Toronto
Canada'S Largest City And The Capital Of Ontario, With Roughly Half Its Population Born Outside The Country And One Of The Most Linguistically Diverse Populations Of Any City In The World · Toronto, Ontario
This entry covers downtown Toronto as a whole: Canada's largest city, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, with a core of bank towers, theatres, shops and the harbourfront. Roughly half its residents were born outside Canada, and that shows in the neighbourhoods around the core, including Chinatown, Kensington Market, Little Italy and Greektown. The CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, St. Lawrence Market, Distillery District and Toronto Islands have their own entries; this one is the city around them. It suits travellers who like walking, eating, museums and live sport, and who will use transit. Union Station, the TTC subway and streetcars, and the underground PATH network make moving around easy. It is not an old city and the downtown can feel corporate; the neighbourhoods are the real reward. Winters are cold, summers humid, and Niagara Falls is a day trip. Allow three days, and confirm hours.
Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2, Canada
The city has no gates, so the streets, waterfront trail and neighbourhoods are open at all hours; what has hours are the attractions. Museums and galleries usually close one weekday and may run evening windows, markets are morning-weighted and some close on Mondays or Sundays, and the Toronto Islands ferry runs a reduced timetable outside summer. The PATH underground network follows the hours of the buildings it passes through, so some sections close in the evening and on weekends. TTC subway and streetcars run early until late, with night routes after that. Sports and theatre follow event schedules. Confirm every site and ferry time before you plan a day around it.