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Toronto fun facts
Things you might not know about Toronto. Every fact comes from an official or primary source, named alongside it.
Updated November 2026
A walk on the outside
EdgeWalk is a hands-free walk round the exterior of the CN Tower’s main pod, 116 storeys above the ground; the SkyPod is a further 33 storeys up (CN Tower).
Canada’s busiest hub
About 250,000 visitors pass through Union Station every day, making it Canada’s busiest transport hub (Union Station).
Eighteen million objects
The Royal Ontario Museum is home to 18 million artworks, artifacts and specimens from around the world and across the ages (ROM).
Where the city began
Fort York marks the British settlement of 1793 and the battles of the War of 1812; Indigenous Peoples had lived and gathered on the land for thousands of years before (City of Toronto).
Three hundred species on a spit
Tommy Thompson Park, built out into the lake on the Leslie Street Spit, has more than 300 recorded bird species (Tommy Thompson Park).
A landmark since 1929
The Fairmont Royal York, opposite Union Station, has been a landmark since its opening in 1929 (Fairmont).
Questions and answers
How high is EdgeWalk on the CN Tower?
116 storeys above the ground, round the outside of the main pod (CN Tower).