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Canada’s own castle, Casa Loma, is today owned by the City
of Toronto and draws plenty of interest standing in medieval
splendour on its hilltop site. The castle was formerly the home of
Canadian financier, Sir Henry Pellatt, who engaged the noted
architect E... see full details
Standing 1,815ft (553m) high, Toronoto’s landmark CN
Tower is the world’s tallest building, a celebrated icon, an
important telecommunications hub and the centre of tourism in
Toronto. About two million people visit the tower each year to take
in the panoramic view and enjoy all... see full details
Pride of place in this large and varied museum is held by the
golden mosaic ceiling inside the main entrance to the building in
Queen’s Park, Toronto. The ceiling is adorned with patterns
and symbols representing cultures from around the world throughout
the ages,... see full details
The Toronto Zoo covers 710 acres (287 hectares) and is divided
into 'zoogeographic' regions. It features four major tropical
indoor pavilions and several smaller indoor viewing areas, plus
numerous outdoor exhibits with more than six miles (ten
km) of walking trails. The zoo houses more than... see full details
The brick-paved streets of the pedestrianised village have been
designated a National Heritage Site, containing the finest
collection of Victorian era industrial architecture in North
America. The historic Distillery District, spread across 13 acres
(5 hectares) in downtown Toronto, is a development dedicated
entirely to... see full details
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
Formerly the Art Gallery of North York, the Museum of
Contemporary Canadian Art opened its doors in 1999 keen to display
modern Canadian art that addresses current Canadian narratives.
Situated in trendy downtown Toronto, Mocca boasts a collection of
400 artworks by 140 different... see full details
A chain of small Lake Ontario islands just offshore from the
city, the Toronto Islands were created from a series of continually
moving sandbars connected to the mainland by a frail peninsula,
which finally disintegrated after a major storm in 1858. Only a
short... see full details
Housed in an attractive building across from the Royal Ontario
Museum, the Gardiner Museum of Ceramics is one of the city's finest
examples of modernist architecture. Giving visitors a glimpse into
a universal art form that has spanned centuries, the Gardiner
Museum exhibits over... see full details
A National Historic Site, Kensington Market embodies Toronto's
multicultural society. Founded in the early twentieth century by
eastern European Jewish immigrants and Italians, the area was
renowned for its open-air market, evocative of those found in
Europe. Home to immigrants from the Caribbean, China,... see full details
With an idyllic setting right beside the lake, the Harbourfront
Centre is the spiritual heart of the city where locals gather on
weekends for some gallery hopping, shopping, biking and concerts.
Used as an industrial docklands for decades the abandoned
warehouses and disintegrating factories... see full details
Any avid hockey fan must make a turn at Toronto's Hockey Hall of
Fame, an ode to hockey's greatest players and most prized teams. A
shrine to Canada's national sport, visitors can learn about the
history of the game through memorabilia from every... see full details