Go down the Michelin Star route at Sushi Masaki Saito and Restaurant Pearl Morissette. Celebrate seasonal, local Ontario flavours at Prime Seafood Palace, 360 Restaurant, Avling Brewery, and Richmond Station. Savour Queen of Persia’s flavourful Fesenjoon, Louf’s soul-warming Lentil Soup, and Simone’s Caribbean Restaurant’s spicy Jerk Chicken. Beer lovers must visit Mill Street Brew Pub, Steam Whistle Brewing, Amsterdam Brewhouse on the Lake, and Bier Markt. Satisfy your caffeine cravings at the patios at West Queen West’s Cafe23, Leslieville’s Tango Palace Coffee Company, and Kensington Market’s Café Pamenar and Jimmy’s Coffee. 

Lake Ontario leads to catching Coho salmon and rainbow trout on a fishing charter or paddling the waters by canoe. Board the ferry from Queen’s Quay Terminal to the Toronto Islands for golden sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters. Explore High Park’s sunken gardens, nature trails, natural ponds, streams, and High Park Zoo – the springtime Sakura cherry trees are must-sees! Travel to the iconic Niagara Falls with its Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls - experience the Journey Behind the Falls, a Whirlpool Jetboat and the WildPlay Zipline, and a helicopter flight.

Meet Toronto Zoo’s lions, tigers, penguins, and orang-utans or take a trip under the sea at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. Relish unforgettable joys on Canada’s Wonderland’s 200+ attractions or Splash Works waterpark’s lazy river and 18 slides. Enjoy a multi-sensory journey through Arcadia Earth Toronto’s underwater worlds and fantasy lands. Challenge your perceptions with Museum of Illusions’ mind-bending exhibits and interactive displays. Get hands-on and learn-through-play at Ontario Science Centre. Tower over tiny Toronto at Legoland Discovery Centre’s MINILAND. Cheer on the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena.

Discover the Art Gallery of Ontario’s 95,000 artworks and Aga Khan Museum’s Islamic art collection. Take the Graffiti Walking Tour through Queen Street West’s mural-filled alleys or Distillery Historic District’s twilight ghost tour. Explore Ontario Science Centre’s IMAX OMNIMAX Dome theatre and planetarium. See Elvis’ blue patent loafers, Robert Redford’s cowboy boots, and Elton John’s silver monogrammed slippers at Bata Shoe Museum. Snap a selfie alongside the Stanley Cup at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Experience musicals at the Royal Alexander Theatre and Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Roy Thomson Hall.

Canadian National Exhibition rolls into Toronto each August with its rides, arcade games, music acts, and air show. Foodies will adore the two-week Summerlicious and Winterlicious dining festivals; when 200+ of Toronto’s best restaurants offer great-value prix fixe menus. Winterfest brings live music, festive trees and lights, and ice skating in front of Wonder Mountain. Toronto is the host city in 2026 for FIFA World Cup Football, the RBC Canadian Open Golf at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, and the National Bank Open Women’s Tennis at Sobey’s Stadium.

Admire cityscapes from the 553-metre-tall CN Tower’s Sky Pod, 360 Restaurant, and Edge Walk; while the adjacent Rogers Centre is home to Toronto Blue Jays’ baseball matches. Step back to the turn-of-the-century at the Gothic Casa Lomas; dip into 1860s life at Black Creek Pioneer Village; and view Royal Ontario Museum’s dinosaur bones and Egyptian mummies. Witness Nathan Philips Square’s new City Hall and ‘The Archer’ bronze sculpture and the neon-lit Yonge Dundas Square’s dancing fountains and live concerts. Go shopping at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Bloor Street, St Lawrence Market, and Kensington Market.