The Great Hall of Union Station, with its clock and departure boards

Neighbourhood guide · Toronto

Downtown and the Financial District, towers and the PATH

Union Station and the Royal York, the towers of Bay Street, City Hall and the PATH beneath.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Downtown and the Financial District

    Financial District·In depth

    The towers of Bay Street, Union Station, City Hall and the PATH below.

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What to see and do

  1. City Hall and the rink

    Toronto City Hall and its square

    Downtown·Square

    The square before City Hall’s two curved towers, with the Toronto sign and a winter skating rink.

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  2. The Great Hall

    Union Station

    Financial District·Station

    Canada’s busiest transport hub, for VIA, GO and the airport train.

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  3. Home of the Stanley Cup

    Hockey Hall of Fame

    Financial District·Museum

    The Stanley Cup, the model rink and the game’s collection, in an old bank at Front and Yonge.

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  4. The country in miniature

    Little Canada

    Downtown·Miniature world

    Canada built in miniature, on Yonge Street.

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  5. Catholic, on Bond Street

    St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica

    Downtown·Cathedral

    The Catholic cathedral of Toronto, east of Yonge Street.

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  6. Cloth and craft

    Textile Museum of Canada

    Downtown·Museum

    Textiles from around the world, downtown.

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  7. At the Four Seasons Centre

    Canadian Opera Company

    Downtown·Opera

    Canada’s largest producer of opera, at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

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  8. Since 1951

    The National Ballet of Canada

    Downtown·Ballet

    The national ballet company, founded in Toronto in 1951.

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  9. Shuter Street

    Massey Hall

    Downtown·Concert hall

    The historic concert hall of Shuter Street.

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  10. Five glasshouses

    Allan Gardens Conservatory

    Downtown·Conservatory

    An indoor botanical garden of five greenhouses, with the Palm House at its heart.

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  11. Underground in winter

    The PATH

    Financial District·Walk

    The underground walkway that links the towers, Union Station and the hotels.

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Where to eat

  1. High atop the TD Bank Tower

    Canoe

    Financial District·Restaurant

    Canadian cooking high in the TD Bank Tower, with the city and the lake below.

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  2. A boutique coffee house

    Dineen Coffee Company

    Financial District·Café

    A boutique coffee house in a restored downtown building.

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  3. A 1929 tradition

    Afternoon tea at the Fairmont Royal York

    Financial District·Afternoon tea

    Tea in Clockwork, at the grand railway hotel opposite Union Station.

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Bars and music

  1. At the Royal York

    Library Bar

    Financial District·Hotel bar

    The wood-panelled bar of the Fairmont Royal York.

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Shopping

  1. Under the glass roof

    CF Toronto Eaton Centre

    Downtown·Shopping centre

    The galleria under the glass roof on Yonge Street, with the flying geese.

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Where to stay

  1. Since 1929

    Fairmont Royal York

    Financial District·Grand hotel

    The grand railway hotel opposite Union Station, a landmark since 1929.

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  2. Bay and Adelaide

    The St. Regis Toronto

    Financial District·Grand hotel

    The St. Regis tower on Bay Street in the Financial District.

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Health and wellness

  1. Downtown day spa

    Elmwood Spa

    Downtown·Spa

    A downtown day spa.

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