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Attractions nearby Holiday Inn Toronto-Midtown

·        Royal Ontario Museum (0.5 KM  /  0.31 MI )

A major museum for world culture and natural history, The ROM is the fifth largest museum in North America, containing more than six million items and over 40 galleries. It is also the largest museum in Canada. It has notable collections of dinosaurs, Near Eastern and African art, East Asian art, European history, and Canadian history.

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 9:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Adult Admission: $22

·        Bata Shoe Museum (0.5 KM  /  0.31 MI )

Discover the treasures of North America's charming and surprising shoe museum. Hundreds of shoes (from a collection numbering over 10,000) are on exhibit in architect Raymond Moriyama's award-winning four-storey structure. The Museum celebrates the style and function of footwear in four impressive galleries. Footwear on display ranges from Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs and glamorous platforms. Over 4,500 years of history and a collection of 20th-century celebrity shoes are reflected in the semi-permanent exhibition, All About Shoes. Three other galleries feature changing exhibitions, so there's always something new to see.

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Wednesday: 10 am–5 pm

Thursday: 10 am–8 pm

Friday and Saturday: 10 am–5 pm

Sunday: 12 pm–5 pm

Adult Admission: $12

·        Royal Conservatory Of Music (0.5 KM  /  0.31 MI )

·        Native Canadian Centre (0.5 KM  /  0.31 MI )

The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto is a community-based non-profit organization which provides a gathering place to deliver programs and services for Native people while striving to reflect the traditional Native cultural perspective.

·        Queen's Park (1 KM  /  0.62 MI )

Queen’s Park is an urban park in the Downtown area of Toronto that was opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, it was named in honor of Queen Victoria. The park is the site of the Ontario Legislature, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

·        Casa Loma  (1 KM  /  0.62 MI )

Visit Canada's Majestic Castle, Casa Loma and step back in time to a period of European elegance and splendor. The former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt, Canada's foremost castle is complete with decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers, stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens. A self-guided digital audio tour in 8 languages (English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin and Korean) is available.

Hours of operation:

Casa Loma is open daily 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Last admission: 4:00 p.m.)

Adult Admission: $16

Parking: $2.75 per hour

·         China Town (1 KM  /  0.62 MI )

·        Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Arts (1 KM  /  0.62 MI )

  The Gardiner Museum offers an intimate look at one of the world’s oldest and most universal forms of art and material culture—ceramics. Complemented by special exhibitions, the collection exceeds 3,000 historical and contemporary pieces and spans continents and time, giving you an extraordinary glimpse into the development of the ceramic process, decoration and shape.

Located across from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto’s charming Yorkville district, the Gardiner has undergone a major expansion of its gallery and studio spaces. It remains one of the city’s finest examples of modernist architecture.

Hours of Operation:

Monday-Thursday: 10am - 6pm
Friday: 10am - 9pm
Saturday/Sunday: 10am - 5pm

Adult Admission: $12

·        Yorkville Shopping District (1.5 KM  /  0.93 MI )

·        Hudson's Bay Centre (1.5 KM  /  0.93 MI )

The Hudson's Bay Centre comprises a 535,000 square foot office tower at 2 Bloor Street East, The Bay department store, Marriott Hotel, apartments, condominiums and an extensive retail concourse with a variety of retail shops and services. Directly above the intersection of two subway lines at the corner of Yonge and Bloor Streets and in close proximity to the Don Valley Expressway, HBC offers excellent accessibility. This accessibility coupled with the dynamic surroundings of the Bloor-Yorkville shopping and entertainment district makes the Hudson's Bay Centre a favored destination for office tenants seeking modern office space in a leading edge location. The area is home to creative industry firms like software development, media and advertising as well as more traditional banking and insurance companies who have recognized the area's unique character.

·        Eaton Centre (2 KM  /  1.24 MI )

Toronto Eaton Centre shares the honor as one of the #1 most visited tourist attractions in Toronto! Millions of tourists from around the world visit this world-class shopping centre for its architecture, culture and urban atmosphere.

Hours of Operation:

Mon-Fri: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sat:  9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun:  12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

·        CN Tower (2 KM  /  1.24 MI )

Defining the Toronto skyline, the CN Tower is Canada's most recognizable and celebrated icon. At a height of 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches), it is Canada’s National Tower, the World's Tallest Building, an important telecommunications hub, and the centre of tourism in Toronto. Each year, approximately 2 million people visit the CN Tower to take in the breath-taking view and enjoy all the attractions it has to offer.
The CN Tower was built in 1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world. In 1995, the CN Tower became a public company and ownership of the Tower was transferred to Canada Lands (CLC) Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development.

Hours of Operation:

Daily: 9:00am - 11:00pm

·        Princess of Wales Theatre (3 KM  /  1.86 MI )

·        Nathan Phillips Square  (3 KM  /  1.86 MI )

A lively public gathering place located immediately in front of Toronto City Hall, on the northwest corner of Queen and Bay Streets.

The Square is named for Nathan Phillips, who was Mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. Mayor Phillips was an early supporter of the new City Hall and of the international design competition that was ultimately won by Finnish architect Viljo Revell. Nathan Phillips Square is the site of many civic activities and special events. It is worth noting that a number of special events are also held at Yonge-Dundas Square, just a few short blocks away.

·        Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-lake (125 KM  /  77.67 MI )

Restaurants nearby Holiday Inn Toronto-Midtown

Regal Beagle
416-5916859
  335 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.02 MI  /  0.03 KM

Bar Mercurio
416-9603877
  270 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.02 MI  /  0.04 KM

L'Espresso Bar Mercurio
416-5962233
  321 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.06 MI  /  0.09 KM

Masters Restaurant
416-9247651
  310 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.1 MI  /  0.16 KM

Rolu (Japanese Restaurant)
416-9603888
  320 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.13 MI  /  0.21 KM

Bakeworks
416-9222435
  326 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.14 MI  /  0.23 KM

Pita Factory
416-9205777
  1 Bedford Rd | Toronto, ON M5R
Distance to Hotel: 0.18 MI  /  0.29 KM

Noodle Bowl Restaurant
416-9639595
  348 Bloor St W | Toronto, ON M5S
Distance to Hotel: 0.19 MI  /  0.31 KM