Why Canada
April 12, 2008 – 4:58 pmCanada is one of the great places for vacation for some reasons, i.e. there are many tourism destinations, secure and friendly environment, safe from criminal, etc. In Canada, crime is not particularly a serious problem for travelers, even in big city like Toronto. Yeah, Toronto is the largest city in Canada, and is a main business center. Besides, there are also some tourism destinations you must visit after you have business at Toronto.
Well, what are the eye-catching places in Toronto so it is worthy to be visited? You may find several museums here, such as Royal Ontario Museum, Bata Shoe Museum, and Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, and also a castle built by Sir Henry Pellatt in the early 1900’s namely Casa Loma. The largest art gallery in Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, is also standing in Toronto. Here you can be a witness of a large collection of Canadian, European, African and contemporary artwork like paintings, sculptures, etc.
If you would like shopping and modern life activities rather than reminding the glorious of the past, I suggest you to drop in Yorkville. This is the most elegant place for shopping and dinner. Many celebrities from all around North America often come to this area, especially during the Toronto International Film Festival. There is Toronto Eaton Centre, the most popular tourist attraction with over 1 million visitors per week.
Then, maybe you want to try the glass walled elevator ride up to the CN Tower observation decks to see greater Toronto and Lake Ontario. For you know, or maybe you’re already knew, this tower is the tallest free standing structure in North America and offers a great place for a family vacation. Located on 30 Front Street West Toronto, the tower has height 554 meters (1817 feet). Built by high technology, the tower can tolerant to 8.5 Richter scale of earthquake, so you will safe to visit the tower. Since it’s built in 1973, there are many development of the entertainment performance such as Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto Theatre, and The Elgin Theatre and you may enjoy the events.
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