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34 Listed places
4.6 average across 34 rated listings
Ferry Dock • North York
Free public admission – $$$
Popular Neighborhoods:
Ferry Dock North York

Aga Khan Museum

North York
Famous for: Islamic art and manuscripts displayed within Fumihiko Maki’s white-granite museum beside formal gardens in Toronto.

Explore Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum for Islamic art, white-granite architecture, Persian manuscripts, garden walks, and free Wednesday evening entry.

Islamic art enthusiasts Architecture admirers Manuscript lovers

Allan Gardens

Famous for: Free year-round Victorian-era glass conservatory with a domed Palm House, desert cacti, orchids and seasonal flower shows in downtown Toronto

Free 1910 glass conservatory at 160 Gerrard St E, Toronto, with five greenhouses, cacti, orchids, a koi pond and seasonal flower shows,…

Nature Lovers Photographers Families

Art Gallery of Ontario

Famous for: Canadian and Indigenous art, the Thomson Collection, Henry Moore sculptures, and Frank Gehry’s timber-and-glass architecture.

Explore Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario for Group of Seven paintings, Henry Moore sculptures and Frank Gehry architecture, with practical visiting tips.

Canadian art enthusiasts Architecture lovers Families with school-age children

Campbell House Museum

Famous for: Toronto's oldest surviving Town of York house, an 1822 Georgian mansion relocated in 1972 and shown on guided tours

Tour Toronto's oldest surviving Town of York house, an 1822 Georgian mansion at Queen and University with period rooms, a kitchen and…

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts Families

Casa Loma

Famous for: Toronto’s grand 1914 Gothic Revival castle, secret tunnel, marble Conservatory, towers and seasonal garden estate.

Explore Toronto’s 1914 Gothic Revival castle on Austin Terrace, with the Great Hall, secret tunnel, towers, gardens and Sir Henry Pellatt’s story.

History Buffs Families with Kids Art Lovers

Fort York National Historic Site

Famous for: Canada's largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings and the site of the 1813 Battle of York.

Fort York's 43 acres hold original War of 1812 barracks, 1815 powder magazines and the 1813 Battle of York site, open Wed–Sun…

History Buffs Families School Groups

Gibson House Museum

Famous for: An 1851 farmhouse interpreting the Gibson family’s rural life, surveying connections and Upper Canada Rebellion history.

Explore Toronto’s Gibson House Museum, an 1851 Willowdale farmhouse with free admission, period rooms, kitchen interpretation and rebellion history.

Local history enthusiasts Families with school-age children Historic house visitors

Harbourfront Centre

Famous for: Waterfront arts programming, contemporary exhibitions, working craft studios and Canadian and international dance performances.

Explore Harbourfront Centre on Toronto’s waterfront for contemporary art, working craft studios, live performances and free lakeside public spaces.

Contemporary art enthusiasts Craft and design travelers Families seeking cultural activities

High Park

Famous for: High Park is known for spring cherry blossoms, Grenadier Pond, black oak savannah and its castle-style playground.

Explore Toronto’s High Park for Grenadier Pond walks, cherry blossoms, Colborne Lodge and castle-style playgrounds, with free admission year-round.

Families with young children Birdwatchers Urban hikers

Hockey Hall of Fame

Famous for: Permanent home of the Stanley Cup, the original 1893 bowl, and the world's finest collection of hockey artifacts

Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame at 30 Yonge St: touch the Stanley Cup, see the original 1893 bowl, and play interactive rink…

Hockey Fans Sports Enthusiasts Families with Kids

HTO Park

Famous for: Toronto's free urban beach with iconic yellow parasols, sloping lawns and Lake Ontario skyline views on Queens Quay.

Free Harbourfront urban beach at 339 Queens Quay W with yellow parasols, grassy mounds and CN Tower views, open 24 hours on…

Families Couples Solo Travelers

iArtS MUSEUM

Famous for: Rotating contemporary exhibitions that pair established and emerging artists in a second-floor King West loft gallery

Contemporary art museum at 580 King St W in Toronto's King West, showing established and emerging artists. Open Mon, Tue, Thu and…

Art Lovers Students Solo Travelers

Little Canada

Famous for: Hand-built HO-scale miniatures of Canadian cities and landmarks with moving trains and day-night lighting cycles

HO-scale miniature Toronto, Niagara and Ottawa with day-night lighting cycles, beneath Yonge-Dundas Square at 10 Dundas St E, Toronto.

Families with kids Model enthusiasts First-time visitors

Mackenzie House

Famous for: Final home of rebel and first Toronto mayor William Lyon Mackenzie, with period rooms and a working printing press

William Lyon Mackenzie's 1850s Bond Street row house: period rooms, a hands-on printing press, and Rebellion of 1837 history in downtown Toronto.

History Buffs Families Students

Montgomery’s Inn

Famous for: A restored 1830s Georgian stone tavern in Etobicoke with period rooms, hearth-cooking programs and a local farmers' market

Free 1830s Georgian stone tavern museum in Etobicoke with period rooms, a historic kitchen and a farmers' market, open Wednesday to Sunday…

History Buffs Families with Kids Architecture Enthusiasts

MZTV Museum Of Television

Famous for: Moses Znaimer's world-class collection of rare pre-war and space-age televisions tracing the medium from the 1920s onward

Liberty Village museum of 10,000+ TV artifacts from Moses Znaimer's collection, with rare pre-war sets, docent tours and an interactive guide app.

Tech Enthusiasts History Buffs Families
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