presents comedy and drama by franco-ontarian and Québécois playwrights throughout the year.Northern Lights Festival Boréal
is an annual festival of folk, blues and rock music each July in Bell Park.705 674-5512 www.nlfbsudbury.comThe Centre franco-ontarien de folklore, 1169 Dollard Street, 705 675-8986. is the world's largest collection of franco-ontarian books, documents and cultural heritage.
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ecotourism
Sudbury is a ruggedly beautiful city, with many forests, lakes and rocky hills throughout the area.
The A.Y. Jackson Scenic Lookout, 705 855-3326, named for the Canadian "Group of Seven" artist, provides a spectacular view of High Falls on the Onaping River off Highway 144, 43km northwest of downtown Sudbury. There is also a travel information centre and a picnic area.
The Kukagami Lodge, tel: 705 521-6587, (http://www.yip.org/~erhar...). A popular wilderness retreat just east of the city.
The Lake Laurentian Conservation Area, 705 674-3271. A large parkland area in the south end of the city, with 55km of hiking, jogging, biking and ski trails for exploration.