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Toronto: Casa Loma, Distillery District, CN Tower

Mississauga, Ontario, CA · 5 stops · 42 km (26.1 mi) · about 1 h 10 min driving · 13 spoken stories

Start at Pearson Airport and drive into downtown Toronto to see the Gothic castle, Victorian whisky works, and iconic tower. Stop for lunch in Kensington Market and walk the Distillery District's pedestrian lanes before ending at the waterfront. About 70 minutes of driving covers 26 miles.

Landmark on the route: Toronto: Casa Loma, Distillery District, CN Tower

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From Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to CN Tower, Toronto

The stops

  1. 1

    Casa Loma

    Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival castle-style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a historic house museum and landmark. It was constructed from 1911 to 1914 as a residence for financier Sir Henry Pellatt. The architect was E. J. Lennox, who designed several other city landmarks.

    “Here we are at Casa Loma, the House on the Hill.”

    35 min stop · Wikipedia · sources: en.wikipedia.org, casaloma.org, blogto.com, casaloma.ca

  2. 2

    Kensington Market

    lunch

    Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's best-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.

    “Kensington Market is where we park the car and eat.”

    40 min stop · Wikipedia · sources: en.wikipedia.org, historicplaces.ca, thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, upexpress.com

  3. 3

    Distillery District

    The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the lower east side of downtown. It contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery. The 13 acres (5.

    “Welcome to the Distillery District.”

    35 min stop · Wikipedia · sources: en.wikipedia.org, toronto.uli.org, torontotourism.org, gotourscanada.com

  4. 4

    Harbourfront Centre

    Harbourfront Centre is a cultural organization on the waterfront of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at 235 Queens Quay West. Established as a crown corporation in 1972 by the Government of Canada to create a waterfront park, it became a non-profit organization in 1991.

    “This is Harbourfront Centre, at two thirty five Queens Quay West, right on the water you wanted to see.”

    5 min stop · Wikipedia · sources: en.wikipedia.org, harbourfrontcentre.com

  5. 5

    CN Tower

    The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high (1,815.3 ft) communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. Its name "CN" refers to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower.

    “And here is the headline act, the CN Tower.”

    35 min stop · Wikipedia · sources: en.wikipedia.org, cntower.ca

Plus 8 short stories about places you pass on the way, spoken when you get there.

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