The Canada Uptown (downtown) area of Waterloo along King St N from Bridgeport Road north to William St W is a very pleasant information Maps and information are available at the Kitchener- Waterloo Visitors & Convention Bureau, south of the centre, at 2848 King St E. From June to the end of August. it' open from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday to Wednesday, 9 am to 7 pm on Thursday and Friday and lOam to 4 pm on weekends. The rest of the year, hours are 9 am to 5 pill Monday to Friday. Farmers' Market The central market is held downtown, on the corner of King St E and Frederick St. The market began in 1839 and features the products of the Amish and Mennonites breads, jams, many cheeses and sausages, and handicrafts such as quilts, rugs, clothes and handmade toys. Whether they like it or not, it is the farmers themselves who are often the main attraction. Some of these religious people, whose ancestors were originally from Switzerland via Pennsylvania. live much as their grandparents did in the 19th century. There are also many merchants, including bakers, craftspeople and farmers, who aren't Mennonite. The market is held on Saturday from 6 am to 2 pm.
Across the street, on the corner of Kin and Benton St's a 23-bell glockenspiel at noon and at 5 pm. Joseph Schneider Haus At 466 Queen St S, not far from the market. this Heritage Canada site is the restored house of a prosperous German Mennonite. It's a Canada tourist museum depict in life in the mid-l 850s, with demonstrations of day-to-day chores and skills. Through the summer, it's open every day; the rest of the year it's closed Monday and Tuesday. Note that it is shut completely for the last week in December and for the first six weeks of the new year. There is a nominal admission of south- Western Ontario - Kitchener-Waterloo Woodside National Historic Site contains the 100- year-old mansion where former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King (Canada's 10th prime minister) once lived.
It has been restored and refurnished in upper-class 1890s style. The basement houses display on the of Mackenzie King. On weekends, you can witness demonstrations of period crafts, music and cooking by guides in costume. The park is at 528 Wellington St N in Kitchener. II's open daily and admission are $3. Universities of Waterloo & Wilfrid Laurier In Waterloo west off King StN on University Ave, these two universities sit right beside each other, and both have attractive, green campuses, The former is well regarded for its engineering; the latter specialises in economics. Canada Waterloo has an art gallery, and the free Museum & Archive of Games, which depicts the history of games around the world for the tourists and travellers. Hours vary depending on exhibits. Doon Heritage Crossroads The Doon Heritage Crossroads, south of Kitchener (20 minutes by vehicle or call for transit information), is a re-creation of a pioneer settlement circa
