Attractions
- Fort Fright Festival of Fear
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Fort Henry double dares you to enter the eerie gates into the frightening experience of Fort Fright - Eastern Ontario's largest new fall event!
- Fort Henry National Historic Site
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Fort Henry continues its role as a museum and historic site to residents of Kingston and visitors from all around the world. Once inside the wooden gates, visitors enter the realm of 19th century military life, experience guided tours, scenic views, heart-pounding musical performances and precision military demonstrations by the Fort Henry Guard* (a highly disciplined group of university student recruits trained as British soldiers from 1867)
- Murney Tower National Historic Site
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Built in 1846 at the time of the Oregon Crisis, Murney Tower was an addition to the defensive fortifications of Kingston. It is one of the finest Martello Towers in North America and served as military housing for more than 40 years after its completion.
- Cathcart Martello Tower
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Located on the western tip of Cedar Island, which forms part of St. Lawrence Islands National Park of Canada, this fortification consists of a Martello tower, surrounded by a shallow ditch and, in turn, encompassed by a glacis extending to the shoreline on three sides.
- Shoal Tower
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Built on a shoal in the harbour 100 metres from the shore, this structure consists of the tower plus the bed of the Kingston harbour extending six metres from the base of the tower, where submerged rubble and cribbing associated with the tower’s construction in 1846-1847 are located.
- Fort Fredrick
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Fort Frederick is the most elaborate of the Martello towers. It is located on Point Frederick, the site of the Royal Military College of Canada.
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