Toronto City Walk Guide
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Toronto City Walk Guide - Canada's Multicultural Metropolis
Host of 6 World Cup matches, CN Tower, incredible diversity, and world-class cuisine in Canada's largest city.
🏟️ World Cup Viewing Guide
Venue: BMO Field
- 📍 Exhibition Place, Lake Ontario waterfront
- 🏟️ Capacity: 45,736
- ⚽ Hosts 6 matches
- 🚇 TTC 509/511 Streetcar to Exhibition station
- 💡 BMO Field sits on the lakefront with CN Tower backdrop — one of the most scenic World Cup venues
- 🍔 Canadian flavors: Poutine $10, Peameal Bacon Sandwich $12, craft beer $8
🚶 Day 1: CN Tower → Harbourfront
Morning: CN Tower → Ripley's Aquarium
🗼 CN Tower (553m) — Glass Floor and observation deck ($40). 🐠 Ripley's Aquarium ($44).
🍜 Lunch Recommendations:
- St. Lawrence Market — Peameal Bacon Sandwich at Carousel Bakery $8, called "world's best sandwich"
Afternoon: Harbourfront → Toronto Islands
🌊 Ferry to Toronto Islands ($9 round trip) — classic skyline view from the lake.
Evening: Entertainment District / King West
🚶 Day 2: Royal Ontario Museum → Chinatown → Kensington Market
Morning: ROM → Yorkville
🏛️ Royal Ontario Museum ($23) — dinosaurs, Egyptian mummies, First Nations art. Michael Lee-Chin Crystal addition by Daniel Libeskind.
🎨 Kensington Market — bohemian neighborhood with global food, vintage shops, and indie cafes.
🏮 Chinatown — one of North America's largest Chinese communities.
🚶 Day 3: Niagara Falls Day Trip (or Distillery District)
🌊 Niagara Falls (1.5 hours from Toronto) — Hornblower Cruise ($30) to the base of Horseshoe Falls. Niagara-on-the-Lake wine country on the way back, Icewine tasting $15-25.
Or: Distillery District — Victorian industrial architecture turned galleries and cafes. Soma Chocolatemaker artisan chocolate $5/piece.
🍜 Toronto Must-Eat List
| Food | Recommended Spot | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Peameal Bacon Sandwich | Carousel Bakery | $8 |
| Poutine | Smoke's Poutinerie | $10-14 |
| Dim Sum | Crown Princess | $15-25 |
| Butter Tart | Citywide bakeries | $3 |
| Craft Beer | Steam Whistle Brewing | $7/pint |
| Jamaican Patty | Golden Patty | $4 |
| Maple Syrup treats | Citywide | $5-10 |
🚄 Transportation
- ✈️ YYZ (UP Express to Union Station $12, 25 min)
- 🚇 TTC subway + streetcar $3.35/ride, Day Pass $13
💡
- 💰 $100-180 USD/day
- ⏰ EST (UTC-5)
- 🌍 Most multicultural city globally — 51% born outside Canada