Windsor, Ontario tours and things to do

Windsor is a city in Ontario on the Detroit River, facing Detroit, Michigan. Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island's travel chart puts it 370 km from Toronto and 190 km from London, Ontario, and gives no drive times. Voyzo also lists tours inside Toronto and London, Ontario.

It depends on where you travel from. A visitor already in Canada crosses no border to reach Windsor. Entering Canada from the United States, the CBSA recommends US citizens carry a valid passport and also accepts other proof of identity and citizenship. Other international travellers must carry acceptable identification and, in addition to a passport, may need a visa or an eTA (US citizens are exempt from the eTA, according to the Government of Canada). To cross into the United States, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island says a valid passport or other supporting documentation is needed. Rules checked 26 October 2026.

VIA Rail lists the Toronto–Windsor train at an average of 4 hours 15 minutes with 28 departures a week, and Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island describes four daily departures and returns. Windsor International Airport lists flights to Toronto Pearson, and FlixBus runs a route from Toronto Union Station that stops at 181 Goyeau Street in Windsor. Timetables were read on 26 October 2026 and change, so check them before you travel.

Three border crossings link them: the Ambassador Bridge, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and the Gordie Howe International Bridge, according to Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island. The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said on 27 July 2026 that it had welcomed the first travellers to the Gordie Howe bridge. The Ambassador Bridge says it is open 24 hours a day, and the tunnel says it is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Check wait times and your documents before you cross.

In Environment and Climate Change Canada's 1991–2020 normals for its Windsor A station, average daily highs are above 20 °C from May to September (20.7 °C in May, 28.3 °C in July, 23.1 °C in September), and Windsor averages 24.1 days a year above 30 °C. January has an average daily temperature of −3.6 °C and 43.4 cm of snow. Willistead Manor lists public tours in summer and winter and holiday tours in December, with no 2026 or 2027 dates on the Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island page on 26 October 2026.

Voyzo's Windsor guide covers four places: Dieppe Gardens, a riverfront park with a view of the Detroit skyline; the Windsor Sculpture Park, a waterfront gallery of over 31 large-scale sculptures; Art Windsor-Essex, a gallery of historical Canadian and contemporary art at 401 Riverside Drive West; and Willistead Manor, a manor built in 1906 in a 15-acre park in the former town of Walkerville, now part of Windsor. Voyzo's private walking tour covers the riverfront and downtown.

Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island says the Windsor Sculpture Park has over 31 large-scale sculptures. It lists the park at the Windsor Waterfront, along the Detroit River between the Ambassador Bridge and Festival Plaza. Its page gives no opening hours or admission, so confirm both before you go.

Art Windsor-Essex lists Thursday 11:00 am to 9:00 pm and Friday to Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, with pre-booked tours only Monday to Wednesday (checked 26 October 2026). Regular gallery admission is charged; entry is free for members, children under 6, Treaty Card and Métis Card holders and support workers with clients. The gallery is at 401 Riverside Drive West and shows historical Canadian and contemporary art over two floors.

Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island says Willistead Manor offers public tours at select times in summer and winter, with summer tours covering the manor house, the Paul Martin Gardens and the Coach House Historical Exhibition, holiday tours in December, and private tours for groups of 25 or more by phone. The page lists no hours, admission or 2026 tour dates, so contact the manor before you plan around a tour.

Parks Canada lists two national sites outside the city, in Leamington and Amherstburg. Point Pelee National Park, at 1118 Point Pelee Drive in Leamington, is at the southernmost point of the Canadian mainland and was listed as open 7 a.m. to dusk daily when read on 26 October 2026; its page says access is affected by the Seacliff Drive East reconstruction project, currently scheduled until the fall of 2026. Fort Malden National Historic Site in Amherstburg was closed for the season when its page was last modified on 14 October 2026. Voyzo lists no tours at either place today.

Voyzo lists 1 tour in Windsor: the private walking tour of Dieppe Gardens, the riverfront with views across to Detroit, the Windsor Sculpture Park and downtown history, led by a guide who works with your group alone. It lasts 8 hours, a private vehicle and driver bring you to Dieppe Gardens with pickup from your Windsor accommodation, and a moderate level of fitness helps. The price is quoted by email for your group, so the card says Price on request.