Interesting Neighbourhoods, good and bad.

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Sorry, not the right sub forum but the General one doesn't have much activity and I just decided I want to venture into the Hammer tomorrow.

I'm half hour away but rarely drive into and walk around in Hamilton proper. Been to Flamboro, Dundas and Ancaster plenty, but feel like doing some inner city exploring.

What are the nicest and grimiest 'hoods to see? It will mostly be driving through. A place like Hess Village I'll get out and walk, but I want to cover a few places and don't have a lot of time to explore by foot.

I'll be hitting up a few thrift shops and doing a short hike at a waterfall along the route. Not sure which falls yet as I don't want it to be out of the way. And I don't want to pay an arm and a leg for a half hour visit like I would have to for Spencer's Gorge.

I'll also have my kids with me so I can't do a lot of what I'd normally do if I were by myself. I would visit Dundurn Castle and the Military Museum but I saw the prices and figured it's not worth the expense for a family. The HMCS Haida I'd bring the family to but it's not open yet for the season.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I will also drive up or down the couple of fun access roads because they are super fun. And will stop at that one lookout for the kids to have a look.

Edit:
I don't need to do the beaches as we've already been there the past couple of years. And I think we'll visit the greenhouse at Gage Park.