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From the ROM to the Annex

Walk·Yorkville

Museums and mansions

From the ROM through Yorkville’s lanes to the Victorian houses of the Annex.

Our take

  • About 3 km
Address
Yorkville, Toronto
Nearest station
Museum
150 m · 2 min walk
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About From the ROM to the Annex

Begin at the Royal Ontario Museum, walk through the streets of Yorkville, then west along Bloor to the Bata Shoe Museum and the Victorian and Edwardian houses of the Annex.

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What’s nearby

Distances from From the ROM to the Annex 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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