Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the nickel capital of the world, is the crossroads of northern commerce where the traffic heading east to west and north to south passes our door steps.
The City of Greater Sudbury is a recreational paradise for all types of pleasure seekers. Blessed with abundant fresh air and water, sunshine, open spaces and a diverse mix of cultures, our region is a wonderful sports and cultural centre. Right in the heart of the city, Lake Ramsey offers scenic boat cruises, sailing, windsurfing, fishing and swimming. Bell Park on the lakeshore hosts open-air concerts, fairs and renowned multicultural festivals almost every summer weekend. In the winter, you are invited to skate the one kilometre of groomed track from Science North to the Sudbury Art Museum.
Major attractions within the city are Science North which has a building in the shape of a snowflake and Dynamic Earth. Science North offers 4 levels of different activities such as a 4D bush plane adventure, a butterfly collection, lapidary lab, animals you can pet and much more. At Dynamic Earth discover what cataclysmic events have impacted the earth, examine rock and mineral samples, prepare for an unforgettable journey to the depths of the earth,enter a network of tunnels and journey through the history of mining from the late 1800s through the 1950s to the latest in tele-mining technologies.
Sudbury, a city of rocks? Look again. Although we are located on the Precambrian Shield, a 2.5 billion year old rock (the oldest on the North American continent), 12 million trees have been planted since 1978, transforming the landscape and showcasing over 300 lakes in the region. 160 of these lakes are within the City of Greater Sudbury and 30 of those are within the urban core. Within a 1 hour radius are 5 beautiful provincial parks. There are 6 locations with ski hills and X-country trails, 15 golf courses, 5 public museums, 1400 km of marked and groomed snowmobile trails, 5 boating and flying clubs, 7 walking and hiking clubs and much more.
Come and check out Sudbury and see all that we have to offer.
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