Need input from residents of Toronto, Ontario.

[ell470]

I am taking my first trip abroad this July & the destination is Toronto. I am going see the Niagara Falls & if I get my way, ride the "Maiden of the Mist". Visit the CN Tower. I have a few more things I plan to see & do. But I was thinking, "What the hey! Why not ask people that live there?"

So my question for you guys are:

What must I absolutely go and do/see/experience?

Ps. I will be there the whole month of July

 

[W3H5]

I have some Canadian friends who say checking out a hockey game is a good time.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

I went to Toronto back in 2006. Went to a place called Niagara-on-the-lake, think it's about 30-40 mins away from the falls. We went on these whirlpool jet boats. You get soaked on the boats but it's worth it, great thing to do.

Here's the website if you want to take a look. http://www.whirlpooljet.com/

 

[Barra333]

I am taking my first trip abroad this July & the destination is Toronto. I am going see the Niagara Falls & if I get my way, ride the "Maiden of the Mist". Visit the CN Tower. I have a few more things I plan to see & do. But I was thinking, "What the hey! Why not ask people that live there?"

So my question for you guys are:

What must I absolutely go and do/see/experience?

Ps. I will be there the whole month of July

You have pinned down the two obvious ones from the start. I didnt get a chance to go on the Maid of the Mist, but did do the 'behind the falls' which was also quite nice. I only lived in Toronto for 4 months, so there are a few people around here much more qualified to give advice than I am on other stuff.
Montreal is definitely worth a couple of days, and is only a few hours away and can be pretty cheap to get there with Megabus

I went to Toronto back in 2006. Went to a place called Niagra-on-the-lake, think it's about 30-40 mins away from the falls. We went on these whirlpool jet boats. You get soaked on the boats but it's worth it, great thing to do.

Good spot to stop on the way home from the Falls.
Get fudge. Eat it all in the car back home. Feel sick. Win.

I have some Canadian friends who say checking out a hockey game is a good time.

That is awesome, but wrong time of year. And tickets are about as easy to come by as sensible posts in the GT6 forum. But if you are into sport in general, a baseball game is a good idea. The Rogers Centre (right below CN Tower) also has a stadium tour, which I liked.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Oh. Also Mosport park is an hours drive from Toronto.

 

[AudiMan2011]

I don't live in Toronto, but I've been on holiday there several times.

Some recommended places:

Ontario Science Centre
Canada's Wonderland is just around half an hour away in Vaughan
Toronto Zoo

For sport:

Honda Indy Toronto 2 in T.O is on July 19/20

 

[Subarglue]

It's winter here right now so Canada's wonderland would be out of the question

http://www.seetorontonow.com

 

[Barra333]

It's winter here right now so Canada's wonderland would be out of the question

From the OP:

Ps. I will be there the whole month of July

 

[Subarglue]

Oh I missed that

 

[ell470]

I don't live in Toronto, but I've been on holiday there several times.

Some recommended places:

Ontario Science Centre
Canada's Wonderland is just around half an hour away in Vaughan
Toronto Zoo

For sport:

Honda Indy Toronto 2 in T.O is on July 19/20

I'm thinking of getting a "City Pass" (I think it's called), which gives me access to the things you mentioned

Thanks for all the replies so far guys! Appreciate it

If anyone has something more that's not mentioned yet, feel free to shine in

 

[AOS-]

Literally under the CN Tower is now the Ripley's Aquarium you can visit. They've got that long automated pathway to take you across a large body of water in a glass tunnel:

$30 per adult. Definitely recommend if you don't see enough fish or other sea creatures.


With Science Center being mentioned, there's also the Royal Ontario Museum, and Art Gallery.

Do you like shopping malls? There's Square One in Mississauga (largest mall in Ontario) and Vaughan Mills in Vaughan (one stop before Wonderland).

Toronto is also a sick place to try foods from many cultures if you haven't been to many places outside of home. Toronto has Chinatown for you to visit. At the very core of the location (Spadina & Dundas), just head east of the Royal Bank is this one dude who makes kabobs and his best seller is the lamb skewers. It's literally right beside the entrance to the bank, next to the little niche-in-the-wall where an old folk sells calling cards.

If you're interested in trying Chinese there for dinner, Noble Seafood Restaurant is the one I recommend. Food is decent compared to the other local restaurants and the prices are considerably low for its level of quality. Go for the lobster if that's your thing.

If you want to try Japanese, there's like 3 ramen noodle shops near Chinatown. It's on Baldwin St. I recommend Kinton for the lively place and cool interior design. You also get your photo taken if you can finish the entire bowl and it is shared on facebook. There's more shops if you head further east on Dundas St.

Another Japanese restaurant I know of is an Izakaya called Guu Sakabar on Bloor st. just east of Bathurst. Are you going alone or with a group? If the latter, go to Guu. Go for the food, but also the experience. But just so that you won't walk in and not enjoy a single thing, have a look at their menu: http://guu-izakaya.com/sakabar.. it's also pretty noisy in there so if you're worried about that, I'd suggest youtubing a few videos so you know what to expect.


You into board/card games? There's a place called Snakes & Lattes west of where Guu is located. It's like a mix between a coffee shop and a lounge. They sell board games upfront, but you can enter the lounge for $5, find yourself a table, check out and play any of the games they have on their shelves, and have unlimited coffee at your own leisure. Doubt this will be of great interest but I thought it was worth sharing in case you happen to be interested in foreign games.

 

[ell470]

Literally under the CN Tower is now the Ripley's Aquarium you can visit. They've got that long automated pathway to take you across a large body of water in a glass tunnel:

$30 per adult. Definitely recommend if you don't see enough fish or other sea creatures.

With Science Center being mentioned, there's also the Royal Ontario Museum, and Art Gallery.

Do you like shopping malls? There's Square One in Mississauga (largest mall in Ontario) and Vaughan Mills in Vaughan (one stop before Wonderland).

Toronto is also a sick place to try foods from many cultures if you haven't been to many places outside of home. Toronto has Chinatown for you to visit. At the very core of the location (Spadina & Dundas), just head east of the Royal Bank is this one dude who makes kabobs and his best seller is the lamb skewers. It's literally right beside the entrance to the bank, next to the little niche-in-the-wall where an old folk sells calling cards.

If you're interested in trying Chinese there for dinner, Noble Seafood Restaurant is the one I recommend. Food is decent compared to the other local restaurants and the prices are considerably low for its level of quality. Go for the lobster if that's your thing.

If you want to try Japanese, there's like 3 ramen noodle shops near Chinatown. It's on Baldwin St. I recommend Kinton for the lively place and cool interior design. You also get your photo taken if you can finish the entire bowl and it is shared on facebook. There's more shops if you head further east on Dundas St.

Another Japanese restaurant I know of is an Izakaya called Guu Sakabar on Bloor st. just east of Bathurst. Are you going alone or with a group? If the latter, go to Guu. Go for the food, but also the experience. But just so that you won't walk in and not enjoy a single thing, have a look at their menu: http://guu-izakaya.com/sakabar.. it's also pretty noisy in there so if you're worried about that, I'd suggest youtubing a few videos so you know what to expect.

You into board/card games? There's a place called Snakes & Lattes west of where Guu is located. It's like a mix between a coffee shop and a lounge. They sell board games upfront, but you can enter the lounge for $5, find yourself a table, check out and play any of the games they have on their shelves, and have unlimited coffee at your own leisure. Doubt this will be of great interest but I thought it was worth sharing in case you happen to be interested in foreign games.

Thanks a lot dude! A lot of good info! Yeah, I knew about Ripleys, forgot to mention it

Yes! There will be a fair share of shopping! I will bring something like 3400 canadian dollars which is more than a months pay here in Sweden, hopefully that will do

I will be trying out a lot of new foods, that's for sure!

Thanks a lot for the board games place tip. I had no idea! Will force my fellow travelers to go there

 

[AOS-]

Good to know. So you are visiting with friends?

The board games place is on the edge of Korea Town so you guys can try some food there too.

 

[Joel]

Not from Toronto, grew up about 2 hours southwest but I've been to Toronto a fair bit.

As has been mentioned, the Blue Jays are always fun to go see, hopefully they have a better year next season but either way it's fun to watch a game. If you're into football of either type, the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL play out of the same stadium as the baseball team, and Toronto FC (MLS) plays throughout the summer.

Also, again as mentioned I'd suggest taking a few days to even a week of July to go to Montreal. You can get there by train or bus, and sometimes Porter Airlines has seat sales and you could fly there but it's usually not a great price.

Don't know if you're into amusement parks but Canada's Wonderland has really come into its own in the past few years, certainly worth a day trip to go, especially with being there for a month you could go on a weekday when it won't be as busy.

 

[ell470]

Good to know. So you are visiting with friends?

The board games place is on the edge of Korea Town so you guys can try some food there too.

It will be me, my dad & a good friend of ours. We were suppossed to be 5 of us, but another friend decided to go to Chernobyl while it's still there & the fifth member was my girlfriend (now ex-girlfriend) which simply is not welcome to tag along anymore

Not from Toronto, grew up about 2 hours southwest but I've been to Toronto a fair bit.

As has been mentioned, the Blue Jays are always fun to go see, hopefully they have a better year next season but either way it's fun to watch a game. If you're into football of either type, the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL play out of the same stadium as the baseball team, and Toronto FC (MLS) plays throughout the summer.

Also, again as mentioned I'd suggest taking a few days to even a week of July to go to Montreal. You can get there by train or bus, and sometimes Porter Airlines has seat sales and you could fly there but it's usually not a great price.

Don't know if you're into amusement parks but Canada's Wonderland has really come into its own in the past few years, certainly worth a day trip to go, especially with being there for a month you could go on a weekday when it won't be as busy.

Yeah, we've been talking about going to Montreal (we will rent a car for the whole stay).

Personally, I'm not that into rides because I easily get motion sickness. But we'll go to Canada Wonderland anyway, since it's not something I can see here at home

Once again, thank you everybody for your input! If anyone has anything more, pile it on

 

[Bopop4]

The Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport is from the 18-21 of July, so there's that.

 

[Joel]

Yeah, we've been talking about going to Montreal (we will rent a car for the whole stay).

Well in that case no problem at all, it's about a 6 hour drive depending on traffic.

Personally, I'm not that into rides because I easily get motion sickness. But we'll go to Canada Wonderland anyway, since it's not something I can see here at home

You'll be in North America. We have a pill for that. We have a pill for everything.

 

[ell470]

The Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport is from the 18-21 of July, so there's that.

This I will tell my dad asap! He's kind of a "petrolhead"

You'll be in North America. We have a pill for that. We have a pill for everything.

This made me laugh so hard my co-workers looked my way

 

[Bopop4]

You'll be in North America. We have a pill for that. We have a pill for everything.

Canada actually invented the motion sickness pill for use on ships during WW2.👍

This I will tell my dad asap! He's kind of a "petrolhead"

Well then he will be very pleased.