Downtown Toronto Tour | by Tour Guys
Free: All time Starting at Union Station, the primary hub of Toronto transit and busiest train station in Canada, this 90-minute walking tour heads north into The Financial District. Walking past the tallest skyscrapers in Canada and the headquarters of most of the nation’s banks and financial institutions as well as the Toronto Stock Exchange...
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
Free: All time The Power Plant is one of Canada’s leading public galleries devoted to contemporary art. As a non-collecting art gallery, The Power Plant has presented new and recent work by numerous Canadian artists along with their international peers. Since its foundation in 1987, The Power Plant has produced more than forty publications, as...
The Bata Shoe Museum
Free: Thursdays 5pm – 8pm At the Bata shoe Museum, over a thousand shoes and related artefacts (from a collection numbering over 13,000) are on exhibit in architect Raymond Moriyama’s award-winning five floor structure. The Museum celebrates the style and function of footwear in four impressive galleries. Footwear on display ranges from Chinese bound foot...
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
Free: Wednesdays 6pm – 8:30pm The new Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is Toronto-born Frank Gehry’s first building in Canada and marks the very place where he made the initial connection between art and architecture. Hallmarks of his AGO design connect the city and the Gallery in provocative new ways including,dramatic sculptural staircases, the warmth...
Steinway & Sons Piano Factory Tour
Free: Every Tuesdays 9:30am – 12pm Rated by Forbes as one of the top 3 factory tours in the country, Steinway & Sons piano factory tour allows visitor to witness the entire process of creating a piano. The 2.5 hour tour covers the making from starting with the raw food, to the various veneers, to...
The Elevator Historical Society Museum
Free: All time (by appointment only) Tucked away in the industrial neighbourhood of Queens, the Elevator Historical Society Museum focuses on, well, elevators and their history. The man behind the dedication is Patrick Carrajat – one of the most respected industry professional / historian / collector. His elevator-related paraphernalia has been amassed over decades. These...
Secret “Museum” in an Abandoned Elevator Shaft
Free: All time Simply named as “Museum”, the location of of this museum is just as inconspicuous as its name. Housed inside the ground floor of an abandoned elevator shaft in a quiet alleyway, the Museum is basically a one-room exhibition space. Behind the rusted metal door, visitors will find a brightly-lit room packed with...
Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre
Free: All time Opened in 1995, Spathario is the first museum of shadow theatre in the world. The main intention of the Museum is not to show a “lifeless exhibition of shadows” or to screen Karagiozis figures from view and put them in big suitcases. On the contrary, the intention is to keep them alive...
National Garden
Free: All time This beautiful park that is now the National Garden was once the garden of the Royal Palace created in 1839. It is now open to public and serves as a green retreat in the city. Located right behind the parliament building, the National Garden covers some 15.5 hectares of space. It encloses...
Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Free: Every Sunday The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is a unique museum devoted to the art of jewelry and the decorative arts. The museum edifice was the original workshop of Ilias Lalaounis – a renowned Greek jewellery designer. The museum comprises of 24 collections of a total of over 4,000 jewels and small ornaments dedicated...
Technopolis (Gazi)
Free: All time Technopolis (Gazi) in an industrial museum and a major cultural venue in Athens. It covers an area of arond 30 acres. The premise used to be an old Gas factory in the neighbourhood of Gazi. Visitors will be able to experience the charm of a bygone era with the old chimneys, cauldrons,...
Municipal Gallery of Athens
Free: All time The Municipal Gallery of Athens houses a rich collection of nearly 3,000 works from leading 19th and 20th century Greek artists. The building itself adds to the gallery’s draw, as it was designed in the early 19th century by prominent architect Hans Christian Hansen. Address: Myllerou 32 & Leonidou (Avdi Square), Metaxourgeio,...
