Toronto Islands
These tree-lined islands include 550 acres of parkland. The boardwalk from Centre to Ward s Island is 2½ km (1½ mi) long.
Harbourfront Centre
Stretching from just west of York Street to Spadina Avenue, this culture-and-recreation center is one of the highlights of a visit to Toronto. Harbourfront Centre, a streamlined version of the original concept, draws over 3 million visitors to the 10-acre site each year.
Yorkville
One of the most dynamic and expensive areas of the city is packed with restaurants, galleries, specialty shops, and high-price stores specializing in designer clothes, furs, and jewels.
Toronto Zoo
This 710-acre zoo houses mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish in their natural habitats. There are also botanical exhibits, pony and camel rides, a walking safari, and a reproduction of big-game country with rare animals.
St James Cathedral
Even if bank towers dwarf it now, this Anglican Church with Gothic spires has the tallest steeple in Canada. Its illuminated spire clock once guided ships into the harbor.
Spadina House
Pronounced spa-dee-na, as the avenue should be but never is, this 1866 house is filled with arts and artifacts of the James Austin family.
Sky Dome
The home of baseball s Blue Jays was the world s first stadium with a fully retractable roof.
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada s largest museum has amassed more than 6 million items. What makes the ROM unique is that science, art, and archaeology exhibits are all under one roof.
Queen s Park
Many visitors consider this to be the soul of Toronto. Surrounding the large oval-shape patch of land are medical facilities to the south, the University of Toronto to the west and east, and the Royal Ontario Museum to the north.
Little Italy
This historic neighborhood, centered on College, has suddenly become the hippest place in Toronto. New restaurants open weekly, bars and coffeehouses are packed into the night.
High Park
One of North America s loveliest parks, High Park was at one time the privately owned farm out in the countryside of John George Howard, Toronto s first city architect. It s especially worth visiting in summer.
Edwards Garden
The beautiful 35-acre Edwards Gardens flow into one of the city s most visited ravines. Paths wind along floral displays and rock gardens.
Chinatown
Diverse and lively, this is the largest Chinatown in eastern Canada. You ll pass shops selling reasonably priced silk blouses and kimonos and antique porcelain for less than half the price elsewhere.
CN Tower
The tallest freestanding structure in the world, at 1,815 ft and 5 inches high, is worth a visit despite the steep fee, if the weather is clear. There are multiple observation decks -- with glass floors, a revolving restaurant, and the world s highest public observation gallery.
Bata Shoe Museum
The Bata Shoe Museum is the only museum of its kind in the world. Housed in an equally unique building shape Pieces range from Elvis Presley s loafers and Queen Victoria s ballroom slippers to 19th-century.
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