Romantic Restaurants, Getaway Places in Hamilton

"The third highest waterfall in Hamilton, Devil’s Punchbowl definitely makes our list of the best waterfalls in Hamilton. While the waterfall is impressive (see the picture below!), the water doesn’t always flow year round. (Some years it dries up before the fall, other years it’s still flowing.) Also lending to the impressive sight is the colourful layers of rock in the Niagara Escarpment."

"Devil’s Punchbowl Conservation Area consists of an incredible geologic wonder, the gorge, and its waterfalls. The Devil’s Punch Bowl formed at the end of the last ice age when huge meltwater rivers plunged over the escarpment. There are many colourful layers of rocks in the gorge, such as Cabot Head grey shale, Queenston Formation red shale, shale dolomite and limestone."

"How does a picnic in Canada’s largest botanical gardens sound?. Lay out your blanket or find a bench at one of several breathtaking gardens. Picture yourself picnicking next to the world’s largest lilac collection or in a nationally recognized Rock Garden."

"This popular restaurant on King William Street’s Restaurant Row features lots of shareable plates where vegetables are the star: tomato toast, mushroom dumplings, teriyaki eggplant, and avocado salad. For lunch, build your own bowl with greens and couscous or quinoa as the base, and toppings like falafel, cashews, fruits and veggies of your choice. Must-try: The Berkeley North Salad is loaded with greens, pearl couscous, pickled carrots, cucumbers, pomegranate, avocado and lemon vinaigrette."

"Located in downtown Hamilton, Berkely North is a west coast inspoired restaurant. Their dishes are always loved by their customers and keep them coming back for more. Order from their take-out menu and see for yourself."

"As their name suggests, they’re a classic diner that not only serves breakfast and lunch, but they also make some delicious donuts. If you’re more of a traditionalist, Donut Diner has the donuts for you. Old fashion plain, chocolate, chocolate dip, maple dip… they’re got the classics you know and love."

"The family owned and operated donut shop has been hand-making donuts every morning for more than 30 years. With over 120 years of combined experience, the shop’s four bakers only use the finest ingredients and traditional methods to produce their remarkable donuts. Grandad’s has over 30 different flavours to choose from."

"A Hamilton classic, Grandad’s Donuts are baked fresh daily on site at 3 AM. Grandad’s Donuts is a family owned and operated coffee and donut shop that has been making donuts for over 30 years now. Located near the waterfront, they offer amazing donuts, muffins, and other goods."

"Tried the Boston cream, apple fritter, blueberry fritter, and strawberry powdered donut. All of them were delicious and reasonably priced!"

"Darling Donuts is a pre-order only bakery that specializes in miniature donuts. The donuts are perfect for birthday parties, special events and thank you gifts. Darling Donuts has a fun, whimsical style, decorating each donut with care."

"McMaster Museum of Art isn’t just another university art gallery – it’s home to over 6,000 creative works and cultural artifacts. Opening to the public in 1994, the McMaster Museum of Art has proved time and time again to be a space of importance in the Hamilton arts community. The public programs at the museum change regularly, offering visitors a plethora of historical, modern and contemporary art to view."

"DescriptionThe McMaster Museum of Art is a non-profit public art gallery at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The museum is located in the centre of the campus, attached to Mills Memorial Library and close to the McMaster University Student Centre. Phone: +1 905-525-9140 ext. 23081Web: https://museum.mcmaster.ca"

"Elizabeth Doxtater, Where the Water Never Freezes|Courtesy of McMaster Museum of Art. What’s a university without an art gallery?. After opening to the public in 1994, the McMaster Museum of Art has served as a creative home to a significant collection of 6,000 works at McMaster University."

"Buttermilk Falls could be considered a hidden gem but it’s far from hidden as it sits under a bridge on Mountain Brow Blvd near Limeridge Rd on the East mountain. It is more correct to say it is just overshadowed by the more popular Albion Falls which is less than 1 minute up the road by car. Buttermilk Falls is approximately 75 feet high (23 metres) and runs almost year round."

"Continuing to head west, we had to make a stop for one of the most popular waterfalls in the whole area: Albion Falls. Honestly, it did not disappoint. This massive waterfall (seen from a distance if you park where we did) is made up of many little “steps” and layers so the water cascades down and down into the pool below."

"We carried on west (we’re up on the Escarpment, for those keeping track) to go and see Chedoke Falls. Unfortunately, we hadn’t planned that well because we didn’t realize you couldn’t see Chedoke Falls because it’s off Scenic Drive (the road). Instead, you need to pull off into Balfour Park or come at it from the Bruce Trail to the north and follow the water in the reserve direction of the flow."

"While there are over 150 waterfalls in Hamilton, here are the best Hamilton waterfalls you need to see that I’ll be covering in some detail in this blog post:"