DK Travel : Toronto

Torontonians are justifiably proud of their vibrant and exciting metropolis. Canada’s largest city and its financial hub, Toronto has a tremendous amount to offer, including a thriving theater, music, and arts scene, top museums, world-class restaurants and shops, a beautiful lakeside location with lovely beaches, and streets safe and inviting to walk in. Its cultural diversity – over 90 ethnic groups are represented in Toronto – enhances the urban experience.

Ontario Legislative Building

This stately building is set in a park dotted with statues and cannons (see Ontario Legislative Building). Visitors can watch politicians in action from the gallery or join in a tour of the building.
Ontario Legislative Building

The best view of this massive Richardsonian Romanesque building (1892), the seat of provincial government, is from College Street, looking north past the expanse of lawn. Built on the former site of a lunatic asylum (political pundits take note), the richly carved exterior is matched by the ornate interior (see Ontario Legislative Building).
Ontario Place

Its lakeside location makes this fun-filled playground a popular place to spend a summer day with the family. Children delight in the many water rides; an IMAX theater and concert amphitheater appeal to all ages (see Ontario Place).
Ontario Place

This family-oriented, summertime amusement park built beside, around, and literally on top of Lake Ontario embraces its waterfront perch with enthusiasm. Water-fun options include giant waterslides and river rides. Visitors looking for more serene activities can paddle around the lagoon in a pedal boat. The Cinesphere IMAX theater, housed in a futuristic Triodetic dome, shows documentary films on subjects ranging from caves to rainforests to auto racing on its six-story screen (see Ontario Place).
Ontario Place

This summertime waterfront amusement park is full of fun activities for kids: waterslides, pedal boats, and the inventive Go Zone playground, to name just a few (see Ontario Place).
Ontario Science Centre

Over 800 high-tech, interactive exhibits within 11 specially themed exhibition halls aim to make science fun and fascinating. Youthful visitors can navigate their way in a rocket chair, climb the rockwall, touch a tornado, and explore the hair-raising effects of electricity (see Ontario Science Centre).
Ontario Science Centre

No need to reign in the kids at this science-based learning playground. Instead, let them charge through the more than 800 hands-on exhibits encompassing everything from sports to medicine, computers to electricity (see Ontario Science Centre).
Ontario Science Centre

Exhibits in this museum are interactive and geared toward youngsters, all in the name of making science education fun. Eleven themed areas cover a diverse range of topics, including Earth’s ecosystems, space, sport, communication, energy, and the human body.
Ontario Wines

Sample award-winning wines at vineyards throughout the Niagara Peninsula before stocking up for the home cellar (see Inniskillin Wines).
Opera House

An eclectic range of bands plays beneath the ornate proscenium arch. All-ages shows and blues nights pack the place.