toronto’s attractions!
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TORONTO
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ATTRACTIO
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O N D E R S O F O N T A R I O ' S C A P I T A L C I T Y !
What Attractions Are There?• CN Tower• Casa Loma• Toronto Zoo• Ontario Science Centre• Royal Ontario Museum
(R.O.M)
• The Art Gallery Of Ontario
• Canada’s Wonderland• Ripley’s Aquarium• Toronto Island• Rogers Centre
Cn Tower• Was Finished And Put Into Use On June 26, 1976• Took 40 months to construct• One Of The Largest Freestanding Structures In The World• 533.33m Tall• Houses A Restaurant At The Top.
Casa Loma• One Of Toronto's Most Historic And Timely Buildings• Construction Began In 1911, Ending In 1914• Designed By Architect E. J. Lennox• Was Used For A Home Until Henry Pellatt, Owner Of Casa Loma, Had
To Leave The Building In 1922, Due To Increased Property Taxes• Also Used As A Hotel And To Conceal Government Research Until It
Was Leased By The KCCL ( Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma) in 1937, to be used only as a Tourist Attraction.
Toronto Zoo• Has Over 5,000 animals, ranging from over 500 unique species• Imported Giant Pandas From China ( That Stephen Harper Met)• 287 hectares ( 710 acres), One Of The Largest Zoos In The World• Has Cute Ani mals
Ontario Science Centre • Est. 1969• Many Attractions Including :• The Science Arcade• The Weston Family Innovation Centre• The AstraZeneca Human Edge• And Many More…
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
• Formally Created On April 16, 1912• Opened To Public On March 19, 1914• Originally Housed 5 Separate Museums: Archaeology, Palaeontology,
Mineralogy, Zoology, And Geology• In 1955, The 5 Combined Into A Singular Body• Unveiled The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Ushering The Museum Into A
New Age
The Art Gallery Of Ontario (Ago)
• Founded In 1900• Holds 90,000 Works Of Art Within Its Collection• 4,000 Being Viewable By The Public• Has Pieces Spanning From 100 A.D
Canadas Wonderland
• Contains Some Of The Largest Roller Coasters In The World
• Leviathan Measures at 5486 feet long
• Contains Dining And Live Entertainment
Ripley`s Aquarium
• 16,000 Aquatic Animals
• Contains North Americas Longest Underwater Viewing Tunnel: 5.7 million litres
• Many Galleries Containing Thousands Of Aquatic Species!
• First Opened October 2013
Toronto Island• Houses 260 homes and a school• Travel by Ferry • Has Many Attractions: A Nudist Beach, Amusement Park,
The Zoo, and Many More…
Rogers Centre• Houses Baseball, Basketball, Football, And Soccer Games• Opened On June 3, 1989• Since Opening 2,000 events have been showcased, And 60
Million Visits• 3.5 Million Guests On a Yearly Basis