100 Things to do in Toronto!!1. Lie face down on the glass floor at the
CN Tower2. Sit upstairs at
Union Station during rush hour
3. Skate at
Nathan Phillips Square4. Tour the
Steam Whistle Brewery5. Have a hot chocolate at
Soma in The Distillery District
6. Do a bike tour of
Toronto Island7. Go shopping at
Honest Ed’s8. Walk the boardwalk at
The Beach9. Go to
Dundas Square10. Dine at a famous
chef’s restaurant11. Take a city
walking tour and check out
jane's walk12. Get out of the downtown core
13. Ride the
501 Queen Streetcar14. Go shopping in
Chinatown15. Have a coffee in
Kensington Market16. Window shop in
Yorkville17. Eat corn on the sidewalk in
Little India in the summer
18. Take a
train ride through
High Park19. Walk the entire
PATH20. Check out a local band
21. Sample honey at
St. Lawrence Market22. Tour the
CBC building23. Eat Souvlaki on
The Danforth24. Have dinner in
Little Italy25. Read in the garden at
Casa Loma26. come face to face with a dinosaur at the
ROM27. visit the
AGO for free
28. sample free beer at the
Mill St Brewery in the Distillery District
29. Explore the
Toronto alleys30. Go to the
Ontario Science Center31. Check out the parks running north from the
Don Valley - (ride a bike from the lake through the
Don Valley all the way up through
Serena Gundy Park and all the way up to
Sunnybrook Park or
Edward's Gardens or something - there are trails all the way up, lots of cool stuff in there.)
32.
High Park is also pretty cool
33.
Cherry Beach (sorry no real official link to cherry beach)
34.
Sunnyside Park beaches
35.
Tommy Thompson Park36.
Bluffers Park37. Ice skating between
Toronto Islands38. spent the last Sunday of the month (only from May to October)at Kensington Market -
Pedestrian-only streets
39. Go buy some Whiskey Cheddar from
Global Cheese in
Kensington Market and eat it because I just had some and this stuff is seriously delicious. (as stated by
ROB_K)
40. historical
post office on adelaide st east
41. any historical house, ie:
mackenzie,
spadina, etc..
42.
riverdale farm/
cabbagetown especially when the festivals are on
43. tobogganing down
riverdale park east hill.. the
west side has a baseball diamond now.. may be a bit dangerous!
44. sunbathing at
hanlan's point clothing optional beach45. Watch a movie at one of Toronto's many
film festivals46. Walk around Toronto dressed as a zombie
47. Have a coffee in the cafe at the corner of Baldwin and Augusta before 8AM on a weekday and watch the people who pass before they go to work
48. Visit
LCBO Summerhill to glory in the past, marvel in the present, as the immaculately restored North Toronto Railway Station (Circa 1916) is now the largest and most fascinating wine & spirits store in Canada.
49. Fair Trade coffee & delicious sandwiches at
Tinto's on
Roncesvalles50. Join the
Caribana Parade51.
Brickworks Farmer's Market (May - Oct) and for that matter, biking in and around the
Brickworks52. Checking out the
view of Toronto from hill next to Brickworks
53. Check out where Lake Ontario meets Scarberia (near Port Union Station)
54. Watch the sun rise/set from the end of the
Leslie Spit55.
The Junction Arts Fest in September (one of Toronto's best kept secrets)
56. Bike the
Humber River Trail57. Picnic in
Morningside Park58. Bonfire on beach out in Scarborough (near Morningside I think)
59.
Promise Party at the Beaches
60.
Sunnybrook Park (horses are in the back of the park, in the stables)
61. Biking
the Ex at night during spring when no one is around, spooky.
62. go to for an ice cream at the
Dutch Cafe (funny building and awesome assortment of ice cream!)
63. dive into
pomegranate deliciousness at marouf tochal
(everything is made of pomegranate:juice,dried fruit,ice cream,marmelade...YUM!)[marouf tochal is a person not a place according to my search??]
64. take a walk from the beaches westward to sunnyside park on the
boardwalk (or bike)
66. take the carillon tour with
Gerald from CS.
67. Get your hands on the ceramic wheel at the
Gardiner Museum on Fridays and Sundays
68. Enjoy an aperitif with view from the rooftop bar of the
Park Hyatt69. Go to a concert at the beautiful
Roy Thomson Hall (and find discounted tickets on sale the same day)
70. Watch
Rocky Horror Picture Show at
Bloor Cinema on Halloween at midnight
71. Read a book in
Queen’s Park Spring/Summer/Fall which is also home to
Ontario Legislative Assembly72.
Mutahdi’s Drumming Festival (July – Queen’s Park)
73.
Kick Ass Karaoke74. Brunch in
St. Lawrence Market75. Picnic on
Toronto Islands76. Plant trees in with
Bring Back the Don77. The
AIDS Memorial (behind the 519 on church)
78. Eat at
Zelda's (On Church street)
79. Play a round of
manhunt80. Visit
Ireland Park down at the
waterfront81. Swing on the
secret alleyway swing (supposedly it is gone now)
82. Climb to the secret, hidden roof of _______. (this could be titled: it's a secret!, or, how everyone with a favourite roof chose their own special spot for gazing down on the world.)
83. Audit a lecture by one of Toronto's (semi-)famous professors: Mark Kingswell, Nick Mount, etc.
84. Might even recommend visiting a couple
subway stations as destinations in and of themselves: Museum and Dupont for starters. They're as close as we get to being creative with our transport.
85. Pay a visit to
401 Richmond86. the actual
Distillery District