attractions · Toronto
Skip the filler. These are the sights that make Toronto worth the flight, ranked by what millions of travelers actually rate highest.
Entertainment District · $$
The 553-metre icon held the world's tallest free-standing structure title for over three decades; the glass floor and revolving 360 Restaurant remain rites of passage. Daredevils can walk the outside ledge on the EdgeWalk.
Insider tip: Book the first morning slot online to beat queues—or reserve 360 Restaurant, which includes the observation level with dinner.
Bloor-Yorkville · $
Canada's biggest museum spans dinosaurs, a Ming tomb, and a gem-and-meteorite gallery behind Daniel Libeskind's jagged Crystal facade. The bat cave has been terrifying delighted kids since 1988.
Insider tip: Hit the dinosaur galleries right at opening, then work upward as the tour groups arrive.
Grange Park · $
Frank Gehry's hometown redesign wraps a sculptural Douglas-fir staircase through one of North America's great collections—the Group of Seven, Rubens, and the world's largest public collection of Henry Moore plasters. The Galleria Italia window-walk alone is worth the ticket.
Insider tip: Visitors 25 and under get in free; everyone else should book the annual pass, which pays for itself in two visits.
Old Town · $
Operating since 1803 and once ranked the world's best food market by National Geographic, with 100-plus vendors under the 1845 South Market roof. The peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery is the must-eat.
Insider tip: It's closed Mondays—come hungry on Saturday morning and start with the peameal bacon bun.
Distillery District · $
The best-preserved Victorian industrial architecture in North America—40-plus brick buildings of the 1832 Gooderham & Worts whisky distillery, now galleries, chocolatiers, and patios. The Winter Village makes it the city's most photographed December spot.
Insider tip: Visit on a weekday morning for empty cobblestones; December weekends often require timed-entry tickets.
Midtown · $
A 98-room Gothic Revival castle a financier built in 1914 and lost to taxes a decade later, complete with secret passages and an 800-foot tunnel to the stables. The towers give a skyline view most tourists never find.
Insider tip: Save the underground tunnel to the carriage house for last, then exit through the gardens in summer.
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Three days covers the CN Tower, the markets and museums, and a couple of neighborhoods; add a fourth for the Toronto Islands ferry or a Niagara Falls day trip. Food lovers could fill a week without repeating a cuisine.