Museums - Galleries - Places

Mesta - Places    CN Tower 301 Front Street West Toronto, Ontario  M5V 2T6 Phone: 416-868-6937    Canadian National Exhibition 210 Princes’ Blvd. Exhibition Place Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 Phone: 416-263-3800    Casa Lloma 1 Austin Terrace Toronto ON Phone: 416-923-1171  Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Quay W. Toronto ON M5J 2G8 Phone: 416-973-4600   Hockey Hall of Fame BCE Place (corner of Yonge and Front St.) Phone: 416-360-7765 New City Hall 100 Queen Street W. Toronto ON Ontario Place 955 Lakeshore Blvd. West Toronto PPhone: 416-314-9900   Ontario Science Center 770 Don Mills Rd.(Don Mills and Eglinton Ave. E.) PPhone: 416-696-3127 Paramount Canada Wonderland 9580 Jane Street Vaughan, ON Phone: (905) 832-7000 Rogers Centre - Toronto Sky Dome 1 Blue Jays Way Toronto ON Phone: 416-341-3663 (current events) Phone: 416-341-2772 (tours)   Roy Thomson Hall Simcoe Street (at King Street West) Phone: 416-872-4255 Saint Lawrence Market 92 Front Street E. Toronto ON M5E 1C4 Phone: 416-392-7120 Toronto Islands Park Information: 416-392-8186 Ferry Information: 416-392-8193   Toronto ZOO 361A Old Finch Ave. Scarborough ON M1B 5K7 Phone: 416-392-5900

Muzeji - Galerije    Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas St. W. Toronto ON M5T 1G4 Phone: 416-979-6601  The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is the eighth largest art museum in North America. The AGO features collections of European and Canadian modern and contemporary art. Archives of Ontario 77 Grenville St. Unit 300 Toronto ON M5S 1B3 Phone: 416-327-1600  Introductory tours are available to show you how to take advantage of the research facilities here. The archives maintains and makes available many records of the province, both government and private. There are photographs, manuscripts, maps, plans and printed materials of interest to anyone who is keen on history or who needs research concerning Ontario. Arthur Conan Doyle Collection Toronto Reference Library 789 Yonge St. 5th Floor, Toronto  ON  M4W 2G8 Phone: 416-395-5577  Arthur Conan Doyle is considered a literary giant due to his fictional accounts of the detective Sherlock Holmes. However, his works spanned several genres, including true crime, current events, spiritual writings and history. This special collection displays many of Doyle’s works, including first editions, recent publications, translations and secondary materials based on Sherlock Holmes stories. Campbell House 160 Queen St, W. Toronto ON Phone: 416-597-0227 Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen's Park Toronto ON M5S 2C6 Phone: 416-586-8000  The ROM, located at the corner of Bloor St. and Queen's Park Ave, is Canada's largest museum. Its exhibits and galleries explore the visual arts, archaeology, the life sciences and natural history. Admission price ranges from $10 (children) to $18 (adults). The main building is open from 10am - 6pm Mon to Thurs, Sat; Friday 10am - 9:30pm; 11am-6pm on Sun. Scarborough Historical Museum 1007 Brimley Rd, Scarborough ON M1P 3E8 Phone: 416-431-3441  This museum is housed in four different Victorian buildings. The museum showcases the years that Scarborough was a rural community. Various events and workshops take place throughout the year. The museum is next to Thompson Park, which has all the facilities of a good urban park. The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art 111 Queen's Park Toronto ON M5S 2C7 Phone: 416-586-8080  This museum has an extensive collection of ceramic art from Europe and the Americas, including pre-Columbian work and European work from the middle ages. The Bata Shoe Museum 327 Bloor Street W. Toronto ON M5S 1W7 Phone: 416-979-7799  A remarkable museum devoted to the history of footwear from ancient times to the present day. Includes samples of footwear that belonged to Elvis Presley, Winston Churchill and Terry Fox. The Textile Museum of Canada 55 Centre Ave. Toronto ON M5G 2H5 Phone: 416-599-5321  This museum showcases textiles from all over the world. An extensive collection of historically significant fabrics and textile work is on display, as well as documentation on the history of textiles. From Turkish rugs to Chinese hats, the collection is of great interest to anyone.