Walk to the social centre of Waterloo in just 5 minutes. Visit Saint Jacob's Farmers Market to see old-order Mennonites selling their wares. Experience early life in Canada at the Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Museum. Take a trip into Toronto, just 100km east. You can get there by bus, train, or by car. A 2-hour drive will get you to Niagara Falls, one of the 8 natural wonders of the world. We are also about 2 hours from the United States of America. Ottawa (Canada's capital) is a 6-hour drive. Kitchener-Waterloo also has a very large German population.

Waterloo is close to many of the Great Lakes, the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. Drive 1:45 west to the coast of Lake Huron and enjoy the quaint towns and gorgeous camping. Drive north to Georgian Bay to see its crystal-blue waters, beaches, and Canadian shield rocks; the Grotto near Tobermory is spectacular! Or drive 80 minutes, along the south coast of Lake Ontario into the Niagara wine region.