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Canada Centre
Home of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team & the Toronto
Raptors basketball franchise. If you choose the 1- hour
guided tour, the adventure takes you behind the scenes of
North America's premier theatre of sports & entertainment.
Bata
Shoe Museum
If you thought you had way too many
pairs of shoes in your closet… This shoe museum will
show you just how much fun 10,000 shoes can be!
Bloor and Yorkville Area
Toronto's most exclusive retail district is located in the
Bloor/Yorkville area. The most elegant shopping and dining
sections in the city.
Casa
Loma
Even if you don’t typically seek out castles during
your vacation, you'll appreciate the atmosphere and grandeur
of Casa Loma
Chinatown
Toronto is the home of Canada’s largest Chinese population,
so it’s not unusual to note that there are 5 other
main Chinese areas in the city.
CN
Tower
Only if you don’t have a fear of heights do you want
to visit the CN Tower. But if you can muster the will to
take a trip to the top it will definitely be worth it. The
CN Tower is Toronto and Canada's most recognizable and celebrated
icon.
Design
Exchange
Once the home of the Toronto Stock Exchange (up until 1983),
the DX is now a building reopened as a center devoted to
promoting Canadian design, everything from graphic design
to interior design, fashion, architecture and more.
Distillery
Districts
If you want to visit the ‘hippest’ place
in downtown Toronto, this is where you want to be. In just
the past few years, The Distillery District has become one
of the most romantic and enjoyable destinations in the city.
Eaton
Centre
Built in 1979, the Eaton Centre boasts $746 of sales per
square foot of retail space - the highest in North America
- and is the number one tourist attraction in Toronto with
one million visitors a week.
Elgin
and Winter Garden Theatre Centre
This centre is one of the last operating double-decker theater
complexes in the world, being two former vaudeville halls
built one on top of the other
Financial
District
Toronto’s skyline shows one skyscraper after another.
Those magnificent high-rises are probably banks, banks and
more banks! Every one of Canada’s major banks is headquartered
in downtown Toronto.
Four
Season Centre for the Performing Art
Home for the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet
of Canada.
Harbourfront
Centre
People say that a visit to Toronto is not complete until
you’ve spent time at the Harbourfront. This 10-acre
waterfront community along Lake Ontario is lively.
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Historic
Fort York
Calling all history buffs! Visit Fort York and you’ll
see the site of the 1813 Battle of York and the birthplace
of modern Toronto. Hockey
Hall of Fame
Even if you’re not a hockey fan, you’ll want to
visit the Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 30 Yonge
Street in Old Toronto. Kensington
Market
If you want to take a trip around the world in a few blocks,
feeling a sense of the city’s rich cultural diversity,
Kensington Market is the place to be. Ontario
Science Centre
If hands-on activities are how you love to learn about the
planet, then come to the Ontario Science Center for a day
of fun and learning! PATH
The Guinness Book of World Records hails it as the biggest
underground shopping complex in the world. Professional
Sports
Toronto is first and foremost a hockey city, so the Toronto
Maple Leafs top the list with baseball’s Toronto Blue
Jays and basketball’s Toronto Raptors close behind in
popularity. Rogers
Centre
Over 2,000 events have been staged and more than 50 million
people have visited Rogers Centre since its opening in 1989.
The Rogers Centre indoor/outdoor sports centre is the home
field for both the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team and the
Canadian Football League Argonauts team. Royal
Ontario Musueum
With more than 6 million objects, its collections have made
it the largest museum in all of Canada. St.
James Cathedral
Record setting heights and the melodic peal of bells make
this a wonderful place to note. St.
Lawrence Market
If you like shopping, take the time to wander through the
unique shops and stalls. Sit down with a gourmet coffee and
read a magazine, or simply soak in the atmosphere and people
watch. Toronto's
First Post Office
Visit this post office and you’ll see postal workers
using quill pens, inkpots and sealing wax – tools dating
to 1833! Toronto
Islands
The islands are popular for locals and visitors alike; over
1 million people visit the islands each year. Center Island
is popular with families who enjoy Centreville Amusement Park.
Toronto
Zoo
A trip to the zoo makes any day special; but a day spent at
the amazing Toronto Zoo is one you will never forget. One
of the largest zoos in the world, there are more than 5000
animals representing just over 450 species at the Toronto
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