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Toronto
About Toronto
A popular tourist destination and capital of Ontario, located on the north western shore of Lake Ontario. Toronto is also called the city of imagination. It has over 100 different cultures and is known for its diversity. Taking the subway in this city feels like a trip in a different world. Toronto is also the city of beautiful parks, lively public squares and excellent shopping facilities. From here you can visit the world famous Niagra Falls.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- CN Tower–Toronto’s famous 553 m tall landmark
- The Rogers Centre
- Chinatown
- Queen’s Park–a historic and scenic park
- Casa Loma castle overlooking downtown Toronto
- Rouge Park
- Little Glenn–the human sized tourist landmark
- Nathan Phillips square with public concerts, art displays, weekly farmers market and home to a summertime pool and wintertime stating rink
- City Hall–the landmark right in front of Nathan Phillips square
- Dundas square
- Toronto Eaton Centre–very large shopping mall which has subway stops located at the northern and southern ends
- St. Lawrence Hall & St. Lawrence Market–A historic meeting Hall accompanied by one of Toronto’s two major markets
- Kensington Market–the other one of Toronto’s two major Markets. Very popular
- The Air Canada Centre
- The Toronto Eaton Centre
Explore its famous museums, such as
- Hockey Hall of Fame–with the history of ice-hockey
- Royal Ontario Museum–permanent galleries featuring archaeology, palaeontology, mineralogy, geology and zoology. Also fascinating galleries on Natural History and World culture
- Art Gallery of Ontario–art museum on the edge of Toronto’s Chinatown
- Ontario Science Centre
- Toronto Zoo-known for its interactive education and conservation activities
- St. Michael’s Cathedral and St. James’ Cathedral
Highlights in the vicinity
Explore the rich cultural heritage of environment of Toronto, such as
- Niagara Falls
- Toronto Islands with the Centreville kids amusement park, the forested High Park and a network of natural ravines. This is a car-free community reachable by ferryboat
- Leslie Street Spit, the manmade peninsula
- Distillery District-a collection of old and restored buildings
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 5.3 Million (metropolitan area)
- Timezone: UTC -5
- Weather: Temperate climate with cold winters and average summers, temperatures around -6 °C and 21 °C respectively.
- Emergency tel. number: 911
Local transport
- Trains
- Busses
- Streetcars (electric)
- Subway
- Mini-train in Scarborough (the eastern part of the city)
- Tourist boat service for trips to e.g. Niagara Falls
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Pearson International Airport
- Train: railway depot served by Via Rail (Canada) and Amtrak (USA)
- Car:nearest USA Border crossings-Peace Bridge and Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, both from New York
- Intercity bus service with frequent daily departures to various parts of Ontario including Ottowa and Montreal, as well as multiple destinations in the USA
Travel tips
Toronto!
When in Toronto you have to go up the CN tower. A really good restaurant in Toronto is Gretzky's (Canada's most popular hockey player #99 Wayne Gretzky)
Posted on 31-12-2006 by caitlin
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