Guidebook for Toronto
Getting Around
Union Station is a major railway station and intermodal transportation hub in Toronto. It is on Front Street West, on the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto.
713 locals recommend
Union Station
55 Front St WUnion Station is a major railway station and intermodal transportation hub in Toronto. It is on Front Street West, on the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto.
Queen St West at Gladstone Ave East Side station
Eastbound Street Car
Queen St West At Dufferin St West Side station
Westbound Street Car
110 Dovercourt Rd
110 Dovercourt RoadGreen P Parking
Entertainment & Activities
The Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto. Home to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and many concerts and events.
175 locals recommend
Scotiabank Arena
The Air Canada Centre is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto. Home to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors and many concerts and events.
Rogers Centre, originally named SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Downtown Toronto situated just southwest of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Home to the Toronto Blue Jays.
1459 locals recommend
Rogers Centre
1 Blue Jays WayRogers Centre, originally named SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Downtown Toronto situated just southwest of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Home to the Toronto Blue Jays.
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
240 locals recommend
BMO Field
170 Princes' BlvdBMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Allan A. Lamport Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium currently serving as the home field of the Toronto Wolfpack, Toronto FC II and the Canada national rugby league team.
11 locals recommend
Allan A. Lamport Stadium
1155 King St WAllan A. Lamport Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium currently serving as the home field of the Toronto Wolfpack, Toronto FC II and the Canada national rugby league team.
Canada's Wonderland
1 Canada's Wonderland DriveCanada's largest amusement park
The Toronto Zoo is Canada's premier zoo known for its interactive education and conservation activities - over 5000 animals.
213 locals recommend
Toronto Zoo station
The Toronto Zoo is Canada's premier zoo known for its interactive education and conservation activities - over 5000 animals.
Visit Ripley's Aquarium and immerse yourself in a world of 20000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater adventure!
2071 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner BlvdVisit Ripley's Aquarium and immerse yourself in a world of 20000 aquatic animals and discover your own underwater adventure!
Essentials
Metro at West Queen West
1230 Queen St WBig supermarket for everything you want or need.
Competitive prices, great selection of all grocery needs, and clean layout.
339 locals recommend
FreshCo
22 Northcote AveCompetitive prices, great selection of all grocery needs, and clean layout.
Shoppers' is the go-to for pharmaceutical products. Also carry toilettries, basic groceries, make up, magazines and cleaning supplies.
154 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
620 Keele StShoppers' is the go-to for pharmaceutical products. Also carry toilettries, basic groceries, make up, magazines and cleaning supplies.
Shopping
The best and biggest market in Toronto! Indoor market with many bakers, butchers & artisans. Lots of fresh produce, meat & fish on weekends.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St EThe best and biggest market in Toronto! Indoor market with many bakers, butchers & artisans. Lots of fresh produce, meat & fish on weekends.
Toronto Eaton Centre is located in the heart of the city. Huge array of shops, clothiers & restaurants in a soaring, historic mall with a glass ceiling.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StToronto Eaton Centre is located in the heart of the city. Huge array of shops, clothiers & restaurants in a soaring, historic mall with a glass ceiling.
Dufferin Mall has the only Walmart "downtown". A great place to pick up any needs with a food court, grocery store, dollar store and many clothing stores.
289 locals recommend
Dufferin Mall
900 Dufferin StDufferin Mall has the only Walmart "downtown". A great place to pick up any needs with a food court, grocery store, dollar store and many clothing stores.
Named the second coolest neighbourhood in the world by Vogue magazine, the uber-trendy two-kilometre Queen Street strip between Bathurst and Gladstone is home to some of the city’s most cutting edge boutiques among the art galleries and hip bars and restaurants.
723 locals recommend
Queen Street West
Queen Street WestNamed the second coolest neighbourhood in the world by Vogue magazine, the uber-trendy two-kilometre Queen Street strip between Bathurst and Gladstone is home to some of the city’s most cutting edge boutiques among the art galleries and hip bars and restaurants.
Arts & Culture
The ROM, a true Canadian institution - there is something for everyone! Dinosaur exhibit, the Bat Cave and eco-gallleries. For history buffs, the Egyptian and Asian exhibits, and including a Mummy exhibit.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkThe ROM, a true Canadian institution - there is something for everyone! Dinosaur exhibit, the Bat Cave and eco-gallleries. For history buffs, the Egyptian and Asian exhibits, and including a Mummy exhibit.
Art museum in Toronto. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. Significant collections include the largest collection of Canadian art, an expansive body of works from the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, European art, African and Oceanic art.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WArt museum in Toronto. Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the first century to the present day. Significant collections include the largest collection of Canadian art, an expansive body of works from the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, European art, African and Oceanic art.
The five-story facility hosts a collection of cinema exhibitions that rotate over the calendar year. It is also the home to the famous film festival every September.
582 locals recommend
TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St WThe five-story facility hosts a collection of cinema exhibitions that rotate over the calendar year. It is also the home to the famous film festival every September.
401 Richmond Street West is a restored, heritage-designated, industrial building turned arts-and-culture hub. It is home to over 140 artists, cultural producers, social innovators, microenterprises, galleries, festivals, and shops.
401 Richmond St W
401 Richmond Street West401 Richmond Street West is a restored, heritage-designated, industrial building turned arts-and-culture hub. It is home to over 140 artists, cultural producers, social innovators, microenterprises, galleries, festivals, and shops.
The Ontario Science Centre offers hands-on experiences and engagement with science of local, national and global relevance. The Science Centre has welcomed more than 52 million visitors since it opened in 1969, implementing an interactive approach adapted by science centres around the world.
426 locals recommend
Ontario Science Centre
770 Don Mills Rd.The Ontario Science Centre offers hands-on experiences and engagement with science of local, national and global relevance. The Science Centre has welcomed more than 52 million visitors since it opened in 1969, implementing an interactive approach adapted by science centres around the world.
65,000 square feet of interactive fun and the finest collection of hockey artifacts from around the world.
466 locals recommend
Hockey Hall of Fame
30 Yonge St65,000 square feet of interactive fun and the finest collection of hockey artifacts from around the world.
Parks & Nature
An enormous green space, full of trees, a big pond, a tiny zoo, lots of walking trails and fresh air. There is a great cafe in the middle of the park with good food and coffee, open early. The zoo is near the cafe down Deer Pen Rd.
494 locals recommend
High Park Subway Station
An enormous green space, full of trees, a big pond, a tiny zoo, lots of walking trails and fresh air. There is a great cafe in the middle of the park with good food and coffee, open early. The zoo is near the cafe down Deer Pen Rd.
Trinity Bellwoods is filled with everything a warm summer day needs - tennis courts, baseball fields, a dog bowl, and plenty of quiet shady spots to have a picnic or read a book.
743 locals recommend
Trinity Bellwoods Park
790 Queen St WTrinity Bellwoods is filled with everything a warm summer day needs - tennis courts, baseball fields, a dog bowl, and plenty of quiet shady spots to have a picnic or read a book.
Urban park in Downtown Toronto, features a Canoe large enough for people to stand in and see over the Gardiner to Lake Ontario. It's ideal for a couple or a family walk, and to play frisbee, play soccer, and play with dogs.
114 locals recommend
Canoe Landing Park
45 Fort York BlvdUrban park in Downtown Toronto, features a Canoe large enough for people to stand in and see over the Gardiner to Lake Ontario. It's ideal for a couple or a family walk, and to play frisbee, play soccer, and play with dogs.
In summer, take the ferry over to the islands for the day and spend it renting a bike and riding around exploring! It's also a great vantage point to look back at the Toronto skyline.
1035 locals recommend
Toronto Islands
In summer, take the ferry over to the islands for the day and spend it renting a bike and riding around exploring! It's also a great vantage point to look back at the Toronto skyline.
A Royal Oak commemorating the Coronation of King George VI is planted in the south west corner of the Park. This Oak is surrounded by a ring of others and a grove of maple trees all planted in honour of Canadian War Veterans. There is also a World War II memorial a few meters to the east. Coronation Park has three softball diamonds and a dog off-leash area.
57 locals recommend
Coronation Park
711 Lake Shore Blvd WA Royal Oak commemorating the Coronation of King George VI is planted in the south west corner of the Park. This Oak is surrounded by a ring of others and a grove of maple trees all planted in honour of Canadian War Veterans. There is also a World War II memorial a few meters to the east. Coronation Park has three softball diamonds and a dog off-leash area.
Allan Gardens (founded in 1858) is one of the oldest parks in Toronto. It has a conservatory, a playground and two fenced off-leash areas for dogs.
268 locals recommend
Allan Gardens
160 Gerrard St EAllan Gardens (founded in 1858) is one of the oldest parks in Toronto. It has a conservatory, a playground and two fenced off-leash areas for dogs.
Sightseeing
The CN Tower is Toronto’s tallest and most defining landmark. Walk across the glass floor 113 stories above the ground. The tower’s revolving 360 Restaurant offers an award- winning wine list and a spectacular view. The latest features at the tour is the EdgeWalk, the world’s highest full-circle, hands-free walk.
3509 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdThe CN Tower is Toronto’s tallest and most defining landmark. Walk across the glass floor 113 stories above the ground. The tower’s revolving 360 Restaurant offers an award- winning wine list and a spectacular view. The latest features at the tour is the EdgeWalk, the world’s highest full-circle, hands-free walk.
Kensington Market is a great place for groceries, fresh and affordable produce. You can also catch great live music, bars with a dance floor, and awesome art installations on the street. They have pedestrian Sundays where no cars are allowed to drive there.
1698 locals recommend
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a great place for groceries, fresh and affordable produce. You can also catch great live music, bars with a dance floor, and awesome art installations on the street. They have pedestrian Sundays where no cars are allowed to drive there.
The Distillery District located east of downtown, contains numerous cafes, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The district was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1988. Houses Toronto's Chritmas Market.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StThe Distillery District located east of downtown, contains numerous cafes, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The district was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1988. Houses Toronto's Chritmas Market.
Runs south of Queen Street West from Spadina Avenue to Portland Street beginning at 1 Rush Lane. It is one of the best known locations to see Toronto's graffiti.
86 locals recommend
Graffiti Alley
Graffiti AlleyRuns south of Queen Street West from Spadina Avenue to Portland Street beginning at 1 Rush Lane. It is one of the best known locations to see Toronto's graffiti.
Casa Loma is one of Toronto's top tourist attractions and hospitality venues. Each year over 350,000 visitors tour Casa Loma and the estate gardens.
1217 locals recommend
Casa Loma
1 Austin TerraceCasa Loma is one of Toronto's top tourist attractions and hospitality venues. Each year over 350,000 visitors tour Casa Loma and the estate gardens.
Fort York National Historic Site is a Heritage Conservation District, a registered archaeological site, and home to Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings.
146 locals recommend
Fort York National Historic Site
250 Fort York BlvdFort York National Historic Site is a Heritage Conservation District, a registered archaeological site, and home to Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings.