Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Toronto, Canada

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 59 m
Descend 50 m

Experience Toronto in Canada in a whole new way with our 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: Ramsden Park

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Ramsden Park Paull Young / CC BY 2.0

Ramsden Park is a public park located at 1020 Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with access via Ramsden Park Road. and Pears Avenue. With an area of 13.7 acres, Ramsden Park is one of the largest in downtown Toronto. It features playgrounds, basketball courts, hockey rinks and a small skateboarding feature.

Wikipedia: Ramsden Park (EN)

441 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Iskcon

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920 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Church of the Redeemer

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Church of the RedeemerDennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of the Redeemer is an Anglican church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The small church is prominently located at the intersection of Bloor Street and Avenue Road, near the Royal Ontario Museum. The Gothic Revival style building opened on June 15, 1879.

Wikipedia: Church of the Redeemer (Toronto) (EN), Website

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Gardiner Museum

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Gardiner MuseumSmart Destinations from Boston, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art is a ceramics museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is situated within University of Toronto's St. George campus, in downtown Toronto. The 4,299.2-square-metre (46,276 sq ft) museum building was designed by Keith Wagland, with further expansions and renovations done by KPMB Architects.

Wikipedia: Gardiner Museum (EN), Website, Opening Hours

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Royal Ontario Museum

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Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making it the most-visited museum in Canada. It is north of Queen's Park, in the University of Toronto district, with its main entrance on Bloor Street West. Museum subway station is named after it and, since a 2008 renovation, is decorated to resemble the ROM's collection at the platform level.

Wikipedia: Royal Ontario Museum (EN), Website

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Taddle Creek Park

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Taddle Creek Park

Taddle Creek is a buried stream in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that flowed a southeasterly course about six kilometres long, from St. Clair Avenue west of Bathurst Street through the present site of Wychwood Park, through the University of Toronto, into the Toronto Harbour near the Distillery District. During the 19th century, it was buried and converted into an underground sewer, but traces of the creek can still be found today. The scenic footpath known as Philosopher's Walk follows the ravine created by the creek from the Royal Ontario Museum to Trinity College. Taddle Creek is also the name of a Toronto literary magazine and of a local Montessori school.

Wikipedia: Taddle Creek (EN)

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: First Church of Christ, Scientist

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First Church of Christ, Scientist

The First Church of Christ, Scientist is the oldest Christian Science congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 196 St. George St. in The Annex neighbourhood, just north of the University of Toronto. It maintains a Reading Room at 927 Yonge Street north of Bloor. The church is a branch of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Wikipedia: First Church of Christ, Scientist (Toronto) (EN)

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