Toronto Travel Guide: Top 6 Things to Do in the 6ix
The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
This amazing library is heaven for bibliophiles. It is home to the Rare and Special collections of the University of Toronto, containing approximately 700,000 volumes.
Some of the most notable items you can see here are an edition of Cicero’s “Book of Natural History” from 1551, numerous historic printings of Shakespeare’s works and collections of anatomical illustrations from the 1500s by famous artist Andreas Vesalius. This is one of the most unique things to do in Toronto.
The Art Gallery of Ontario
The AGO is one of the biggest art museums in North America, so if you are an art geek you can lose yourself within this enormous gallery for hours. The collection of works date from 100 AD to today and include some of the most famous names in art history, including Rodin, Degas, van Gogh, Magritte and Picasso.
It also features a superb display of art by Canadian artists and one of the world’s best collections of Inuit artwork. There’s so much to see and learn here that you won’t want to leave. Plus, if you visit during Toronto’s annual Nuit Blanche festival, the gallery will be open all night long and will host exciting events, along with many other galleries and museums throughout the city.
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Casa Loma
Can you imagine being so wealthy you build yourself a castle? Canadian financier Henry Pellatt made a fortune in the electric lighting industry in the late 1800s. He built this lavish, 98-room castle-style mansion having been fascinated with castles ever since visiting Europe as a teenager.
When the Canadian electricity market became publicly owned he lost his source of income and went in debt to the bank, having to sell everything he owned.
These days, his amazing and over the top castle is owned by the city and has become a museum and tourist attraction. Take some time to explore the three indoor bowling alleys, the never-completed swimming pool that is now filled with gravestones, the rifle range, the five acres of beautiful gardens and the tall towers with a fabulous view of the city.
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