{"id":1336,"date":"2017-07-25T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:06:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:06:48","slug":"attractions-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/attractions-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Attractions in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b12171e95ca29a06569361a76d0dc3e3\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6144103376590397\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Attractions in Toronto<\/h4>\n<p>Toronto is ranked incredibly highly in a whole bunch of international &#8220;best of&#8221; rankings these days, partially because it is a beautiful, safe, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan city and partially because there is just so much to see and do here.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is there a gorgeous skyline, a lake, great food, and nice people, but there are enough world class attractions to keep you busy for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few to put on your list; for more, check the following link on Summer Fun Guide: http:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/greater-toronto-area\/attractions.html<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Near Lake Ontario:<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1342\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-9.55.12-AM-300x186.png\" alt=\"Ripley's Aquarium Fish\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-9.55.12-AM-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-9.55.12-AM.png 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"http:\/\/cntower.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CN Tower <\/a>because the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, a signature icon of Toronto&#8217;s skyline, offers incredible views and also has the thrilling EdgeWalk. While you&#8217;re there, stop in at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hhof.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hockey Hall of Fame<\/a>, which has the world\u2019s greatest collection of hockey artifacts, including the Stanley Cup. At the base of the CN Tower is one of Toronto&#8217;s newer attractions, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RipleysAquariumofCanada.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ripley\u2019s Aquarium of Canada.<\/a> This world class aquarium has Dive Shows, Touch Exhibits, and even Friday nite jazz!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Midtown (and a bit north):<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1340\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-9.57.37-AM-300x199.png\" alt=\"Bata Shoe Museum Shoe\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-9.57.37-AM-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-9.57.37-AM.png 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.batashoemuseum.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Bata Shoe Museum<\/a> has an international collection of over 13,000 shoes including a celebrity show area. Speaking of celebs&#8230;if you want to feel like royalty, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casaloma.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Casa Loma<\/a> is North America&#8217;s only full size castle. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rom.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Royal Ontario Museum<\/a> (ROM) is Canada\u2019s largest museum of natural history and world culture and has everything from dinosaurs to Ancient Egypt to the history of Canada. And just 15 minutes from midtown, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OntarioScienceCentre.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ontario Science Centre<\/a> may sound like it is for kids with its engaging interactive exhibits, but in fact, it is great for all ages!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Areas that are Attractions:<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1339\" src=\"\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-10.00.00-AM-300x195.png\" alt=\"Distillery Historic District\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-10.00.00-AM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Screen-Shot-2017-07-25-at-10.00.00-AM.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Toronto draws people to individual attractions but also to whole areas of the city that are unique and different. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedistillerydistrict.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Distillery Historic District<\/a> is a national historic site and walking district with caf\u00e9s, restaurants, &amp; stores in heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchwellesleyvillage.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Church-Wellesley Village<\/a> is known as central stage for Toronto\u2019s lesbian, gay, bi &amp; trans communities; it is particularly fun during Pride events and Halloween. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.queenstwestbia.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Queen West<\/a> between University and Bathurst was named by Vogue as one of the coolest streets in the world and has become a hub for local art, fashion and music. And finally, <a href=\"http:\/\/littleitalycollegest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Little Italy<\/a> has been recognized for the historical contributions it has made to the Italian community and to Toronto in general. It is a perfect place to taste, experience and shop as if you were right in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Come to Toronto and see why the world is talking about it!<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attractions in Toronto Toronto is ranked incredibly highly in a whole bunch of international &#8220;best of&#8221; rankings these days, partially because it is a beautiful, safe, multi-cultural, cosmopolitan city and partially because there is just so much to see and do here. Not only is there a gorgeous skyline, a lake, great food, and nice&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-greater-toronto-area","post_format-post-format-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1336"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3604,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1336\/revisions\/3604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.summerfunguide.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}