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Weird and Wonderful Things

Weird and Wonderful Things

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One trip is required per group.

* "PDF Instant Download" means the trip will be sent by email as a PDF document, and not by mail (the email is sent immediately after completing your purchase)

WHAT TO EXPECT

This road trip takes you north towards beautiful sights, unusual attractions and secluded waterfalls. The travel time from Toronto is quite far, so be prepared for an early morning or plan ahead by booking one of our recommended accommodations.

Trip Highlights

  • Rugged waterfalls
  • A variety of road trip worthy food stops
  • A highly unusual and bizarre attraction
  • Scenic view points

AVAILABLE TO DEPART

This trip can be done any day of the year except for holidays.

SUGGESTED FOR

  • Those looking for longer road trips or longer getaways
  • Adventurous families & couples
  • Paranormal seekers

Itinerary

STOP 1

The first stop is a perfect combination of weird and wonderful; a cute coffee shop, a ghost story and a few falls to enjoy. The drive time to your second stop is 25 minutes.

STOP 2

A few scenic views and some hidden art is next on the list. The drive time to your third stop is anywhere from 5-20 minutes (depending on where you want to go).

STOP 3

You'll be hungry by now. Your third stop includes a variety of our favourite lunch stops in the area. Drive time to the fourth stop is anywhere between 20-35 minutes.

STOP 4

The fourth stop takes you to the main attraction of the trip...welcome to 'one of the world’s most bizarre places!' We've also included a few additional places if you'd like to continue exploring.

Region

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Can depart from

Toronto Area, Kitchener-Waterloo Area, Kingston Area, Barrie Area

Before you go

What You'll Need to Bring

  • Camera
  • Hiking Shoes
  • Money
  • Outdoor Gear
  • Road Trip Snacks
  • Water

Additional Details

  • Kid-Friendly
  • Dog-Friendly

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We're here to help!

Please see the approximate round-trip driving distances below. Please note this just includes driving distances and not time spent at stops.

• From Toronto: 5 hours and 32 minutes / 559 km


• From Oakville: 5 hours and 32 minutes / 570 km


• From Hamilton: 6 hours and 9 minutes / 633 km


• From Pickering: 5 hours and 21 minutes / 474 km


• From Kitchener: 6 hours and 36 minutes / 674 km


• From Barrie: 3 hours 29 minutes / 344 km


• From London: 8 hours 11 minutes / 849 km

This itinerary can be used any day of the week. It is best done during the Spring, Summer or Fall. Please keep in mind that there may be some restrictions and closures on holidays.

We recommend leaving anytime between 7 am - 8 am if you’re departing from the GTA. This is one of our longer road trips.

You can bring your pup on Weird & Wonderful Things!

The trip includes patio options for when it’s warm & take out options. There will also be at least one dog-friendly activity at each stop. If you bring your furry friend, you will be unable to bring them into any indoor suggestions.

We recommended bringing up to 5 people on your surprise road trip. If you're bringing a larger group, we highly recommend having one person in charge of booking reservations at the restaurants and attractions in advance. In your confirmation email, you'll receive a copy of the itinerary.

None of the stops require an entrance fee. The last stop encourages travellers to bring a canned food item or small donation, however, this isn’t required.

We have included a few accommodation recommendations in the confirmation email.

Customer Reviews

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Grace Lee
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Great, but Some Disappointments

Overall, it was a great trip with plenty of activities and sights to enjoy. I’d definitely recommend making it a two-day trip if you’re traveling from far away—it’s almost a three-hour drive each way from our home. We stopped at all the recommended spots and especially loved the fourth one!

Cons:
• I wish some of the spots felt more “hidden” or unique. Half of the locations were already well-known to us, so it wasn’t as adventurous as we hoped.
• The food options were limited, and there weren’t any updates on what to expect. One of the restaurants we visited wasn’t great—the food was undercooked and didn’t taste good, even though we ordered the recommended dishes.

Overall, it was a great experience, but there’s room for improvement in certain areas.

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Pen Pepper
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A weird adventure

We had a beautiful 3 day adventure. We made our own reservations for a Muskoka River cruise. The cruise was well run and weather was sunny and warm. We had 2 highlights on Guess Where's suggestions - discovering the haunted hotel and enjoying an adventure outside and discovering weird types of artwork. This latter adventure is not too accessible,. - I had a walker and it was exhausting. The search for various wall art was too difficult in a car - there was a great deal of traffic in town and it was raining. We enjoyed some of the dining suggestions, but again, the towns were so busy and the restaurants were filled. It was a very enjoyable trip, but, for us, we wouldn't be able to do it in one day. Staying at a B&B was excellent and relaxing.

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Karen F.
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Birthday gift

This was a gift for my Mom, we did it yesterday. It was a fabulous day. Many places I would have never been to or heard about otherwise.
Thank you so much.
Wish there were more around Peterborough area.

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Anonymous
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Amazing

We had so much fun. All the stops were great and easy to find.

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Mary Brito
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Loved it!

Can’t wait to go back and redo this one, we were also lucky and found some extra great locations nearby.