Sightseeing in Toronto

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I’m planning to go to Toronto in a few days. This will be my first time there, or in Canada, for that matter. Are there must-see sights in Toronto? We’re planning to drive there, stay on the outskirts of the city, and take the subway into town. We’re planning to be there for a couple of days. Any advice would be appreciated.
 
I haven’t been to Toronto for a while, but it is one of my favorite cities to visit.

They have a set of islands that you can visit - you take a ferry out to them - then you can bike or hike to the other side of the islands and take a ferry back. Very nice if you like an active thing.

the CN tower is pretty impressive - and it is right next to SkyDome - where the Toronto Blue Jays play.

The Hockey Hall of fame is downtown. And one of my favorite restaurants - 'Marche" is in the same building right across from it - in the bottom floor of “BCE Place”. The restaurant is like a European village. You get a “passport” when you arrive. The you go to various kiosks and select what you want - and they stamp your passport - and you pay when you leave. But there are a lot of tremendous and varied restaurants.

Underneath the entire downtown are passageways that are like an underground shopping mall. No matter what the weather you can get all through downtown (although it is easy to get lost).

Toronto has a very active and very good theater scene.

I find the people of Toronto - second-to-none in friendliness.

I’m sure if i thought about it, i could go on and on - but you are only there for a few days.
 
It’s a long time since I have been in Toronto as a tourist and not a ‘local’, so I don’t know where you get any good deals, but some great places to visit are:
I know there are tons more but my brain is just blank… I think it’s pregnancy brain. Anyway, if I think of more, I’ll come back.
 
To the above I would add Edward’s Gardens and Yorkville.

Yorkville is very extravagant and pituresque. If you’re gonna sit donw for a coffee, a cocktail or a meal be ready to dish out more than you expected. It’s a very ritzy area in the heart of Toronto. Bay Street is Toronto’s Wall Street. You can do some fine shopping there: Holt Renfrew, William Ashley (china, crystals and more), Luis Vuiton etc. Yorkville is more or less the West/south side of Yonge and Bay. There is actually Yorkville boulevard as well.

You may also want to visit St. Micheal’s Cathedral where Cardinal Thomas Collins sometimes celebrates masses.

If you are interested in exploring different cultures or cuisines without travelling any farther Toronto can offer you EVERYTHING. There’s China Town, Greek Town, Little Portugal, Little Italy etc etc. I think every country in this world has a presence there.

Like any big city, there are a lot of shady areas. Make sure you know what to avoid.
Enjoy!
 
The zoo and the Ontario Science Center
Casa Loma
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Centre Island
I lived there long ago and it’s a great place.

Reb Levi
 
Toronto was interesting. We were only there for a day, though. We went downtown, and went to the CN Tower, Hockey Hall of Fame, the lakefront, etc. We had lunch at Marche. Thank you for the all the recommendations.

Honestly though, I wasn’t too impressed by Toronto. It’s just like any other big city, nor was it particularly scenic. The traffic was terrible and things were expensive. Granted we went to all the touristy places, but everything seemed to be commercialized. I did like the roads in Ontario; compared to interstates in the US, the road surfaces were superb, despite the cold winters. The people in Toronto were nice for the most part. But at this hotdog stand, the owner let this regular cut in line in front of me, but I guess that happens in most places, though it still pissed me off a little.

Overall, I think Toronto is a one-time experience for me. Now Niagara Falls, that was pretty amazing.
 
shainski said:
I find the people of Toronto - second-to-none in friendliness.
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Americans must be really unfriendly then because the rest of Canadians find people from Toronto the most miserable, unfriendly, arrogant people. I lived in Hamilton, ON briefly, which isn’t far from Toronto. Southern Ontario people…:eek:

I recommend leaving Toronto and going to Niagara Falls, or there’s this wing place is Brantford…:eek: The guy invented over 200 flavours of wings, and they are the bettest wings I’ve ever had. 👍
 
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