Arts & Culture · Our pick in Toronto

Royal Ontario Museum

Museum·Yorkville

Eighteen million objects

Art, culture and nature under one roof, behind the crystal at Bloor and Queen’s Park.

Our take

  • The Crystal
  • ROM After Dark
Address
Yorkville, Toronto
Nearest station
Museum
150 m · 2 min walk
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About Royal Ontario Museum

The Royal Ontario Museum is, in its own words, Canada’s leading museum, home to 18 million artworks, artifacts and specimens from around the world and across the ages.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Royal Ontario Museum before you go.

Hotels nearby

The closest hotels in our guide to Royal Ontario Museum, as the crow flies.

  1. Park Hyatt TorontoYorkville150 m2 min walk
  2. Windsor Arms HotelYorkville300 m4 min walk
  3. The Hazelton HotelYorkville350 m5 min walk
  4. Kimpton Saint GeorgeYorkville500 m6 min walk
  5. Four Seasons Hotel TorontoYorkville600 m8 min walk

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What’s nearby

Distances from Royal Ontario Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest subway and streetcar stops

  1. MuseumSubway150 m2 min walk
  2. St. GeorgeSubway350 m4 min walk
  3. BaySubway450 m6 min walk

Key sights

  1. Art Gallery of Ontario1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
  2. Casa Loma1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
  3. St. Lawrence Market2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
  4. CN Tower2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 17 min
  5. Distillery District3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
  6. Island ferries5.0 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 23 min
  7. Pearson airport19 kmCar or taxi 65 min

Main stations

  1. Bloor-Yonge800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
  2. St. Andrew2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 15 min
  3. Union Station2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min

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