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.

Bata Shoe Museum

This unusual, specialized museum celebrates footwear form and function throughout the ages and around the world. The building’s playful design, echoing a stylized shoebox, houses four galleries exhibiting everything from Roman sandals to Elton John’s platform boots. The exhibit of Chinese bound-foot shoes is not for the squeamish. Founded by Sonia Bata, who has scoured the world for shoes of every description, the museum also holds interesting themed exhibitions (see Bata Shoe Museum).
BCE Place

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava designed the striking atrium of this 1990 office complex. Its steel-and-glass canopy creates enchanting patterns of light and shadow. Façades of 19th-century buildings have been preserved in the Yonge Street frontage.
Beaches International Jazz Festival

The sounds of jazz, blues, and zydeco fill the air at this free streetfest as dozens of bands vie for attention.
Bedford Academy

With 18 beers on tap, reasonably priced cocktails, TVs to catch the sports game, and a lovely patio in summer, it’s no wonder this place is popular with students from nearby University of Toronto.
Beer Bistro

Beer is taken seriously here with an enormous selection, a beer school, and Wednesday happy-hour tastings. Many menu items incorporate beers too.
Benmiller Inn

Close to the sandy beaches of Lake Huron, this inn combines country charm and sophisticated elegance. Many of the rooms are in an historic wool mill. Spa.
Betty’s

This friendly pub, popular with locals, offers beers on tap, tasty food such as burgers and Montreal smoked meat on a bun, billiard tables, and a great patio.
Biff’s

The elegant atmosphere – zinc bar, banquettes, large mirrors – matches the classic French bistro fare.
Bijou

Quirky decor sets the stage for imaginative modern French dishes.
Bistro 990

French provincial fare is the specialty in this romantic room. The wine list and celebrity-spotting opportunities are particularly good.

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