Elora

A nice town within a 30 min drive of Waterloo, known for its classy architecture. There’s an amazing gelato place and Elora brewery in the town core, both are worth paying a visit! Right beside the town is the Elora Gorge Conservation area. It’s great for hiking, and you can even zipline across the gorge. If you want to swim, there’s a swimming hole at the quarry that is quite popular among the locals.

Waterloo Park (espc. during December)

This is probably the closest park to Campus, and has a lot of hidden gems lots of people don’t seem to know about. There’s a ton of soccer fields, a small zoo, and a nice lake with an amazing scene around it. It’s great for photo trips, or solitary existential walks whenever you get too many Jobmine rejections.

During December, the path leading from Seagram into Waterloo park turns into a Winter Wonderland of sorts, and is a nice, warm (metaphorically) place to be.

Columbia lake

Grand River Trail

Victoria Park

A park next to the GRT Charles terminal, where a lot of Kitchener events happen.

Attractions

THEMUSEUM

Glass and clay museum

Free museum south of Waterloo Park. There’s usually a rolling exhibit by local artists, and it’s always a nice stroll if you’re into art. Shouldn’t take more than an hour to go through it all.