Well, the CN Tower is a must, if you are not afraid of heights. There are lots of Museums in TO if that's your thing...ranging from the Bata Shoe Museum to the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Royal Ontario Museum (general old stuff). The Ontario Science Center is lots of fun, but it's north of the downtown core.
But downtown, "The Worlds Biggest Book Store" (it has held the Guinness World Record in the past, and may again) off Younge St is a must if you love books. Also further up Younge is Bakka-Phoenix Books, Toronto's long-lived SF&F Book store. Frankly, if you like a good walk, start on Front St, and walk up Younge St to "Center of the Unvierse", aka the corner of Bloor and Younge. Along the way you will find all sorts of shopping, food and weird stores to visit, and lots of strange people to people-watch.
Queen St West is another great area to walk. Start at University Ave and walk to Spadina, then head North on Spadina if you like things Oriental. Along Queen West, you will see lots of weird shopping places...I think Active Surplus is still there, which has surplus electronics and almost everything else under the sun. You will also pass the CityTV building, where Much Music, Canada's Music Video Station is broadcast from. They have tours. There is also Steve's Music Store, if you are into musical instruments and the like.
Most of these places have entries in the Wikipedia...
Now, I admit, this is my sort of tour of TO, having lived there in the past...and some of the stores may not be there anymore...moved or shut down, but I am pretty sure the were there as of a couple of years ago, when I last cruised around downtown TO.
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Date: 2009-06-23 04:23 am (UTC)But downtown, "The Worlds Biggest Book Store" (it has held the Guinness World Record in the past, and may again) off Younge St is a must if you love books. Also further up Younge is Bakka-Phoenix Books, Toronto's long-lived SF&F Book store. Frankly, if you like a good walk, start on Front St, and walk up Younge St to "Center of the Unvierse", aka the corner of Bloor and Younge. Along the way you will find all sorts of shopping, food and weird stores to visit, and lots of strange people to people-watch.
Queen St West is another great area to walk. Start at University Ave and walk to Spadina, then head North on Spadina if you like things Oriental. Along Queen West, you will see lots of weird shopping places...I think Active Surplus is still there, which has surplus electronics and almost everything else under the sun. You will also pass the CityTV building, where Much Music, Canada's Music Video Station is broadcast from. They have tours. There is also Steve's Music Store, if you are into musical instruments and the like.
Most of these places have entries in the Wikipedia...
Now, I admit, this is my sort of tour of TO, having lived there in the past...and some of the stores may not be there anymore...moved or shut down, but I am pretty sure the were there as of a couple of years ago, when I last cruised around downtown TO.
Good Luck, and have fun!
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