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City guide · Ontario, Canada

Things to do in Toronto

A tower with a view, islands with a skyline, and the world on every menu

  • Attractions
  • Museums
  • Sport & Outdoor
  • Sightseeing
  • Nearest airport: BUF, about 59 miles
Toronto skyline

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Three to see first in Toronto

Attractions
Iconic

CN Tower

$25–$50

Toronto's 553-metre spire delivers a glass-floor look straight down and the best skyline views in the city.

Sport & Outdoor
Family Favorite

Toronto Islands

Free

Hop a ferry to a car-free island chain with sandy beaches and the classic postcard view of the skyline.

Sightseeing
Iconic

Casa Loma

$25–$50

Wander a full-blown Gothic Revival castle, complete with secret passages and manicured gardens, in midtown Toronto.

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Attractions
Iconic

CN Tower

$25–$50

Toronto's 553-metre spire delivers a glass-floor look straight down and the best skyline views in the city.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

$25–$50

Glide along a moving walkway through a 96-metre underwater tunnel surrounded by sharks and rays.

Museums
Family Favorite

Royal Ontario Museum

$25–$50

Canada's largest museum spans dinosaur fossils, ancient Egypt, and a jagged crystal entrance you can't miss.

Sport & Outdoor
Family Favorite

Toronto Islands

Free

Hop a ferry to a car-free island chain with sandy beaches and the classic postcard view of the skyline.

Sightseeing
Iconic

Casa Loma

$25–$50

Wander a full-blown Gothic Revival castle, complete with secret passages and manicured gardens, in midtown Toronto.

Shopping
Local Gem

St. Lawrence Market

Free

A cavernous 19th-century food market where locals still do their weekly shopping.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Distillery District

Free

Cobblestone lanes threaded through a preserved Victorian-era distillery, now full of galleries, cafes, and boutiques.

Museums
Rainy-Day Pick

Art Gallery of Ontario

$25–$50

One of North America's biggest art museums, with the world's largest public Group of Seven collection.

Museums
Family Favorite

Hockey Hall of Fame

Under $25

Stand next to the real Stanley Cup and shoot pucks at simulated NHL legends in a restored 1885 bank hall.

Attractions
Family Favorite

Canada's Wonderland

$50+

Canada's biggest theme park packs in world-class coasters, a full water park, and a kids' zone north of the city.

Sport & Outdoor
Family Favorite

Toronto Zoo

$25–$50

North America's largest zoo, with over 450 species spread across a forested Scarborough valley.

Shopping
Local Gem

Kensington Market

Free

A scruffy, colorful grid of vintage shops, spice stores, and street murals with a proudly independent streak.

Sport & Outdoor
Family Favorite

High Park

Free

Toronto's biggest park, with trails, a free zoo, sports fields, and a famous cherry blossom grove.

Sightseeing
Quirky Fun

Graffiti Alley

Free

A block-long laneway of ever-changing murals that has become the city's most photographed backstreet.

Museums
Local Gem

Gardiner Museum

Under $25

A focused, beautifully lit museum devoted entirely to ceramics, from pre-Columbian pottery to contemporary work.

Tours
Local Gem

Steam Whistle Brewing

Under $25

Tour a working brewery inside a restored 1929 railway roundhouse steps from the CN Tower.

Theatre & Events
Date Night

Princess of Wales Theatre

$50+

A 2,000-seat Mirvish venue in the Entertainment District built specifically for large-scale touring musicals.

Eat & Drink
Date Night

Canoe

$50+

Contemporary Canadian fine dining on the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, with skyline views to match.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Oakville

Free

Official destination marketing guide to Oakville, a lakeside town in Ontario's Greater Toronto Area.

Sightseeing
Local Gem

Durham Region

Free

A region on Lake Ontario's north shore covering Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and more.

Tours
Free

Toonie Tours

Free

Guide-led, tip-based walking tours of downtown Toronto, plus e-scooter tours and bike rentals.

Theatre & Events
Local Gem

4th Line Theatre

$50+

An outdoor heritage theatre staged on a working farm in Millbrook, Ontario, performing original Canadian historical dramas.

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About

About Toronto

Canada's biggest city does scale with charm: the CN Tower's glass floor, ferries to car-free islands that face the whole skyline, and neighborhoods where dim sum, cannoli, and jerk chicken are all a streetcar apart. Museums, markets, and a castle on a hill round out the list. Niagara is a day trip; Toronto is the destination.

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