Free quests in Hamilton

An hour at Beachway Park

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Beachway Park (north-east of centre, Hamilton). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

An hour at Hamilton Beach

Skip the seawall loop. Sit or walk Hamilton Beach until you can point at five hulls, birds, logs, or buildings without checking your phone.

An hour at Van Wagners Beach

Spend an hour on the public sand or stones at Van Wagners Beach (east of centre, Hamilton). Leave with five shoreline things you could find again tomorrow.

Read the noticeboard at Beasley Community Centre

Cities still tape paper to walls. Beasley Community Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Burlington City Hall

Cities still tape paper to walls. Burlington City Hall is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Chabad Jewish Student Centre

At Chabad Jewish Student Centre (on Sterling Street, west of centre, Hamilton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Dalewood Recreation Centre

Cities still tape paper to walls. Dalewood Recreation Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Hamilton Regional Indian Centre

At Hamilton Regional Indian Centre (south-east of centre, Hamilton), copy one public notice that is not an ad. That is the whole quest.

Read the noticeboard at Next Door Social Space

Cities still tape paper to walls. Next Door Social Space is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the noticeboard at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Recreation Centre

Cities still tape paper to walls. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Recreation Centre is a working room: one notice, then out.

Read the plaque at Battlefield Monument

A two-minute stop at Battlefield Monument. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Cenotaph

Cenotaph (near the centre, Hamilton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Cross at Devil’s Punchbowl

Cross at Devil’s Punchbowl (south-east of centre, Hamilton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Dieppe Veterans Memorial Park

Dieppe Veterans Memorial Park (north-east of centre, Hamilton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

Read the plaque at Queen Victoria

A two-minute stop at Queen Victoria. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Royal Canadian Naval Ships Memorial

A two-minute stop at Royal Canadian Naval Ships Memorial. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Sir John A. MacDonald

A two-minute stop at Sir John A. MacDonald. One date off the metal. Then back to the sidewalk.

Read the plaque at Veteran's Place

Veteran's Place (near the centre, Hamilton): read the plaque, copy one date and one name, leave. Not a war-tourism selfie.

One loop of Arboretum

Arboretum (north-west of centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Bertram Brockhouse Park

Bertram Brockhouse Park (south-west of centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Cartwright Nature Sanctuary

50 minutes in Cartwright Nature Sanctuary (north-west of centre, Hamilton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Central Park

Central Park (near the centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Confederation Park

Confederation Park (south-east of centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Eastwood Park

Walk a single loop of Eastwood Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Fieldcote Memorial Patk

Walk a single loop of Fieldcote Memorial Patk. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Gage Park

Walk a single loop of Gage Park. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Governor's Road Conservation Area

Walk a single loop of Governor's Road Conservation Area. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Greenhill Park

50 minutes in Greenhill Park (south-east of centre, Hamilton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Mohawk/Sanitorium Parkette

50 minutes in Mohawk/Sanitorium Parkette (south-west of centre, Hamilton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Mohawk Sports Park

50 minutes in Mohawk Sports Park (south-east of centre, Hamilton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Nicholson Resource Management Area

Walk a single loop of Nicholson Resource Management Area. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of RBG Berry Tract Grasslands

RBG Berry Tract Grasslands (north-west of centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Royal Botanical Gardens Berry Tract

50 minutes in Royal Botanical Gardens Berry Tract (north-west of centre, Hamilton): leave the parking lot behind, pick a bench, listen.

One loop of Rushdale Park

Rushdale Park (south-east of centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

One loop of Spring Creek Conservation Area

Walk a single loop of Spring Creek Conservation Area. Sit until you can name two non-traffic sounds, then leave by the same gate.

One loop of Victoria Park

Victoria Park (near the centre, Hamilton) is larger than the postcard. One loop, one un-famous bench, two sounds that are not traffic.

Inventory the water from Boat House Pier

Walk to the public end of Boat House Pier (north-west of centre, Hamilton). Count hulls, birds, or colours until the list has five lines.

Inventory the water from Brant Street Pier

Brant Street Pier is a public deck over water. Five things on the water or the far shore, then turn around.

Playground hour at Baby Swings

Baby Swings is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Basketball Nets

Give Basketball Nets (west of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Fay Park Playground

Fay Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Playground hour at Fonthill Park Playground

Give Fonthill Park Playground (south-west of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Hidden Valley Park

Give Hidden Valley Park (north-east of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Jerome Park

Give Jerome Park (south of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Peace Memorial playground

Give Peace Memorial playground (south-east of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Splash Pad

Give Splash Pad (south-east of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Swings

Give Swings (south-east of centre, Hamilton) a full hour. Two pieces of equipment. No errands bolted on.

Playground hour at Tom Street Park Playground

Tom Street Park Playground is the quest, not a cafe next door. Stay until two pieces of kit have been used, then leave when you said you would.

Rain plan: Burlington Public Library - Aldershot Branch

Rain plan at Burlington Public Library - Aldershot Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Greensville Branch

Greensville Branch (on Harvest Road, north-west of centre, Hamilton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Hamilton Public Library - Ancaster Branch

Rain plan at Hamilton Public Library - Ancaster Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Hamilton Public Library - Barton Branch

Rain plan at Hamilton Public Library - Barton Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Hamilton Public Library - Central Branch

Rain plan at Hamilton Public Library - Central Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Hamilton Public Library - Kenilworth Branch

Hamilton Public Library - Kenilworth Branch (on Kenilworth Avenue North, south-east of centre, Hamilton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Hamilton Public Library - Parkdale Branch

Hamilton Public Library - Parkdale Branch (on Parkdale Avenue North, south-east of centre, Hamilton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Hamilton Public Library - Terryberry Branch

Rain plan at Hamilton Public Library - Terryberry Branch: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Hamilton Seed Library

Hamilton Seed Library (on Veevers Drive, south-east of centre, Hamilton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: Health Sciences Library

Health Sciences Library (on Main Street West, west of centre, Hamilton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Rain plan: IAHS Library

Rain plan at IAHS Library: one unfamiliar aisle, one sentence in a note, then back to the street.

Rain plan: Innis Library

Innis Library (west of centre, Hamilton) is a free indoor room. Pick one shelf you have never stood in front of. Leave with one sentence from a book you will not buy.

Watch the sun drop from Albion Falls

Be at Albion Falls (south-east of centre, Hamilton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Albion Falls

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Albion Falls for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Bull's Point

Be at Bull's Point (north-west of centre, Hamilton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Burlington Beach

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Burlington Beach for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Burlington Heights

Skip the patio. Stand on public ground at Burlington Heights for the end of the day, then walk out the way you came.

Watch the sun drop from Devil's Punchbowl lookout

Devil's Punchbowl lookout faces the last light south-east of centre, Hamilton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Dundas Peak

Be at Dundas Peak (west of centre, Hamilton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Felker's Falls Viewpoint

Be at Felker's Falls Viewpoint (south-east of centre, Hamilton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from Princess Point

Princess Point faces the last light north-west of centre, Hamilton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from Sassafras Point

Sassafras Point faces the last light west of centre, Hamilton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.

Watch the sun drop from view of the bay/harbour

Be at view of the bay/harbour (near the centre, Hamilton) twenty minutes before the disk drops. Stay until it is gone. Leave with one colour that is not orange.

Watch the sun drop from viewing platfrom

viewing platfrom faces the last light north-west of centre, Hamilton. The quest is standing still until three lights stay on after the sun.