What are the top things to do in Toronto?

CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, Casa Loma, and more. Paste your own list into Tripsapien and it checks each place's hours, closures, and booking pressure for your exact dates.

Which neighborhoods should I explore in Toronto?

Downtown and Entertainment District, Kensington Market and Chinatown, The Annex and Yorkville, Distillery District and Corktown. Tripsapien groups your places by neighborhood so each day stays in one or two areas instead of zig-zagging.

When is the best time to visit Toronto?

June, August, September balance comfortable temperatures with fewer rainy days. Pick your month below to see that month's events, public holidays, and seasonal timing.

Will the places on my list be open when I'm in Toronto?

Tripsapien checks each place against the exact dates you're in Toronto and flags closures, limited hours, and sell-outs before the trip.

Toronto Canada

Things to do in Toronto

By Tripsapien Research / Updated May 20, 2026

Toronto sits on Lake Ontario, with Downtown, Kensington Market, The Annex, Distillery District, Leslieville, Yorkville, Queen West, and The Beaches linking towers, streetcars, islands, markets, museums, sports venues, and immigrant food corridors. The CN Tower, St Lawrence Market, Toronto Islands, Queen Street West, and University Avenue give the city a clear axis from waterfront to neighborhoods.

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About Toronto

City overview

Food & drink

Toronto food is market-stall and diaspora-heavy: peameal bacon sandwiches stack cornmeal-crusted back bacon on a bun, Jamaican patties wrap spiced beef or vegetables in flaky yellow pastry, doubles use curried chickpeas between bara, and butter tarts are the sticky Canadian bakery stop. St Lawrence Market, Kensington Market, Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Italy, Greektown, Queen West, and Scarborough food courts add poutine, dim sum, Korean barbecue, Italian sandwiches, souvlaki, and late-night slices.

Top sights

Ranked for suitability using weather, setting, ratings, and review volume.

Map of Toronto with pinned top attractions (1 through 10)

1
CN Tower
4.6★ · 87,072
The 553m communications tower opened in 1976 beside the rail corridor and remains the city's clearest orientation point. Glass-floor areas, observation decks, EdgeWalk, Rogers Centre, Ripley's Aquarium, and Union Station all sit nearby.
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Reserve timed tickets for sunset slots and EdgeWalk dates.
2
Royal Ontario Museum
4.7★ · 42,617
The museum opened on Bloor Street in 1914 and added Daniel Libeskind's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal in 2007. Galleries cover dinosaurs, Egypt, China, Indigenous collections, minerals, textiles, and natural history near Museum and St George stations.
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3
Art Gallery of Ontario
4.7★ · 18,985
The AGO holds Canadian art, Group of Seven works, Indigenous art, European collections, photography, and Frank Gehry's 2008 wood-and-glass expansion. It sits on Dundas Street West near Chinatown and OCAD University.
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Show 7 more sights

4Casa Loma
5St Lawrence Market
6Toronto Islands
7Hockey Hall of Fame
8Distillery District
9Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
10Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square

Neighborhoods

1
Downtown and Entertainment District
Downtown is vertical and event-heavy, with Union Station, CN Tower, Rogers Centre, Scotiabank Arena, theatres, hotels, and PATH corridors.
2
Kensington Market and Chinatown
Kensington and Chinatown are dense and food-driven, with vintage shops, produce stands, dumpling houses, cafes, murals, and Spadina streetcars.
3
The Annex and Yorkville
The Annex and Yorkville mix university blocks, bookstores, ROM, Bata Shoe Museum, Bloor shopping, Victorian houses, and restaurant patios.
4
Distillery District and Corktown
Distillery and Corktown feel brick-and-arts focused, with galleries, theatres, cafes, market events, Canary District paths, and streetcar access.
5
Queen West and Ossington
Queen West and Ossington are nightlife-and-design heavy, with Trinity Bellwoods, boutiques, music rooms, cocktail bars, bakeries, and galleries.
6
Leslieville and The Beaches
Leslieville and The Beaches are east-end and local, with brunch streets, Queen Street East shops, boardwalks, parks, and lakefront routes.

Day trips

130km / about 90min by GO train and bus or 2h by car from Union Station
Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls, boat cruises, viewpoints, Clifton Hill, and Niagara Parks trails make the classic full day from Toronto.
150km / about 2h by VIA Rail or seasonal GO train from Union Station
Stratford Festival
Theatre venues, Avon River parks, restaurants, and Shakespeare-season programming make the strongest arts day west of the city.
70km / 1h by GO train from Union Station to West Harbour or Hamilton GO Centre
Hamilton and Dundas
Waterfront paths, Dundurn Castle, art galleries, and waterfall trails around the Niagara Escarpment create a compact city-and-nature day.

Getting around

TTC subway, streetcars, and buses use PRESTO and contactless payment, while GO Transit and UP Express link Union Station with suburbs, Niagara routing, and Pearson Airport. Use subway lines for north-south distance, streetcars for Queen and King corridors, ferries for the islands, and GO trains for day trips.