I love this little place! One of my go-tos for little gifts and cards. Staff is always greatread more

This is such a lovely little store in the heart of Little Italy! Such great housewares, soaps, kids…read morestuff, cards, and jewelry. Love that they're dog friendly, too! Pop in and pet the friendly shop dog-- you won't want to leave!

As a die-hard Jurassic fan, the exhibition was a must-see for me, and I'm so happy it didn't…read moredisappoint. The dinosaurs were huge and incredibly life-like, and the chance to interact with the smaller animals was a nice touch. I went with my brother and his best friend and we all had a great time!

Jurassic World The Exhibition is a nice little attraction. It offer glimpses of the plot of the…read moreJurassic Park movie series (which are based on the Michael Crichton novel). It's certainly entertaining. The exhibit consists of a guided tour of about 5 main showrooms: 1. Mechanized Brachiosaurus + dinosaur incubator/hatchery. 2. Human in a Velociraptor costume. 3. Mechanized T-Rex. 4. Mechanized Ankylosaurus. 5. Two large dinosaurs from the T-rex family. The animatronics is pretty good. The robots are large, with pretty fluid motion. The skin is very realistic looking. On the down side, it's not a very elaborate exhibit. It's only 5 rooms, with some waiting areas between the rooms. The exhibit lasts 45 minutes. The prices are steep. Adults are $45.99. Children 3-15 are $36.99. So, you don't get a good value for your hard-eaned money. There are rangers/actors throughout the exhibit. They help make the exhibition a little more lively. The exhibit is entertaining for all ages, but is probably better suited for young kids (about 4-10). What would improve the experience? 1. Reduce the prices. 2. Give the rangers/actors better speakers. It was very difficult to hear what they were saying. 3. Improve on the backdrops. They are large drapes which are somewhat uninspired. 4. Improve on the lighting/sound. You could create much more dramatic setting by putting on some loud speakers. 5. Improve on the giftshop. Drop the prices, and add more items.

An unusual place to find a giftshop, you almost pass by too fast. My insurance agent used to be in…read morethis little configuartion of buildings and I would stop and get lost in the gift shop for an hour at a time. One year I bought most of my Christmas gifts from here. Parking lot is oddly configured and tiny and getting out might be a challnge against traffic during the rush hour. Worth the trouble for the amount of varied priced gifts of quality within.

Toronto Review 14/Many: While visiting Toronto not long AGO, we went to this museum. Aside from…read morethat terrible pun, the museum was excellent and quite big, with an interesting mix of modern and old artwork. Of course, we didn't love everything, but that's to be expected with modern art. Anyway, it didn't take long for us to enter, but it was a bit difficult to find everything. Part of this was because some of the hallways couldn't be accessed, as there was what looked like a wedding reception on parts of the lower floors. The first thing that we went to was their signature exhibit right now, "The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art." It was a nicely designed exhibit that took up the entire floor, with plenty of space between each artwork, allowing people to get around and look at everything. I was happy to see that it wasn't just works by the most prolific artists, but also works by Morisot, Bernard, and Munch, among others. There was also a nice gift shop for this exhibit, among other things. Also, there was a nice observation area up the stairs, even with the fifth-floor gallery being closed. Of the other special exhibits, my favorite one was "Ranbir Sidhu: No Limits." A London-born but Toronto-based sculpture creator, Sidhu created works for this exhibit that were made primarily of mirror-finished stainless steel and were fascinating to look at due to their sheer size and scale. If you want to look up one of them, Asteroid 3033 X1 is the centerpiece. Near the end of my time there, I also saw "Diego Marcon: The Bubble Boy," which had some interesting use of CGI and puppets, with one of the movies reminding me a little bit of Anomalisa from a few years ago. Outside of these works, I wasn't as big a fan of "Dawoud Bey: Material Histories, Living Landscapes." The shadows were interesting, and some of the work had interesting faces, but I found the movie inside to be on the more pointless side, even if it had some creepy/unsettling aspects to the music and otherwise. Due to the giant line, I wasn't able to see "Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER" either. The pictures look nice, but I wasn't planning on waiting what seemed like 45 minutes or an hour, so if you don't want to wait that long, go there immediately. The Dutch master paintings from "Painted Presence: Rembrandt and His Peers" were also nice, with some more impressionist works around the corner. Outside of this, there was some interesting Indigenous and Canadian art, some other Dutch/European works, a nice collection of snuff bottles, and a large space with sculptures by Henry Moore. I would go over everything else, but I won't, as there was a lot. Overall, it was a nice selection of works from all over, with my only complaint being that it was a bit difficult to find everything. I would highly recommend taking several hours to go to this museum.

We had an excellent visit. 1. Paul McCartneys photos from…read more1963-64. A must for this Beatles fan. 2. Canadian modern art. Stretches the brain. 3. Henry Moore sculpture garden. $60 CAD for admission for 2 $8 coat check for 2 $13.95 for coffee and pastry

Toronto Review 7/Many: I went to the Royal Ontario Museum as the first of many museums/exhibitions…read morewe did in the city. Apparently, tickets are cheaper if you book them online, but they were reasonable enough, with the typical discounts for seniors or kids. We added both the special exhibits, and for those interested, I would recommend one (Psychedelics) but not the other (Bees.) The first floor included the first special exhibit, "Bees: A Story of Survival," which was a collaboration/moving exhibition by the National Museums Liverpool along with Wolfgang Buttress. The exhibit covered bees in many ways, including their habits, conservation, and other topics. This was all presented in a series of corridors with many touch screens, though one of them wasn't working right. The rooms overall were pretty dark, with the whole exhibit being pretty abstract, including hives large enough for us to walk through, among other things. In the background, there was a mix of classical music and the sound of bees, but I couldn't really hear the bees, which might be a good thing, honestly. Overall, it was a bit of a letdown as it was just a bit too abstract for my liking, which was a bit of a buzzkill. Soon after, we beelined (okay, I'll stop) to the other exhibit, which was on the 4th floor. The other, much better exhibit, was "Psychedelics: Art, Culture. Science." It was a bit hard to find, as it was through an extra door which probably needs a label, but once inside, it was excellent. It was quite large and included various methods cultures have used to consume said substances, some music and other things created by said cultures, and many paintings/albums inspired by psychedelics. The exhibit also included a video portraying a "trip," which was unique and quite loud. It also ended with a nice artwork by Brian Blomerth (or should I say blometh for this exhibit/I kid,) who also has a rather trippy homepage. Outside of the two special exhibits, we went through a variety of things before getting hungry. Another exhibit I enjoyed was "Shokkan: Material Encounters in Japanese Art," which included some touchable objects and some good details and facts that I wasn't personally aware of. There was also a room that went over the various fauna and flora of Crawford Lake, and otherwise we checked out some general things. The other exhibits included suits of armor/weapons, a good mixture of dinosaurs, a more general Asian gallery (which unfortunately had a lot of background noise as they were working on another room, so we left,) and a small exhibit on Judaica. A particular highlight of the rest was a section going over various periods of European history, ranging from Baroque to Renaissance to semi-modern styles, including examples of rooms, architecture, music, and other things. While not my favorite thing we did on the trip, this was an excellent museum overall. I can see why it's so popular, and I would go back to see other exhibits so I could see the rest of the museum.

Huge! We did 2 sections:…read more1. European household goods. Educational. Relaxing. 2. Dinosaurs. A massive exhibit. The best I have ever seen. $68.93 CAD for admission for 2. $9.60 CAD for coffee and hot chocolate.

Come check this market out. Natives, perennials and herbs now available…read more Friendly service all around. Then go pickup something from the Farmers' Market happening right across.

After going to farmers market, we swung over to the garden market to look for some plants. It's…read moregreat to see people out and about despite the distancing in effect. The garden market has a lot of plants for sale plus other equipment for gardening. Owners are great and helpful.

The CN Tower was something I had first seen in a movie and definitely wanted to check out for…read moremyself. I'm not always wild about heights, so wasn't sure how I'd react to being up that high. My friend and I go the regular ticket, that takes you 114 floors up; I thought I didn't need to go up an additional thirty or so for the top tier. One thing that surprised me was how efficient the experience was. Staff moved everyone through quickly, and put the exact correct number of guests in each elevator, to ensure no one was standing around waiting longer than necessary to get upstairs. There are many viewing areas, tables, chairs, benches, throughout the circular walking experience. Plenty of wonderful photo opportunities. Bars along the walkway offer a CN Tower-specific can of beer, so you may want to check that out and then take a photo of the can in the corner of one of the windows. Makes for a nice shot. This was what the very helpful bartender advised, and she was right. Looking through the floor in the see-through floor area is quite odd. It's disconcerting but in a way that is hard to describe. This was a fun visit and I liked seeing Toronto from up high. The Rogers Centre is just across the way, and I found that visiting the CN Tower and then seeing a Blue Jays game was a perfect way to spend a Sunday.

Introduction: My…read moregirlfriend & I visited Toronto from the US in June 2025, and CN Tower was awesome! I just wrapped up an America 250 series of various American restaurants/businesses. From Odenton (Maryland) to Ontario now. 250 years since our Declaration of Independence in 1776 is a huge accomplishment; Canada will eventually get their 250 mark in 2117. While we have a lot to be proud of, but like any country, there's going to be some aspects that aren't so good. I don't like the bullying of Canada going on with Tariffs, talk of 51st state, & most recently President declaring Lake Ontario being Lake America. It's been known as Lake Ontario since 1639 (or earlier) when Ingenious tribe called this massive Great Lake this. US Google Maps are caving with Lake America, but I'll still call it Lake Ontario. Experience at CN Tower: Awesome views of Lake ONTARIO & Toronto skyline! It's a little expense, but when do you ever get to go to the tallest structure in the entire Western Hemisphere? We paid the extra for the very top section, which a smaller area an extra 100 meters higher up at 447 meters (1467'). But even if you go with the 346 meters option (1135'), it's still an awesome view, but we wanted the highest possible view. How this compares with other high structures I've been? There's 7 viewing platforms, which are above 250 meters in the US. I've been to 2 of them. The taller of the 2 is Hancock Tower in Chicago is 314 meters (1030') & the other was STRAT in Vegas is 265 meters (869'). Both of which are less even the main viewing platform at CN Tower. I could've gone up to the tallest in the US, the Willis Tower in Chicago, but I chose Hancock as I read better views of Lake Michigan & downtown skyline in general than from Willis, not to mention more expensive. My friend went to Willis as he wanted to go to the tallest possible. Willis is taller than CN Tower main viewing platform but still 35 meters short of the CN Tower Top platform. We got a lot of great pics of Lake Ontario, downtown Skyline, Rogers Centre, etc. We spent more time in the main viewing area, which was much larger area. There was also a glass platform on main level, you can look down the side of the tower itself all the way to the ground. I enjoyed that, but my girlfriend wanted nothing to do with that as it can be scary to be above open glass looking down. The Top section was even more outstanding views. But it was a smaller viewing platform, and it was kind of hot in that section. It's debatable if it's worth the extra money as the main platform was still outstanding. But why not go all the way to the top most, which really is the highest viewing platform in Western Hemisphere. Main platform is the still the 4th tallest (when not factoring Top platform) behind #1 Willis Tower in Chicago, #2 & 3 (World Trade Center & Empire State Building in New York). Just a sampling of my pics. Some show the Canadian wildfire smoke/haze was less than ideal, but still got a lot of great pics. In summary, this was an awesome highlight of our Toronto vacation.

We attended the Little Diggers event at Sheridan Nurseries. Prebooked online and 5$ fee includes…read moreall supplies used to create your own unique planter and the plants! The staff (specificaly Cheyenne) were so enthusiastic offering ideas and fun facts about how to care for the plants at home. Very generous with the supplies such as stickers, popsicle sticks,pipe cleaners and paint. Such a fun activity, highly recommend.

Always a lovely selection and one of my happy places to attend. thank you for being so consistently…read moreon top of the selection, pricing and quality. I always find myself coming back!