DESTINATIONS

TORONTO
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With a population of 2,930,000, Toronto is the largest city in Canada. It is
also known as the “Queen City”. Dynamic, cosmopolitan, exciting and inter-
national, Toronto is made up of six formerly separate municipalities, each with
its own distinct history and identity. It is heralded as one of the most multi-
cultural cities in the world, with over 200 distinct ethnic origins represented
among its population. Although the city is not easy to visit in a motorhome,
you can definitely stay a few days prior to pick up an RV rental in Toronto.
Best of both worlds!
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TO RO N TO BY NIG H T
WHAT TO DO
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THE SHORES OF RIPLEY’S AQUARIUM different galleries including life of reporter, adventurer,
LAKE ONTARIO OF CANADA ★★ Canadian Waters, with a explorer, draftsman and
Located at the foot of the section on the fascinating great collector Robert Ripley
CN TOWER ★★ CN Tower, this huge 135,000 biodiversity of the Great (1890-1949) in addition to
This 553-metre-high concrete square foot aquarium takes Lakes, the Rainbow Reef many curious creatures from
communications tower, built by you on a true underwater of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, the four corners of the world.
Canadian National railway company journey, through different Dangerous Lagoon, the Open daily from 9 a.m. to 11
in 1976, defines the Toronto skyline. habitats from around the Discovery Centre and its p.m., but closes earlier on
The upper levels are reached by world, where fascinating sea interactive exhibits, Ray occasion for private events.
one of six high-speed glass-fronted creatures live in more than Bay, Planet Jellies, and the 288, BREMNER BOULEVARD,
elevators. Enjoy a breath-taking 5 million liters of water! You «Curious Creatures» exhibit, TORONTO / 647-351-3474
view as you race upwards at 22 will have the chance to visit which will introduce you to the WWW.RIPLEYAQUARIUMS.COM/CANADA
kilometres per hour to a height
of 345 metres, almost the height
of the Empire State Building! The
LookOut deck offers breathtaking
views ★★★ of the city and the
surrounding area. On the level
below, experience the transparent
Glass Floor, with a view 342 metres
straight down! Designed for you to
have fun on it, you can walk or crawl
across it, sit on it or even jump on

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it. Will you dare? Or enjoy the view
from the world’s highest revolving
restaurant, 360 Restaurant.
Reservations are necessary. Open
daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
290, BREMNER BOUL., TORONTO
RIPL E Y’S AQUA RI U M O F C A N A DA
416-868-6937 / WWW.CNTOWER.CA
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V IE W FRO M T H E CN TOW E R V IE W O N T H E CN TOW E R A N D O N TA RIO L A K E

Family ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see

 DESTINATIONS

HARBOURFRONT CENTER ★ The site stretches across

Toronto’s highest concentration of three man-made islands,
cultural and recreational offerings complete with lagoons
is found at the Harbourfront and marinas, along the
Centre. This 4-hectare waterfront Lake Ontario waterfront.
park offers a variety of events Open every day from 6
and activities year-round on its a.m. to 11 p.m. Free entry.
quays and in its converted terminal

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955, LAKESHORE BLVD. WEST,
buildings. The Harbourfront Centre TORONTO
houses marinas, cafés, restaurants, 416-314-9900
craft and antique shops, studios, WWW.ONTARIOPLACE.COM
CRUIS E O N L A K E O N TA RIO
elegant residential complexes,
gardens and green spaces.
235, QUEENS QUAY WEST, TORONTO
WWW.HARBOURFRONTCENTRE.COM

LES ÎLES DE TORONTO ★★

The Toronto Islands, with their
stately old trees, smooth lawns,
marinas and sandy shores,
offer splendid views ★★★ of
downtown Toronto along
some 6 kilometres of
shoreline. Centre Island
has an amusement park, a
beach, and numerous cafés
and restaurants. Explore the
more rustic charms of nearby
Algonquin Island and Ward
Islands along kilometres of
walking and biking trails.

ONTARIO PLACE ★
This ultimate family
destination features
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children’s play areas, a

skatepark, a drive-in,
campfire sites, boat rentals,
tours by segway, a 600-seat
IMAX movie theatre, many
restaurants and much more. V IE W FRO M TO RO N TO IS L A N DS
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O N TA RIO PL ACE

Family ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see

DOWNTOWN number of on-site activities,
such as interactive games
TORONTO DOMINION and theaters. The original
CENTER ★ Stanley Cup, dating from
The dark glass towers of 1886, is on display in the

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the Toronto Dominion Great Hall, housed within the
Center were the first major historic former head office
structures to be built in of the Bank of Montreal.
Toronto’s financial district, Open daily from 10 a.m. to
one of the largest business 4 p.m.
communities in North 30, YONGE STREET,
America. Some 21,000 TORONTO
people work in the complex, 416-360-7765
which also serves as WWW.HHOF.COM TO RO N TO D O MINIO N CE N T E R
headquarters and corporate
offices for a number CITY HALL ★
of influential Canadian Toronto City Hall was the
businesses. symbol of Toronto until the
66, WELLINGTON STREET WEST, construction of the iconic
TORONTO CN Tower, and remains one
of Toronto’s best known
HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ★ landmarks. Built in 1965,

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The Hockey Hall of Fame is its curved twin towers
the largest hockey museum surrounding a white disk-like
in the world. In addition to council chamber are an ideal
learning all about hockey symbol of a modern and
and exploring the world’s dynamic city. 100 Queen
largest collection of hockey Street West, Toronto
memorabilia, you will have 100, QUEEN STREET WEST,
the chance to take part in a TORONTO H O CK E Y H A L L O F FA M E

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CIT Y H A L L

★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see

 DESTINATIONS

EATON CENTER and Thursdays from 10:30 to 5

The Toronto Eaton Centre is p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays
Canada’s ultimate shopping from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and
destination, with over 230 Saturday-Sunday from 10:30 a.m.
shops, restaurants and services. to 5:30 p.m.
It is the largest shopping centre 317, DUNDAS STREET WEST,
in Toronto. Millions of tourists TORONTO
from around the world visit the 416-979-6648

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Centre each year to admire its WWW.AGO.CA
architecture and its metropolitan
atmosphere. Open Monday- BATA SHOE MUSEUM
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you love shoes, this fascinating
and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. museum is a must! The exhibits
220, YONGE STREET, TORONTO reflect over 4,500 years of history
416-598-8560 through more than 1,000 shoes
WWW.CFSHOPS.COM/TORONTO- and shoe-related objects chosen E ATO N CE N T R E O F TO RO N TO
EATON-CENTRE.HTML from a collection of over 13,000
artifacts. Highlights include a pair of
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO 16th century Italian platform shoes, a
Welcome to one of the largest★★ collection of footwear from some of
art galleries in North America! the earliest civilizations on earth, an
Its 45,000 square metres extensive collection of Indigenous
of space house a sublime North American and circumpolar
collection of almost 95,000 footwear, an assortment of celebrity
works, including Indigenous and footwear. Open Tuesday-Saturday
Canadian art, European, modern, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays
contemporary and African from noon to 5 p.m.
art, photography, prints and 327, BLOOR STREET WEST,
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drawings, a 380,000-volume TORONTO

library & archives collection, and 416-979-7799
the Thomson Collection, a gift of WWW.BATASHOEMUSEUM.CA
2,000 European and Canadian
works from Ken Thomson’s
private collection. Open Tuesdays BATA S H O E M US E U M
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A RT G A L L E RY O F O N TA RIO

★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see

ROYAL ONTARIO CASA LOMA ★
MUSEUM ★★★ Built in 1914, Casa Loma was the
This impressive museum, sumptuous residence of financier
commonly known as the ROM and former soldier Sir Henry
(Royal Ontario Museum), is the Pellatt. Each year, over 350,000
largest museum in Canada. It is visitors tour Casa Loma and the
home to a world-class collection magnificent estate gardens.
of 6 million artworks, cultural The magnificent 98-room
objects and natural history «castle» features a great hall, a
specimens displayed in 40 conservatory, a library, secret
gallery and exhibition spaces. passages and much more. A tunnel
There’s even an area reserved connecting the mansion to the
for children. It’s best to pick up a stables houses a photo exhibit on
map when you arrive to plan your the «Dark Side of Toronto», while
visit, as the H-shaped museum the stables showcase a collection

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has no less than 5 floors! Open of vintage cars from the early
daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 1900s. The on-site BlueBlood
between July 1 and the first Steakhouse serves dry-aged steak
Monday in September. Closed on and delicious seafood. Open daily
Mondays in low season. from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
100, QUEEN’S PARK, TORONTO 1, AUSTIN TERRACE, TORONTO
416-586-8000 416-923-1171
C A SA LO M A
WWW.ROM.ON.CA/FR WWW.CASALOMA.CA

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ROYA L O N TA RIO M US E U M

Family ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see

 DESTINATIONS

NEARBY
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ONTARIO SCIENCE fight extinction»: with more
CENTRE ★★★ than 5,000 animals belonging
Since 1969, this temple of to 450 species from around
science has been inviting visitors the world, you could say they’re
of all ages to explore the more doing their part. The zoo is
than 500 interactive activities divided into seven different
in its eight exhibition halls. It geographic regions, each
offers a wide variety of science showcasing animals and plants
workshops, demonstrations from that area of the world:
and shows, as well as an IMAX Africa, the Americas, Australasia,
theater, a restaurant and cafés. the Canadian Domain, Eurasia
Open Wednesdays, Fridays, Wilds, Indo-Malaya, and Tundra
Saturdays and Sundays from 10 Trek. There are also opportunities
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays to meet some of the animals
from noon to 7 p.m. and their keepers, a Kids Zoo
770, DON MILLS ROAD, TORONTO and Splash Island water park, a

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416-696-1000 zipline... Something to please
WWW.ONTARIOSCIENCECENTRE.CA everyone! Open daily from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (until 7 p.m. in
TORONTO summer).
ZOO ★★★ 361A, OLD FINCH AVENUE, TORONTO
The Toronto Zoo’s mission is 416-392-5900
«connecting people, animals WWW.TORONTOZOO.COM
TO RO N TO ZO O
and conservation science to
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O N TA RIO S CIE N CE CE N T E R

Family ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see

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TO RO N TO PRID E

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TO RO N TO C A RIB B E A N C A R NI VA L

FESTIVALS come together each year over the the event is an unqualified success, Canada’s largest city is home to

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10 days of festivities to attend one year after year: attendance of over this exuberant celebration of
or more of the 350 concerts held a million people, street festival, Caribbean music and culture,
Toronto Jazz Festival all across the city. live entertainment, street fair, featuring steel bands, a King and
Dates : June 24 to July 3, 2022 www.torontojazz.com costumes, Pride Parade, and much Queen competition, concerts
Created in 1987, the Toronto Jazz more... and musical boat cruises. The
Festival presents an impressive Pride Toronto www.pridetoronto.com festivities culminate with the
lineup of over 1,500 artists, Dates : end of June 2022 spectacular carnival parade. The
including some of the greatest Toronto’s Pride Week is one of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival largest Caribbean festival in North
jazz celebrities in the world. Today premier arts and cultural festivals Dates : late July / early August America.
more than 500,000 jazz lovers in Canada. It is not surprising that 2022 www.torontocarnival.ca
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DESTINATIONS

A M S T E R DA M B R E W H O US E

WHERE TO EAT
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1 SEVEN LIVES ($) process. The unpretentious pub- 190, UNIVERSITY AVENUE, TO- unique 360-degree panoramic
This tiny restaurant in Kensing- style menu features wood fired RONTO / 647-253-8000 view of the city. Open for lunch
ton Market is immensely popular pizzas, burgers and sandwiches NOODLEBAR-TORONTO.MOMO- and dinner; reservation is recom-
for its famous and delicious as well as meat, pasta, fish and FUKU.COM mended. Access to the LookOut
tacos. The taco menu features a tofu dishes. In the summer, you and GlassFloor is free with the
variety of options such as meat, can sit on their huge terrace 4 RICHMOND STATION purchase of a prix fixe! Open daily
fish, shrimp, octopus, and for overlooking the vast Lake On- ($$-$$$) for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30
vegetarians, mushrooms and tario and enjoy your beer. Open This bustling downtown restau- p.m. and for dinner from 4:30
cactus, all accompanied by ho- daily from 11 a.m. rant is always committed to offe- p.m. to 10 p.m.
memade salsas. Their signature 245, QUEENS QUAY WEST, ring delicious cuisine with a focus 290, BREMNER BOUL.,
dish is their Gobernador taco TORONTO on great ingredients and warm TORONTO / 416-362-5411
with house-smoked tuna, grilled 416-504-1020 hospitality. Chef Carl Heinrich WWW.CNTOWER.CA/FR-CA/
shrimp and cheese. They also AMSTERDAMBEER.COM/PAGES/ concocts dishes such as smoked RESTAURANT-360
serve a tasty seafood ceviche BREWHOUSE-BY-THE-LAKE cheese perogies with cauliflower
served with tostadas and a dish cream, Brussels sprouts and rösti; 6 CANOE ($$$$)
of the day. As there is often 3 MOMOFUKU Station burger with homemade Located on the 54th floor of
a lineup and there is no real NOODLE BAR ($$-$$$) rolls, garnish and rosemary fries; the TD Bank Tower in Toronto’s
seating area, you can enjoy your When New York star chef David two-way duck with sweet and financial district, Canoe offers
meal while strolling through the Chang decided to transplant his sour rutabaga and roasted cabba- spectacular views of the city
market.Open Wednesday-Sun- famous noodle bar to Toronto, it ge and braised rabbit fettuccine and inventive regional Canadian
day from noon to 8 p.m. was an instant success. Momofu- with oyster mushrooms and cuisine created by the chef. The
69, KENSINGTON AVENUE, ko Toronto is a 6,600 square foot butternut squash. (As the menu menu, from succulent foie gras
TORONTO / 416-393-4636 3-storey restaurant complex fea- may change, dishes are named to grilled-to-perfection meats
SEVENLIVES.RESTAURANTS- turing 3 restaurants (Momofuku as examples.) Mouth-watering! to spectacular seafood, is simply
NAPSHOT.COM on the ground floor, Daisho and Open daily from 4:30 p.m. to prepared and spot on. The tastes
Shoto on the third floor) and a 10:30 p.m (from 3:30 p.m. Satur- are nuanced, surprising and tex-
2 AMSTERDAM cocktail bar. Momofuku is a cafe- days and Sundays). tured. And, thanks to a presenta-
BREWHOUSE ($$) teria-style restaurant with long 1, RICHMOND STREET WEST, TO- tion that is gallery-worthy, always
The Amsterdam Brewing Co. communal tables. Must-try menu RONTO / lovely to admire. The service is
has been brewing its own beers items include the chicken buns, 647-748-1444 unpretentious and professional.
since 1986 and you can taste ginger scallion noodles, Hong WWW.RICHMONDSTATION.CA Open Tuesday-Friday from 5 p.m.
them at their restaurant, the Kong egg, rice cakes, mackerel, to 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from
Amsterdam Brewhouse. The chicken wings and rice pudding. 5 360 THE RESTAURANT AT 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
chef works together with their Open Fridays and Saturdays for THE CN TOWER ($$$-$$$$) 66, WELLINGTON STREET WEST,
brewers to create dishes that lunch from noon to 3 p.m. Open 360 offers delicious market-fresh TORONTO / 416-364-0054
are prepared not only using their evenings daily from 5 p.m. to 10 Canadian cuisine at a height of WWW.CANOERESTAURANT.COM
beers, but also with ingredients p.m. (to 10:30 p.m. Fridays and 350 metres! Enjoy a glass of
that are used in the brewing Saturdays). Canadian wine as you admire a *** Hours may vary ***

Microbrewery $ Inexppensive $$ Moderate $$$ Upscale $$$$ Fine dining

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