How many days do you need in Toronto?
Three days. That is the length of the itinerary we built for Toronto.
Here is what each day holds. Every stop below carries its time, and every gap says how to get to the next stop, with the walk or drive time wherever both stops are mapped.
Toronto · 3 days Canada
Best time: May to October, with September the reliable pick.
Downtown and the waterfrontDay 1
🏰9:30 AMCN Tower
The 553-metre tower with a glass floor and, for the brave, a harnessed walk around the outside of the pod.
🚶 ~24 min · 🚗 ~3 min · 0.9 mi
🍽️1:00 PMSt Lawrence Market
A market on this site since 1803, with the south hall the one to walk for cheese, produce and peameal bacon.
🚶 ~16 min · 🚗 ~2 min · 0.6 mi
🌆4:00 PMDistillery District
A Victorian whiskey complex of red brick and cobbles, pedestrianised and full of studios and cafes.
The islands and the lakeDay 2
⛴️9:30 AMToronto Islands ferry
The short crossing from Jack Layton terminal to a chain of islands with beaches, lagoons and no private cars.
🚶 ~32 min · 🚗 ~4 min · 1.2 mi
🌳11:30 AMCentre Island and Ward’s Island
Walk or cycle the length of the chain; Ward’s has a small permanent community of cottages.
🚶 ~33 min · 🚗 ~4 min · 1.2 mi
📍5:00 PMHarbourfront
The lakeside boardwalk back on the mainland, with the arts centre and the boats.
Museums and neighbourhoodsDay 3
🖼️9:30 AMRoyal Ontario Museum
Natural history and world cultures behind a jagged crystal addition grafted onto the 1914 building.
🚶 ~25 min · 🚗 ~3 min · 0.9 mi
🍽️1:00 PMKensington Market
A low-rise grid of Victorian houses turned into food shops and vintage stores, car-free on some summer Sundays.
🚶 ~13 min · 🚗 ~2 min · 0.5 mi
🌆4:30 PMGraffiti Alley and Queen West
A kilometre of legal murals running behind Queen Street West, then the shops and bars on the street itself.
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