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Ready to look into the past and learn about the heritage of this fascinating city? We list historic homes, plantations, battlegrounds, and churches that are rich in history and provide for an educational travel diversion.
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 1000 Murray Ross Pkwy, Toronto, ON M3J 2P3
This living-history village recreates the 1860s with more than 30 restored buildings and such craftsmen as tinsmiths, blacksmiths, millers, clock-makers, and weavers selling their wares. Visitors will also find demonstrations of spinning, hearth cooking, and quilting. Special theme weekends are held as well, and food is available.
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Austin Ter, Toronto, ON M5R 1X8
This stately castle has been dubbed "a rich man's folly." Built in 1917 by Sir Henry Pellat (a financier and military officer) for the exorbitant price of $3.5 million, the home was a gift to his wife. Within ten years, it was valued at only $27,305. It features beautiful, 17th-century architecture, including Elizabethan chimneys, Rhenish turrets,...
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 100 Garrision Rd, Toronto, CN M5B 1N2
These seven historical acres house Canada's largest collection of original buildings dating to the War of 1812. The restored fort is a designated National Historic Site, and many of the original buildings are surprisingly intact. Costumed staff perform frequent period demonstrations, and guided tours are available; both are seasonal, in July and...
Heritage Toronto – Walking Tours
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 157 King St E, Historic St Lawrence Hall, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON M5C 1G9
Heritage Toronto offers historic and architectural walking tours during summer months. Popular subjects include Toronto's churches, banks, cemeteries, and neighborhoods, as well as the Distillery Historic District and the University of Toronto. Occasional daylong treks are popular as well and cover such topics as archaeology and Toronto's...
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 82 Bond St, Toronto, ON M5B 1X2
Operated by the City of Toronto, this gas-lit Victorian structure was once home to the city's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie. In the 1930s, local citizens saved the house from demolition, and it was restored and opened as a public attraction in 1950. Today, a gallery addition features changing exhibits, and the costumed staff presents...
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: Queen's Park, Toronto, ON M7A 1A2
Referred to by many as Queen's Park, this pink granite and sandstone building was built in the late 1800s as a political forum for Ontario. Stroll the marble halls, take guided tours, listen to the Legislative Chamber session, and view the display of Canadian art and historical exhibits. When the House is in session, visitors may view the...
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 201 Winchester St, Toronto, ON
Since 1978, Riverdale Farm has given visitors a glimpse of life on a turn-of-the-century Ontario farm. Along with seeing goats, horses, poultry, sheep, cows, and pigs, children and adults alike will enjoy the opportunity to see farmwork done and learn firsthand how cows are milked and sheep are sheared. Folks can also watch such activities as milk...
Spadina Historic House & Gardens
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 285 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2V5
Built by businessman James Austin in 1866, this historic home features much of its original artwork and furnishings. In addition, the six-acre grounds include one of the best restored Victorian and Edwardian gardens in Toronto. The home is now maintained by the city as a museum and historic site. Guided tours detail the home's architectural and...
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 65 Church St, Toronto, ON M5C 2E9
This remarkable cathedral was first built in 1807, although it was later replaced with a larger building in 1832. Fires destroyed two subsequent buildings, prompting the congregation to build the present structure in the popular English Gothic Revival style of the mid-19th century. The present cathedral opened in 1853 and features Canada's tallest...
Category: Historic Sites - Toronto Attractions & Activities
Address: 25 King's College Cir, Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre, Toronto, CN M5S 1A1
Founded in 1827, this public institution has been ranked the number one medical doctoral school by Maclean's magazine for several years. Among the many programs offered are engineering, architecture, education, humanities, landscape activities, mathematics, medicines, music, and social sciences. A variety of architectural styles (contemporary,...
