Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Toronto, Canada

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 6.9 km
Ascend 170 m
Descend 186 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: St. Luke's United Church

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St. Luke's United ChurchJeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA / CC BY 2.0

Saint Luke's United Church is located at 353 Sherbourne Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally built across the street from the old site of Toronto General Hospital, it is now across from Allan Gardens. The building was originally home to Sherbourne Street Methodist Church, later Sherbourne United. It merged with Carlton Street United in 1959 to create St. Luke's. Sherbourne was founded in 1872, while Carlton originated in 1832.

Wikipedia: St. Luke's United Church (EN)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Allan Gardens

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Allan GardensDiego Torres Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil / CC BY 2.0

Allan Gardens is a conservatory and urban park located in the Garden District of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The property includes a playground, off-leash dog park, and a 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) conservatory with six green houses.

Wikipedia: Allan Gardens (EN), Website

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Jarvis Street Baptist Church

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The Jarvis Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church located at the intersection of Gerrard Street and Jarvis Street in downtown Toronto. One of the oldest churches in the city, its congregation was founded in 1818, and the present church constructed in 1875. It is a member of the Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada.

Wikipedia: Jarvis Street Baptist Church (EN)

529 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Oakham House

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Oakham House is a historic building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The house is located at the southwest corner of Gould and Church streets. It was designed by architect William Thomas as his own residence and office, and completed in 1848. Today, it is owned by Toronto Metropolitan University. The upper level consists of a cafe used by students and faculty, while the lower level is home to a student pub. The building is also used by the university to hold events and receptions.

Wikipedia: Oakham House (EN)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Mackenzie House

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Mackenzie House is a historic building and museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that was the last home of William Lyon Mackenzie, the city's first mayor. It is now a museum operated by the City of Toronto's Museum and Heritage Services.

Wikipedia: Mackenzie House (EN), Website

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Saint Michael's Cathedral Basilica

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Saint Michael's Cathedral Basilicapaul (dex) from Toronto / CC BY 2.0

St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, and one of the oldest churches in Toronto. It is located at 65 Bond Street in Toronto's Garden District. St. Michael's was designed by William Thomas, designer of eight other churches in the city, and was primarily financed by Irish immigrants who resided in the area. The cathedral has a capacity of 1600. John Cochrane and Brothers undertook the work on the stone and stucco ornamentation of the interior.

Wikipedia: St. Michael's Cathedral (Toronto) (EN), Website

186 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Metropolitan United Church

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Metropolitan United Church is a historic Neo-Gothic style church in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest and most prominent churches of the United Church of Canada. It is located at 56 Queen Street East, between Bond and Church streets, in Toronto's Garden District.

Wikipedia: Metropolitan United Church (EN), Website

238 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Massey Hall

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Massey Hall is a performing arts theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1894, it is known for its outstanding acoustics and was the long-time hall of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. An intimate theatre, it was originally designed to seat 3,500 patrons, but after extensive renovations in the 1940s, it now seats only up to 2,765. It has an extensive history of concerts by artists of many musical genres which continues today.

Wikipedia: Massey Hall (EN)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Ed Mirvish Theatre

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The Ed Mirvish Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre in Toronto, Ontario, located near Yonge–Dundas Square. Owned and operated by Mirvish Productions, the theatre has approximately 2,300 seats across two levels. There are two entrances to the theatre, located at 263 Yonge Street and 244 Victoria Street.

Wikipedia: Ed Mirvish Theatre (EN), Website

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Yonge-Dundas Square

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Yonge–Dundas Square, or Dundas Square is a public square at the southeast corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Designed by Brown and Storey Architects, the square was conceived in 1997 as part of revitalizing the intersection. Since its completion in 2002, the square has hosted many public events, performances and art displays, establishing itself as a prominent landmark in Toronto and one of the city's prime tourist attractions. Central to the Downtown Yonge entertainment and shopping district, the square is owned by the city and is the first public square in Canada to be maintained through a public–private partnership. The intersection is one of the busiest in Canada, with over 100,000 people crossing the city's first pedestrian scramble daily.

Wikipedia: Yonge-Dundas Square (EN)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Church of the Holy Trinity

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The Church of the Holy Trinity is an Anglican church located at Trinity Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Trinity (Toronto) (EN), Website

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Trinity Square

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Trinity SquareIan Muttoo from Mississauga, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

Trinity Square is a public square in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the east by the Toronto Eaton Centre, on the south and west by the Bell Trinity Square office complex, and on the north by the Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre hotel.

Wikipedia: Trinity Square (Toronto) (EN)

551 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 13: Textile Museum Of Canada

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Textile Museum Of Canada

The Textile Museum of Canada, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a museum dedicated to the collection, exhibition, and documentation of textiles.

Wikipedia: Textile Museum of Canada (EN), Website

728 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 14: Grange Park

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Grange Park is a prominent and well-used public park in downtown Toronto, Ontario in Canada. It is located south of the Art Gallery of Ontario, next to the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU) and north of University Settlement House, at the north end of John Street. The Park lends its name to the Grange Park neighbourhood in the vicinity of the park. Historically, the park was the backyard of The Grange, a manor that was later expanded and became the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Wikipedia: Grange Park (Toronto) (EN)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Campbell House

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Campbell House is an 1822 heritage house and museum in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was built for Upper Canada Chief Justice Sir William Campbell and his wife Hannah. The home was designed for entertaining and comfort, and constructed at a time when the Campbells were socially and economically established and their children had grown to adulthood. The house is one of the few remaining examples of Georgian architecture left in Toronto and is constructed in a style in vogue during the late Georgian era known as Palladian architecture.

Wikipedia: Campbell House (Toronto) (EN), Opening Hours

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

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The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a 2,071-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the southeast corner of University Avenue and Queen Street West, across from Osgoode Hall. The land on which it is located was a gift from the Government of Ontario. It is the home of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) and the National Ballet of Canada. The building's modernist design by was created by Canadian firm Diamond Schmitt Architects, headed by Jack Diamond. It was completed in 2006, and the interior design includes an unusual glass staircase.

Wikipedia: Four Seasons Centre (EN), Website

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Nathan Phillips Square

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Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and is named after Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. The square was designed by the City Hall's architect Viljo Revell and landscape architect Richard Strong. It opened in 1965. The square is the site of concerts, art displays, a weekly farmers' market, the winter festival of lights, and other public events, including demonstrations. During the winter months, the reflecting pool is converted into an ice rink for ice skating. The square attracts an estimated 1.5 million visitors yearly. With an area of 4.85 hectares, it is Canada's largest city square.

Wikipedia: Nathan Phillips Square (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: TORONTO

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The Toronto Sign is an illuminated three-dimensional sign in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that spells the city's name. It is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 22 metres (72 ft) long, lit by LED lights that can create an estimated 228 million colour combinations.

Wikipedia: 3D Toronto sign (EN)

271 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Old City Hall Cenotaph

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The Old City Hall Cenotaph is a cenotaph located at the front steps of Old City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wikipedia: Old City Hall Cenotaph, Toronto (EN)

262 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

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The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Winter Garden Theatre is seven storeys above the Elgin Theatre. They are the last surviving Edwardian stacked theatres in the world.

Wikipedia: Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres (EN)

348 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 21: Ontario Heritage Centre

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The Ontario Heritage Trust is a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting the built, natural and cultural heritage of Canada's most populous province, Ontario.

Wikipedia: Ontario Heritage Trust (EN)

406 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: Cathedral Church of St. James

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The Cathedral Church of St. James is an Anglican cathedral in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the location of the oldest congregation in the city, with the parish being established in 1797. The church, the fourth on the site, began construction in 1850 and opened for services on June 19, 1853. It was one of the largest buildings in the city at that time. It was designed by Frederick William Cumberland and is an example of Gothic Revival architecture.

Wikipedia: Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto) (EN)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: St. Lawrence Hall

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St. Lawrence Hall is a meeting hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the corner of King Street East and Jarvis Street. It was created to be Toronto's public meeting hall home to public gatherings, concerts, and exhibitions. Its main feature was a thousand-seat amphitheatre. For decades the hall was the centre of Toronto's social life before larger venues took over much of this business. Today the hall continues as a venue for events including weddings, conferences, and art shows.

Wikipedia: St. Lawrence Hall (EN)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 24: Daniel Brooke Building

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Daniel Brooke Building is a 19th-century Georgian building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located on the northeast corner of Jarvis Street and King Street. The building is one of the last remaining buildings of the old Town of York. Built in 1833 for owners Daniel Brooke and John Murchison, it was rebuilt before 1849 and damaged by the Toronto Fire of 1849.

Wikipedia: Daniel Brooke Building (EN)

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