I got the usual list but if theres any hidden gems I would be grateful for your recommendations. Especially anything photographic as I'm big on photography :)
2006-11-26 05:52:22 · 16 answers · asked by timster 1 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Toronto
There's the Scarborough Bluffs and the Boardwalk that extends from Scarborough right through downtown Toronto and on into Mississauga along the shoreline of Lake Ontario. The CN Tower is another popular place with tourists. The Rogers Centre -formerly the Skydome- sometimes allows visits as long as there are no events. The Air Canada Centre is similar in that respect. Union Station, where all of the VIA passenger trains and GO commuter trains come and go, has the Great Hall and is a historical landmark. There are pedestrian overpasses near Union Station which overlook the numerous tracks in this area and provide an excellent vantage point to observe passenger, commuter and even freight train traffic. There is the Royal Ontario Museum and other museums, Centre Island and Wards Island in Lake Ontario within visual range of the skyscapers of Toronto's downtown core. Niagara Falls is nice, but is about a 2 hour drive from Toronto. I believe that the City of Toronto -aka Greater Toronto Area- has a website specifically for tourism. The Ontario government also has a similar website. I hope you have a wonderful visit to my home of Toronto and the Province of Ontario. PS. If you will have access to a vehicle, there is Washago Beach to the north of Toronto as well as Lake Simcoe and other numerous beautiful areas in "cottage country" to our north.IE: Orillia and Barrie. There is, in Toronto, The Woodbine Race Track for horse racing; there is Casino Rama near Orillia and Casino Niagara in Niagara Falls. So many spots, so little time to name them all. Use a good search engine, such as Google, to look up Tourism Ontario and Tourism Toronto.
2006-11-26 06:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by utuseclocal483 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may want to also venture into Niagara Falls (stay on the Canadian side). You have Marineland there, the falls, and many other side attractions like Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Wax Museum. Into gambling? There is Casino Niagara. It's 90 minutes away from Toronto in the event you get all "Torontoed" out. Though that's going to be pretty difficult to do since Toronto has a lot going on.
2016-03-29 09:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Casa Loma isn't all that exciting, but is very pretty and would probably be great in photos. Definitely visit the Toronto Islands, again good pictures. Chinatown (Dundas and Spadina area) is neat and good for photos I bet. You'll want to check out Queen Street West, great restaurants and shopping. You could even make a TV message at Speakers Corner at City TV at Queen and John (just West of Osgoode Subway). The building is a must see and possibly a must photograph for you. You asked about hidden gems. Near City TV north of Queen on John Street, if you walk north for a block you will hit Grange Park and a really pretty little church. On the north side of the park, there is a building called the Grange which is kind of attached to the Art Gallery of Ontario. It is supposedly haunted (boo!). You'd also be close to the Ontario College of Art and Design, a building you must see to believe. Have fun in Toronto!
2006-11-26 17:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by cotopaximary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went in 2001. The Toronto Islands were really nice, you can get a ferry out to them. They are quite tranquil but yet close to the city centre. This is Torontos equivalent of NY's Central Park, you can hire bikes and ride around them, feed the animals some bread, and have a picnic.
Toronto I found was quite a clean city. I recommend pancakes with maple syrup and blueberry syrup and a cup of tea in a diner for breakfast.
Because Toronto was the first non European city I had vistited I was amazed looking out of the window as the plane circled the airport before landing at how totally flat it was, and how the whole city was laid out in streets and avenues, so easy to find anything you want if you know the address. Yonge Street runs through Toronto, it is dead straight, and is the longest street in the world. Toronto is huge, when you are at the top of the CN the lights go all the way to the horizon. Watch out for the glass floor!
2006-11-26 06:10:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tons of things to see!!! But one thing worth mentioning = the view from the CN Tower is a must. Go at around sunset time, but avoid the restaurant at the top since the food really blows there. Instead go right before sunset so you can catch the view with daylight and then hit the little bar they have there when the sun goes down so you can appreciate the view at night as well. Definetely go to Queen Street for some fun shopping, they have tons of fun boutiques. And hit all the different districts all over town. I always bring people that come visit me to the Korean Grill House, theres one on Yonge/Bloor and one on Queen St., and they all make sure to make me promise to take them again next time they come. The Art Gallery is definetely worth seeing, and the Royal Ontario Museum sometimes has nice Expos. University of Toronto campus has several nice little spots that are photo worthy in my opinion. Victoria College, around the ROM, and University College, around Kings College Circle, have nice little spots. And Niagara Falls is definetely worth the trip. Cheapest way to go is taking one of the Casino buses that leave from several spots throughout the city, they cost around $14 or so, and they leave you at about 5 mins walking distance from the Falls. Its definetely cheaper than renting a car or taking a Greyhound or whatnot.
2006-11-27 19:45:19 · answer #5 · answered by charliesmiles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Casa Loma, High Park, Ontario Place, CN tower, Scarborough bluffs, Centre Island.
2006-11-27 08:13:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are loads of wineries around Niagara. You couldalso take a drive north out of Toronto to "Cottage Country" - there is a place called Wasega Beach (can't spell) which is popular up there.
2006-11-26 06:02:35 · answer #7 · answered by MPD83 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure where you're from, but the temp could be anywhere from -5 to +15 (centigrade). nice central photo spots for nature are High Park and Centre Island. there are beautiful houses in Rosedale. culture on College Street in Little Italy. For kicks, hit Degrassi Street (unless that means nothing to you) in the east end.
2006-11-27 05:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by superstar dj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can enter travel toronto in google and a list of things will pop up.
2006-11-27 07:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.torontotourism.com/visitor
http://toronto.photobloggers.org/
Here are a couple of sites. The photobloggers site might prove especially interesting for anyone looking for out of the way galleries.
2006-11-26 06:06:55 · answer #10 · answered by Crash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋