Toronto travel guide

At a glance

capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada. For a first visit, CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, First Canadian Place are strong starting points. This guide brings together 15 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• CN Tower — communications and observation tower in Toronto, Canada
• Royal Ontario Museum — museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• First Canadian Place — skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Hockey Hall of Fame — sports museum in downtown Toronto
• Art Gallery of Ontario — art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Yonge Dundas Square — public square in Toronto
• Scotia Plaza — Office building in Toronto, Ontario
• Casa Loma — mansion in Toronto, Canada.

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• Hawaiian pizza — pizza variety, usually topped with pineapple pieces and ham
• sushi pizza — variant of Japanese sushi served in Canada
• Montreal-style smoked meat — style of smoked meat corned beef created by Jewish immigrants in Montreal, Quebec
• Garlic fingers — flatbread popular in Atlantic Canada
• OpenCola — brand of open cola where instructions for making are freely available

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Casa Loma · Royal Ontario Museum · Yonge Street · Maple Leaf Gardens

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Casa Loma · Royal Ontario Museum · Yonge Street · Maple Leaf Gardens

Day 2 · Architecture and city fabric

Yonge Dundas Square · St. Michael's Cathedral · Scotia Plaza · First Canadian Place

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

Brookfield Place · Hockey Hall of Fame · CN Tower · Art Gallery of Ontario

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Casa Loma · Royal Ontario Museum · Yonge Street

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Maple Leaf Gardens · Yonge Dundas Square · St. Michael's Cathedral

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

Scotia Plaza · First Canadian Place · Brookfield Place

Day 4 · Museums and art

Hockey Hall of Fame · CN Tower · Art Gallery of Ontario

Day 5 · Nature route

Toronto Islands · High Park · The Aga Khan Museum

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · Museums and art

Casa Loma · Royal Ontario Museum · Yonge Street

Day 2 · History and landmarks

Maple Leaf Gardens · Yonge Dundas Square · St. Michael's Cathedral

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

Scotia Plaza · First Canadian Place · Brookfield Place

Day 4 · Museums and art

Hockey Hall of Fame · CN Tower · Art Gallery of Ontario

Day 5 · Nature route

Toronto Islands · High Park · The Aga Khan Museum

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.