Toronto to Visit guide
Neighbourhoods
Fashionable Yorkville is a top destination for affluent shoppers at its high-end boutiques, galleries and design studios, especially on Bloor Street's "Mink Mile." The area features chic cafes, polished bars and fine-dining restaurants. Its posh hotels host Hollywood insiders during the Toronto International Film Festival. Side streets are lined with picture-postcard Victorian homes with ornamental gardens.
651 locals recommend
Yorkville
Fashionable Yorkville is a top destination for affluent shoppers at its high-end boutiques, galleries and design studios, especially on Bloor Street's "Mink Mile." The area features chic cafes, polished bars and fine-dining restaurants. Its posh hotels host Hollywood insiders during the Toronto International Film Festival. Side streets are lined with picture-postcard Victorian homes with ornamental gardens.
Also known as "The Village," this enclave for Toronto's gay community has bustling cafes, eateries and bars. It's known for its week-long, offbeat Halloween celebrations and buzzy club scene. Every June, the neighbourhood celebrates Toronto Pride Month with concerts, parties and parades that draw visitors from around the world.
115 locals recommend
Chelsea Area
Also known as "The Village," this enclave for Toronto's gay community has bustling cafes, eateries and bars. It's known for its week-long, offbeat Halloween celebrations and buzzy club scene. Every June, the neighbourhood celebrates Toronto Pride Month with concerts, parties and parades that draw visitors from around the world.
The pedestrian-only Distillery District, set in quaint 19th century buildings that once housed a large whiskey distillery, draws crowds to its cobblestone streets lined with hip indie restaurants, bars and boutiques. Art lovers come for the galleries, outdoor sculptures and dance, music and stage performances at the area's several theatres.
1704 locals recommend
Distillery Historic District
55 Mill StThe pedestrian-only Distillery District, set in quaint 19th century buildings that once housed a large whiskey distillery, draws crowds to its cobblestone streets lined with hip indie restaurants, bars and boutiques. Art lovers come for the galleries, outdoor sculptures and dance, music and stage performances at the area's several theatres.
Bustling outdoor public space & live-event venue hosting concerts, movies & community events.
31 locals recommend
Yonge Dundas Square
Bustling outdoor public space & live-event venue hosting concerts, movies & community events.
Kensington Market is a walkable bohemian neighbourhood that draws artists and tourists to its indie shops, vintage boutiques and arts spaces. The Market is also home to a wide array of specialty grocers, bakeries and cheese shops. Hipsters frequent trendy bars, cafes and international restaurants that range from casual to fine dining.
1699 locals recommend
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a walkable bohemian neighbourhood that draws artists and tourists to its indie shops, vintage boutiques and arts spaces. The Market is also home to a wide array of specialty grocers, bakeries and cheese shops. Hipsters frequent trendy bars, cafes and international restaurants that range from casual to fine dining.
The tranquil Harbourfront area on the shores of Lake Ontario offers waterfront parks and trails, plus galleries, theatres and literary events at the Harbourfront Centre. Families take the ferry to the Toronto Islands for beaches and the Centreville children's amusement park with its 1907 carousel. Sleek condo towers housing young professionals offer hip street-level restaurants, cafes and shops.
217 locals recommend
Harbourfront
The tranquil Harbourfront area on the shores of Lake Ontario offers waterfront parks and trails, plus galleries, theatres and literary events at the Harbourfront Centre. Families take the ferry to the Toronto Islands for beaches and the Centreville children's amusement park with its 1907 carousel. Sleek condo towers housing young professionals offer hip street-level restaurants, cafes and shops.
Next to University of Toronto's St. George Campus, The Annex is a lively area that draws students to its casual eateries, indie bookshops, bars and cafes on Bloor Street West. It also has the iconic Lee's Palace rock concert venue, the quirky Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and the Royal Ontario Museum art and natural history museum, one of the largest in North America.
98 locals recommend
The Annex
Next to University of Toronto's St. George Campus, The Annex is a lively area that draws students to its casual eateries, indie bookshops, bars and cafes on Bloor Street West. It also has the iconic Lee's Palace rock concert venue, the quirky Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and the Royal Ontario Museum art and natural history museum, one of the largest in North America.
Energetic Chinatown hosts a variety of Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese restaurants that range from dim sum and pho to modern fusion. The animated Asian open-air markets and shops along Spadina Avenue offer fresh fruits and vegetables, along with herbal medicine and souvenirs. Chinese New Year celebrations draw tourists and locals to live stage shows, martial arts demonstrations and lion dances.
740 locals recommend
Chinatown
292 Spadina Ave.Energetic Chinatown hosts a variety of Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese restaurants that range from dim sum and pho to modern fusion. The animated Asian open-air markets and shops along Spadina Avenue offer fresh fruits and vegetables, along with herbal medicine and souvenirs. Chinese New Year celebrations draw tourists and locals to live stage shows, martial arts demonstrations and lion dances.
The lively Entertainment District lives up to its name with everything from buzzy clubs to sports at Air Canada Centre and Rogers Centre. The area also hosts musicals at Princess of Wales Theatre, concerts at Roy Thomson Hall and the Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
211 locals recommend
Entertainment District
The PATH - SkywalkThe lively Entertainment District lives up to its name with everything from buzzy clubs to sports at Air Canada Centre and Rogers Centre. The area also hosts musicals at Princess of Wales Theatre, concerts at Roy Thomson Hall and the Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Koreatown is an ethnic enclave in Toronto, known for its Korean businesses. The area developed during the 1970s due to an influx of Korean immigrants.
161 locals recommend
Koreatown
Koreatown is an ethnic enclave in Toronto, known for its Korean businesses. The area developed during the 1970s due to an influx of Korean immigrants.
Sightseeing
Landmark, over 553-metre tower featuring a glass floor & a revolving eatery with panoramic views & rotating restaurant.
3509 locals recommend
CN Tower
290 Bremner BlvdLandmark, over 553-metre tower featuring a glass floor & a revolving eatery with panoramic views & rotating restaurant.
Sprawling natural history & world cultures galleries, plus dinosaurs in the Libeskind crystal wing.
2332 locals recommend
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queens ParkSprawling natural history & world cultures galleries, plus dinosaurs in the Libeskind crystal wing.
Large gallery with huge Canadian collection, European masterworks & a major Frank Gehry renovation.
2262 locals recommend
Art Gallery of Ontario
317 Dundas St WLarge gallery with huge Canadian collection, European masterworks & a major Frank Gehry renovation.
Expansive, modern aquarium with many species & habitats on display, plus events & classes.
2071 locals recommend
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
288 Bremner BlvdExpansive, modern aquarium with many species & habitats on display, plus events & classes.
Grand 18th-century castle featuring regular tours & gardens that are open seasonally.
1217 locals recommend
Casa Loma
1 Austin TerraceGrand 18th-century castle featuring regular tours & gardens that are open seasonally.
Contemporary, iconic structure housing the mayor's office & offering tours.
259 locals recommend
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen St WContemporary, iconic structure housing the mayor's office & offering tours.
Spacious market with 100+ vendors, bakers, butchers & artisans, with produce & antiques on weekends.
1398 locals recommend
St. Lawrence Market
93 Front St ESpacious market with 100+ vendors, bakers, butchers & artisans, with produce & antiques on weekends.
A collection of plants from around the world housed in a cast-iron & glass building dating to 1910.
268 locals recommend
Allan Gardens
160 Gerrard St EA collection of plants from around the world housed in a cast-iron & glass building dating to 1910.
Huge array of shops, clothiers & restaurants in a soaring, historic mall with a glass ceiling.
2460 locals recommend
CF Toronto Eaton Centre
220 Yonge StHuge array of shops, clothiers & restaurants in a soaring, historic mall with a glass ceiling.
Sprawling park with hiking trails, a zoo, sports fields & a large children's playground.
1205 locals recommend
High Park
1873 Bloor St WSprawling park with hiking trails, a zoo, sports fields & a large children's playground.