Sights in Downtown

THE 10 BEST Landmarks in Downtown (Toronto)

Sights in Downtown

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  • Tunya P
    North Vancouver, Canada52 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Wow crazy high in this high upon the sky place but an amazing view of Toronto :) good to experience it for sure. Could not go to the highest part though haha was too chicken!
    Written 5 March 2024
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  • Gina M
    20 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We had fun, more for adults, but Soma chocolates was quite a treat if you have younger ones. Lots of places to eat and have a drink.
    Written 6 March 2024
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  • Mike from Rival Town
    Niagara Falls, Canada168 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Such a cool building! I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a few Blue Jays games here, and soon I’ll be back for my first Rogers Centre concert (Blink-182)! Both Jays games were an amazing experience, such a fun game/team to watch. The arena is very nice, and the retractable roof is very impressive! Ridiculously expensive beer and stuff, but that’s pretty much every arena at this point. Hard to get a bad seat here too. Also, consider stopping at the Steam Whistle Brewery just outside of the arena. Personally my favorite beer to drink, get the unfiltered!!
    Written 14 December 2023
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  • Tiffany B
    Digby, Canada6 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Went up to see Depeche Mode what a great concert at a great venue ! We didn’t have the greatest seats, or so I thought, but when we got there we were sides stage, and had an amazing view!
    Written 6 March 2024
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  • therichastill
    Stevenage, UK2,719 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    The University of Toronto is located in the Downtown area and is very grand indeed. There are lots of really beautiful buildings to admire and you do not need to pay to walk round the oiet utside.

    It is a very nice area and we visited at the weekend so it was fairly quiet too.
    Written 21 October 2023
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  • Aerowing
    Monee, IL5,039 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is a bohemian style neighborhood in Toronto worth checking out at least once when you’re here
    There’s plenty of shops and restaurants to see. It’s very close to the Chinatown part of the town too. There’s plenty of thrift shops along the streets as well, but they tend to be a bit pricey.
    Plan on spending at least 2 to 3 hours here to check out everything.
    Written 22 September 2023
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  • Thoughtful Foodie
    Toronto, Canada11 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This is Toronto's attempt to create an Old-World, European civic centre experience in a New-World, North American setting.
    it was a noble experiment, begun way back in the 'dark' ages, when Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-Arctic-coast universally despised Canada's largest city, and called it "Toronto-the-Good" (at best), and "Hogtown" (most of the rest of the time....)
    In a bold attept to 'modernize', the city fathers -- and sadly, there were few city mothers, back then -- decided to hire an Icelandic architect to design a "new" City Hall.... It dominates the north side of the square.
    The ancient Victorian city hall (on the east side) is infinitely more architecturally attractive. Somehow, it has miraculously survived the wrecking cranes -- with a tallish clock tower, and a bell that rings the time accurately, every fifteen minutes... most of the time.
    On the west side is Osgoode Hall, surrounded by a beautiful (but successfully imposing) 19th-century rot iron fence. It's home to the Law Society of Upper Canada. Unless you're a lawyer, don't even begin to ask what that means, or who they are.... Simply trying to get into the buidling could result in an immediate ticket to JAIL -- Do not pass GO! Do not collect $200!
    To the south is Queen Street -- a major east/west throroughfare, with one of the city's very few 24-hour StreetCar routes. It will take you from "the Beaches" in the extreme east end, to almost any destination you can possibly image in the wild, Wild West.
    It's twenty-five kilometres long, and would provide an excellent -- and CHEAP! -- first-time tourist introduction to many aspects of the contemporary city.
    In the NW quarter of Nathan Phillips Square is a large bronze scupture called "The Archer" by British artist Henry Moore. It was commissioned by Toronto City Council, under then Mayor Nathan Phillips, when the new city hall was being planned and built. The Archer alone is worth the price of admission -- which happens to be free, 24/7, twelve months of the year.
    Shortly after the piece was commissioned, the city fathers learned that Mr. Moore had already agreed to sell and send a second bronze casting of the same piece to another city , somewhere in Scandinavia. When the good citzens of "Toronto the Good" got wind of this artistic dupliity, they rose up and raised significant funds -- several millions of dollars, by today's standards! -- to compensate the creator for any out-out-pocket expenses he might incur by not making a copy....
    Moore was so impressed that he later donated the bulk of his lifelong sculptural output to the Art Gallery of Ontario, which is within walking distance of "The Square" itself!
    By far the best time to visit is in the middle of a cold Canadian winter, when the sizeable reflecting pool in the middle is magically transformed into a public skating rink. Recent mmigrants from around the world lace up rented blades, and achieve honourary Canadian citizenship by ankle skating -- with smiles that stretch from ear-to-ear, for hours and hours!
    To visit there and then is to experience the "heart" of Canada!
    Written 7 March 2024
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  • Stefan Overton
    Colchester, UK172 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    As many have mentioned, this is a smaller version of New York’s Times Square.
    Definitely worth a visit if this is your first time here and to take pictures and videos.

    A few homeless people around and also people people on loud speakers preaching which ruins the atmosphere a bit but there’s lots of stores here , cinema and Eaton Centre Shopping Mall.
    Written 9 February 2024
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  • Bruno T.
    Toronto, Canada757 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Theatre with different rooms gives you a classic experience when visiting it. Absolutely beautiful place.
    Written 9 June 2023
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  • minimize940314
    Los Angeles, CA3,528 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Your Lake Ontario sailing journey will start at here. This place is easy to navigate and clean. The access is convenient too.
    Written 22 August 2023
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  • lowbk
    Singapore, Singapore205 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Use this path can help you to avoid the cold wind and rain.

    This path is like a shopping street underground.
    Written 11 December 2023
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  • PBPG
    Yorkshire, UK6,010 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dominating Nathan Phillips square this magnificent building and huge clock tower are a sight to behold. The clock tower rings out the hour, not so good if you are in a local hotel!
    Written 12 May 2023
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  • Anonymous855
    Trabuco Canyon, California1,712 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Circumnavigate the building to look at all of the detail then rest on the front steps. It has quite a story and is stunning to take in.
    Written 26 September 2023
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  • 4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We tried using Google Map to walk from Union Station to Graffiti Alley. Got lost and finally found the Graffiti Alley after more than 30 minutes. Too hungry so just ate a pad thai at a corner small restaurant. At first, felt a bit unsafe as some guys in the restaurant were gawking at us.

    I liked the Graffiti Alley for the colorful arts and definitely it is a place for good pictures. There were some tourists there so I would say it's pretty safe in daylight.

    After visiting for 20 minutes, we headed out to Queen Street, the main shopping belt in Toronto. It is easier walking to Graffiti Alley via the main road of Queen Street.
    Written 15 October 2023
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  • minimize940314
    Los Angeles, CA3,528 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the good neighborhoods in Toronto. As the name suggests, the access to lake is provided. Great location for watching both the city skyline and the lake.
    Written 22 August 2023
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