Walks · Our pick in Toronto
The waterfront: Queens Quay and the Music Garden
By the lake
Along Queens Quay from Sugar Beach to the Toronto Music Garden.
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Image courtesy of © Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Our take
- Sunset
- Address
- Harbourfront, Toronto
- Nearest station
- Island ferry terminal
550 m · 7 min walk
More distances - Website
- harbourfrontcentre.com
About The waterfront: Queens Quay and the Music Garden
Walk the lake shore along Queens Quay, from the pink umbrellas of Sugar Beach past Harbourfront Centre to the Toronto Music Garden.
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What’s nearby
Distances from The waterfront: Queens Quay and the Music Garden 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
- Island ferry terminalFerry550 m7 min walk
- Toronto UnionTrain700 m8 min walk
- UnionSubway800 m10 min walk
Key sights
- CN Tower600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- St. Lawrence Market1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Art Gallery of Ontario1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Island ferries2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Distillery District2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Royal Ontario Museum3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Casa Loma4.9 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Pearson airport20 kmCar or taxi 69 min
Main stations
- Union Station700 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- St. Andrew1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Bloor-Yonge3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
Location
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