Toronto is one of the most populated city in
Canada as well as the province capital of Ontario. Toronto sits at
the heart of the Greater Toronto Area and is located in Southern
Ontario. This city is the main hub of the nation's commercial,
financial, industrial, and cultural life. There have been people to
reside here since the last ice age but the community only dates back
to 1793 when the British colonial officials stumbled upon the "Town
of York" which was known as the Upper Canadian frontier. It was in
1834 when the backwoods village became known as the "City of
Toronto."
Toronto's 17th Anniversary was on March 6,
2009, City Hall opened its doors to invite residents in to celebrate
their heritage, unity, diversity, literature, and art through music
and dance. There was also an outdoor stage on Nathan Phillips Square
that had many music performances and an Ice Skating party. Toronto
has 10 museums which brings their history to life. Toronto also has
the tallest building which is the CN Tower and the longest street
which is Yonge Street and it starts at City's lakeshore and
stretches to the French Riviera.
Toronto is a very clean and safe cosmopolitan
city with many parks, recreational, and cultural facilities. The
city is home to four professional sports teams as well as the third
largest English speaking theater district in the world. It is also
home to over 80 ethnic communities starting with Africa, Asia, and
Europe. Toronto is one of the world's most ethnically diverse cities
as well. The city is filled with culture, art, architecture,
entertainment, nightlife, sports, tours, attractions, and much more.
Toronto has so many things to see and do while staying in the city
that the whole family will enjoy as well as many historical things
for the family to learn from.
Toronto is considered to be a global city as
well as one of the top financial centers in the world. Toronto also
holds the world's seventh largest stock exchange as well as the
majority of Canada's corporations. The city has a very low crime
rate, clean streets, high standard of living, and friendly people,
all of these things help to make Toronto one of the world's most
livable cities according to the Economist Intelligence Unit and the
Mercer Quality of Living Survey. The city was also ranked as the
most expensive Canadian city to reside in 2006. The residents of
Toronto are called Torontonians.

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Attractions in Toronto
The CN Tower in Toronto is a hard to
miss landmark and is an amazing attraction for tourists to
visit. The CN Tower is the tallest building in the world and is
located on Front Street right between the Rogers Center which is
Toronto's Sports dome and the Toronto's Convention Center. The
CN originally stood for Canadian National which was the railway
company that built the tower but in 1995 the tower was
transferred to the Canada Lands Company. Visitors can ride the
all glass elevator to the top which has a glass floor 360 degree
observation deck and at the very top is a restaurant.
The Toronto Hockey Hall of Fame is known as a
hockey fans paradise. This is a place where hockey fans can test
there knowledge with hockey trivia. There are also plenty of
interactive and hands on activities for the hockey fans to test
their skills on the evolution of Canada's game. Hockey fans also get
to take a trip down the sport's memory lane as they look at all the
memorabilia, trophies, movies, displays, and video games. Every
visitor can get a souvenir photo of them next to the Stanley Cup
trophy. Visitors can also search the Spirit of Hockey store that is
filled with collectibles. This a great attraction for hockey fans to
enjoy and even get some great souvenir's.
The Air Canada Center is also another sports
fan paradise. This is a state of the art sports and entertainment
facility. There is NHL Hockey and NBA Basketball, rock concerts,
conventions, figure skating, and much more that is all held in this
facility. The Air Canada Center is held in downtown Toronto, it
features Jumbotrons and over 600 televisions. This facility gets
very packed when the majority of the city all gathers here for
concerts and festivals. There is always an exciting event for the
city to enjoy and have a great time no matter what the event. Any
type of sporting event or music event is usually held at The Air
Canada Center.
The Bata Shoe Museum is a place for shoe lovers
especially. This museum is devoted to just footwear of every kind
from all cultures and all parts of the world starting from ancient
times to the present. There are fancy shoes, basic shoes, boots, and
sandals. The museum is held inside of the Raymond Moriyama building
which is just north of the University of Toronto. The museum holds
over 10,000 pairs of shoes including celebrity shoes such as Queen
Victoria's ballroom slippers, Elvis's blue patent loafers, and Karen
Kain's ballet pointes. This is a great attraction for women mostly
but guys are welcome as well and any shoe fanatic will love this
museum.
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Historic Attractions in Toronto
The Casa Loma in Toronto was created by Sir
Henry and took three years and 3.5 million dollars to build. The
Casa Loma was filled with artwork from Canada and from all over the
world. This was a monument for its creator, Sir Henry, it passed up
any other private home in North America due to its battlements and
secret passageways. It was also home to the castles and knights in
the days that have passed. The Casa Loma also had some amazing
gardens that were put in a very unique and balanced setting. The
gardens changing color schemes of the many different flowers and
trees gave off a very impressive variety of growth, texture, and
form. This is a brilliant landmark for Canada and castle lovers will
enjoy this attraction.
The Royal Ontario Museum is on the top list
of the world's leading museums of natural history as well as world
cultures. The Royal Ontario Museum which is also known as ROM has a
mission which is to engage the public in exploration of cultural
change as well as serve as an information for science with the study
of nature. The museum has collections and research information
ranging from lectures, symposia, films, tours, publications, travel,
and family activities. The museum has plenty of galleries and
exhibitions for visitor to explore. Some of the galleries include
World Culture galleries, Natural History galleries, and Hands-on
galleries. There are a variety of changing special exhibitions as
well.
The Art Gallery of Ontario also known as AGO
has more than 4,000 artworks in 110 galleries. Some of the current
exhibitions include African and Oceanic, Beautiful Fictions,
Canadian, Contemporary, European, Photography,, Prints and Drawings,
Surreal Things, and the Thomson Collection. AGO also includes dining
for visitors such as FRANK Restaurant with Latin flavors, The New
Norma Ridley Members' Lounge, Espresso Bar, and Cafe AGO. There is
also shopping at AGO which includes AGO Book Club, Surreal Things to
Go, Gift Cards, Green Products, Drawing Attention, and many more.
The Campbell House Museum is the
restored residence of Sir William Campbell from the year 1822.
This is the oldest original building from the city of York. The
structure of the house is of the classic Georgian architecture
which is a rare find in the region. This house has been a museum
since 1974 which was opened by the Queen Mother. The house has
half hour guided tours that are available all throughout the
day. The houses present location is at Queen Street West and
University but was originally constructed on Duke Street which
is now called Adelaide. This is a truly amazing historic
attraction for the whole family to explore, learn, and enjoy.