Fodor's Expert Review City Hall & Arts Centre

Set back from the street, City Hall contains Hamilton's administrative offices as well as two art galleries and a performance hall. Instead of a clock, its tower is topped with a bronze wind vane—a prudent choice in a land where the weather is as important as the time. The building itself was designed in 1960 by Bermudian architect Wilfred Onions, a champion of balanced simplicity. Massive cedar doors open onto an impressive lobby notable for its beautiful chandeliers and portraits of mayors past and present. To the left is the Earl Cameron Theatre, a major venue for concerts, plays, and dance performances. To the right are the civic offices. A handsome cedar staircase leads upstairs to two upper-floor art galleries, or you can take an elevator. Mondays to Fridays join the free Discover Hamilton walking tour led by the effervescent town crier, Ed Christopher.