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Niagara-on-the-Lake
A charming heritage town at the mouth of the Niagara River with award-winning wineries, the Shaw Festival theatre, and beautiful 19th-century streetscapes.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Grimsby
Ontario, Canada · North America
About Grimsby
Grimsby sits on the route: 30 minutes from Vineland, 42km from Niagara Falls (Canada).
Grimsby is in Ontario, Canada, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vineland, about 15 km away.
Grimsby station is a railway station in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. It is served by the Maple Leaf train between Toronto and New York City.
The Maple Leaf is a joint Amtrak–Via Rail service: ticketing is shared, and trains consist of Amtrak equipment but are operated on the Toronto–Niagara Falls portion of the route byRead more
Via crews. The station was formerly served by additional Via trains operating as part of Corridor services, but these were discontinued in 2012.
The station is an accessible, unstaffed, but heated shelter beside the tracks replaced a small wooden shed. Parking is free.
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What is there to see near Grimsby?
Within an hour or so of Grimsby: Niagara-on-the-Lake (41 km), Niagara Falls (Canada) (42 km), Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Side) (42 km), Niagara Falls (New York) (44 km).
Where is Grimsby?
Grimsby is in Ontario, Canada, about 15 km from Vineland.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 27,314
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
- Coordinates
- 43.2001, -79.5663
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Canada
CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.
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Worth the detour from Grimsby
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Niagara Falls (Canada)
The Canadian side offers the most dramatic views of the Horseshoe Falls, with the Journey Behind the Falls experience and Niagara Parks botanical gardens.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Side)
The most powerful waterfall in North America, where 90 per cent of the Niagara River's flow plummets over the curved brink.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Niagara Falls (New York)
One of the world's most powerful and famous waterfalls, where the Niagara River plunges over 160 feet at the US-Canada border.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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CN Tower
Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Toronto's spectacular aquarium at the base of the CN Tower with a stunning underwater tunnel and 20,000 aquatic animals.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Royal Ontario Museum
Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, topped by Daniel Libeskind's dramatic crystalline extension.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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