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Travel Guide Directory > Canada > Ontario > Toronto Display All Toronto Canada Listings or refine your search: New Listings Greater Toronto Airports Authority Toronto Canada The official web site of Lester B. Pearson International Airport (LBPIA). Toronto City Centre Airport Toronto Canada The Toronto City Centre Airport has nearby proximity to central Toronto Canada. Only 8 Minutes From Bay Street. BikeHike Adventures Toronto Canada Multi-sport adventures for earthlings addicted to outdoor life! Adventures in Costa, Belize, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, Canadian Rockies and New Zealand. About Toronto Canada Toronto is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario and is the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto, with 2.5 million people, is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse cities in the world. Toronto is Canada's financial centre and economic engine, as well as being one of the country's most important centres for culture, the arts, and health sciences. While English is the predominant language spoken in Toronto, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Tamil, Persian, Spanish, Punjabi are all in common use. The mild climate in Toronto is moderated by its southerly location within Canada and its proximity to Lake Ontario, but there are usually two or three bitter cold snaps each year. Toronto is the banking and stock exchange centre for Canada. Ontario's wealth of raw materials and hydroelectric power have made Toronto a primary centre of industry producing more than half of Canada's manufactured goods. The Toronto Stock Exchange is the third largest stock exchange in North America by market capitalisation and sixth largest in the world. The University of Toronto is the largest university in Canada and is consistently ranked as the country's leading university with one of the best medical faculties in the world. The Discovery District in Toronto has one of the greatest concentrations of research institutions and teaching hospitals anywhere in the world. The 553 metre tall CN Tower is the most well-known landmark in Toronto and is the tallest free-standing land structure in the world. Other attractions in Toronto include the Air Canada Centre and Rogers Centre sports complexes, the Royal Ontario Museum, and Bloor-Yorkville, one of Toronto's most elegant shopping and dining areas. The Distillery District in Toronto is a historic area to the east of the downtown core that spans 52,000 square metres and comprises of more than 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets. The Beaches is an upper-middle class neighbourhood and popular tourist destination in Toronto with trendy shops, a lakeside boardwalk and several large parks. The Toronto Islands are a chain of small islands providing a shallow natural harbour for the City of Toronto and are a popular recreational destination. The top attraction for visitors to Toronto is the Toronto Eaton Centre, a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto with about 330 stores. The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto celebrates the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. PATH is an underground walkway in downtown Toronto linking 27 kilometres of shopping, services and entertainment in weatherproof comfort. Toronto is a city of many museums, theatres, galleries, festivals, comedy clubs, events and sports. Toronto is recognised as the third-largest theatre centre in the English-speaking world, after New York and London with over 90 venues in the greater Toronto area. Toronto has over 50 ballet and dance companies, six opera companies and two symphony orchestras. Toronto is considered the Hollywood of the North by the film industry and the Toronto International Film Festival is second only to Cannes. Toronto is home to the renowned Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and many other civic and private galleries. As a multicultural city, Toronto offers a variety of food options and Winterlicious and Summerlicious are city-wide festivals. The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is the fifth largest museum in North America. The City of Toronto has over 190 pieces of outdoor public art and historical monuments in city parks, in subway stations, and on the grounds of municipal buildings. Sports fans cheer for the Toronto Raptors (basketball), Toronto Argonauts (football), Toronto Maple Leafs (hockey), the Toronto Blue Jays (baseball) and for a number of other sports teams. |
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