Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Toronto, Canada

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 1.7 km
Ascend 17 m
Descend 10 m

Experience Toronto in Canada in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in TorontoIndividual Sights in Toronto

Sight 1: Corktown Common

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Corktown Common is a park in the south eastern portion of the West Don Lands neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which opened in 2013. It borders the Don River to the east. It was built on remediated industrial lands to be the centrepiece of a new emerging neighbourhood in downtown Toronto. It also provides a barrier to flooding from the Don River.

Wikipedia: Corktown Common (EN), Website

461 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Former Cherry Street Hotel

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Former Cherry Street HotelRick Harris from Whiby, Ontario, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Cherry Street Hotel is an 1859 heritage building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast corner of Front Street and Cherry Street, in the West Don Lands neighbourhood. The structure was originally the Palace Street School, which closed in 1887. The building was converted into a hotel, and later became an industrial building housing small industry. In the 1960s, the Canary Restaurant opened. The building became a type of incubator, renting small spaces for artists and small businesses. The restaurant closed after the area around the building was demolished for the new West Don Lands community. The building has been integrated into the new community and its facade retained and restored. Its next use has not been announced.

Wikipedia: Cherry Street Hotel (EN)

285 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Young Centre for the Performing Arts

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The Young Centre for the Performing Arts is a theatre in the Distillery District in downtown Toronto, Canada. It is a brand-new theatre built into 19th-century-era Victorian industrial buildings. It is home to the Soulpepper Theatre Company and the theatre school at George Brown College.

Wikipedia: Young Centre for the Performing Arts (EN)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Distillery District

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Distillery District This image was created with Hugin. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, east of downtown, which contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The 13 acres (5.3 ha) district comprises more than forty heritage buildings and ten streets, and is the largest collection of Victorian-era industrial architecture in North America.

Wikipedia: Distillery District (EN)

384 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Museum

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Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is a historic site and museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a former school owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust. The school was built in 1848 when it was known as the Ward School. The building is located at 106 Trinity Street between King Street East and Eastern Avenue. It is the oldest school standing in the city.

Wikipedia: Enoch Turner School (EN), Website

52 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Little Trinity Anglican Church

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Little Trinity Anglican Church is a parish church of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is located at 425 King Street East in the Corktown neighbourhood, just east of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An Ontario Heritage Trust plaque at the site notes that the 1844 church is the oldest surviving church in the city.

Wikipedia: Little Trinity Anglican Church (EN)

376 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: St. Paul's Basilica

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St. Paul's Basilica is the oldest Roman Catholic congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 83 Power Street in the Corktown neighbourhood, just east of downtown, near the intersection of Queen and Parliament streets.

Wikipedia: St. Paul's Basilica (Toronto) (EN)

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