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Ontario Travel Guide

Ontario · Capital: Toronto

The Toronto skyline at sunset, seen from the Toronto Islands. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Ontario is Canada's most populous province and its economic engine: home to Toronto, the country's largest city, and Ottawa, the national capital. It holds the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes shoreline, and the canoe country of Algonquin Provincial Park.

Toronto anchors the province with the CN Tower, the Royal Ontario Museum and a food scene built by immigration. Ottawa brings Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that becomes the world's largest skating rink each winter. Between them: wine country in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Stratford Festival, and the Thousand Islands.

Destinations in Ontario

  1. The Maid of the Mist approaching the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara FallsNiagara Falls4.9The Horseshoe Falls thunder over the Niagara River; the Maid of the Mist sails to their base.
  2. The CN Tower, TorontoCN Tower4.7Toronto's 553-metre landmark, with a glass floor and the EdgeWalk for the brave.
  3. A bull moose on the Crow River in Algonquin ParkAlgonquin Provincial Park4.77,600 sq km of lakes and forest: moose, loons and classic Canadian canoe routes.
  4. The Centre Block and Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, OttawaParliament Hill4.6The Gothic Revival seat of Canada's parliament above the Ottawa River.
  5. Skaters on the Rideau Canal skateway, OttawaRideau Canal4.6The 19th-century canal through Ottawa; a UNESCO site and winter skateway.
  6. The St. Lawrence Market, TorontoSt. Lawrence Market4.6Toronto's 1803 food market, and the peameal bacon sandwich.
  7. The Toronto skyline at sunset from the Toronto IslandsToronto Islands4.5Car-free islands with beaches and the best skyline view in the city.
  8. The Royal Ontario Museum, TorontoRoyal Ontario Museum4.5Canada's largest museum of natural history and world cultures.
  9. The Festival Theatre, StratfordStratford Festival4.4North America's leading classical repertory theatre, running April to October.
  10. Zavikon Island in the Thousand IslandsThousand Islands4.31,864 islands in the St. Lawrence River; best seen by boat from Kingston or Gananoque.
  11. Kingston4.3The limestone city at the head of the St. Lawrence; Fort Henry and the Thousand Islands gateway.
  12. Casa Loma, TorontoCasa Loma4.2A 1914 Gothic Revival castle above downtown Toronto.
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Top Cities & towns in Ontario

Toronto ›Ottawa ›Niagara Falls ›Niagara-on-the-Lake ›Kingston ›Stratford ›Huntsville ›Picton ›

Regional food

  • Peameal bacon sandwich (Toronto's signature, from St. Lawrence Market)
  • Butter tarts (Ontario's official sweet)
  • Icewine from Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Getting there

Toronto Pearson (YYZ) is Canada's busiest airport; Ottawa (YOW) serves the capital. VIA Rail's corridor trains link Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston and Montreal. The QEW highway runs Toronto to Niagara Falls in about 90 minutes.

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