Toronto Walking Tour with Audioguide on your Smartphone

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Toronto City Hall

  Toronto City Hall is one of the city’s most recognizable modern landmarks. Opened in 1965 and designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell, it features two curved towers surrounding a central council chamber. Its bold form, open civic square, and modernist design reflect Toronto’s post-war growth and urban ambition.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Toronto Public Library is one of Canada’s largest public library systems. Its branches connect the city’s neighbourhoods with reading rooms, archives, cultural programmes, and community services. The institution reflects Toronto’s civic identity, diversity, and long tradition of public access to knowledge.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Nathan Phillips Square

  Nathan Phillips Square is Toronto’s main civic square in front of City Hall. Opened in 1965 and named after former mayor Nathan Phillips, it became a central space for public gatherings, celebrations, protests, and winter skating. Its reflecting pool, arches, and modernist setting reflect Toronto’s civic identity and post-war urban growth.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Old City Hall

  Old City Hall is one of Toronto’s most important historic civic buildings. Completed in 1899, it served as the city’s municipal headquarters before the modern City Hall opened nearby. Its Romanesque Revival architecture, clock tower, stone carvings, and courthouse function reflect Toronto’s late 19th-century growth and civic ambition.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  Dreaming is a monumental sculpture by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa in Toronto’s Financial District. Installed at the Richmond-Adelaide Centre, it shows an elongated female head with closed eyes, creating a calm presence among the surrounding office towers. The work reflects themes of silence, inner life, and human scale within the dense modern city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Bishop’s Block is one of the oldest surviving building fragments in downtown Toronto. Built around 1830–1840 for John Bishop, a butcher and landlord, it once formed a row of early townhouses on Adelaide Street West. Its preserved façade connects the modern Shangri-La Toronto complex with the city’s 19th-century urban beginnings.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7

  St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is a historic church in downtown Toronto. Founded by a Scottish Presbyterian congregation, it reflects the city’s 19th-century religious and immigrant history. Its Gothic Revival architecture, stone façade, stained glass, and urban setting connect Toronto’s financial district with older layers of civic and spiritual life.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Roy Thomson Hall

  Roy Thomson Hall is one of Toronto’s leading concert venues. Opened in 1982, it is home to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and is recognized for its circular glass exterior. Its modern design, central location, and role in major performances reflect Toronto’s cultural life and architectural ambition.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Canada’s Walk of Fame

  Canada’s Walk of Fame is a series of commemorative stars set into the sidewalks of Toronto’s Entertainment District. It honours Canadians who have made major contributions to film, music, sports, science, literature, and public life. The landmark reflects Toronto’s role as a cultural stage and Canada’s wider creative identity.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  The Pasture is a public sculpture by Canadian artist Joe Fafard at the Toronto-Dominion Centre. Created in 1985, it features seven life-size bronze cows set against the towers of the Financial District. The work brings a rural image into the heart of downtown Toronto, reflecting Fafard’s prairie roots and his warm, humorous approach to public art.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Hockey Hall of Fame (Pass by)

  The Hockey Hall of Fame is one of Toronto’s major sports landmarks. Housed in a historic former bank building at Brookfield Place, it celebrates the history of ice hockey through trophies, memorabilia, player stories, and interactive exhibits. Its connection with the Stanley Cup makes it a central symbol of Canada’s hockey culture.

  Admission ticket free
• Gooderham (Flatiron) Building (Pass by)

  The Gooderham Building is one of the city’s most distinctive historic landmarks. Completed in 1892 for the Gooderham family’s distilling business, it stands at the meeting of Wellington Street and Front Street. Its narrow wedge shape, red-brick façade, and mural wall reflect Toronto’s commercial growth and late 19th-century architectural character.

  Admission ticket free
• 11
  St. Lawrence Market

  St. Lawrence Market is one of Toronto’s most historic food markets. Its roots go back to the early 19th century, when this area became a centre of trade, public life, and city government. The market’s stalls, brick halls, and local specialities reflect Toronto’s commercial heritage and the everyday food culture of the old town.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Banksy Street Art

  Banksy Street Art reflects the presence of one of the world’s most famous anonymous street artists in Toronto’s urban landscape. Works attributed to Banksy often combine simple stencil imagery with sharp social commentary, humour, and ambiguity. This stop connects the city with global street-art culture and the changing value of art in public space.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13

  The Esplanade is a historic street in downtown Toronto near the St. Lawrence Market district. Created along the city’s former waterfront, it once marked an area closely tied to railways, warehouses, trade, and harbour activity. Today, its brick buildings, public spaces, and urban setting reflect Toronto’s shift from working port to modern city centre.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14

  Eagle by Dean Drever is a large public sculpture at Yonge Street and The Esplanade in Toronto. The work shows a powerful bald eagle emerging from the side of a building, turning the urban façade into a dramatic moment of movement. Its form reflects themes of travel, strength, environmental presence, and the city’s public-art culture.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15

  The Lower Simcoe Street Underpass Murals are a pair of public artworks in downtown Toronto. Created with lead artist Tannis Nielsen and Indigenous youth artists, the murals bring Indigenous perspectives into a busy urban passage. Their imagery reflects water, memory, community, and the deeper history of Tkaronto within the modern city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16

  Woodpecker Column is a public sculpture by the Canadian artist collective Fastwürms near the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Installed in 1997, it features two large woodpeckers on a tall black column. The work brings a touch of wild nature into the downtown core, linking Toronto’s public-art scene with memory of the area’s older natural landscape.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• CN Tower (Pass by)

  CN Tower is one of Toronto’s most recognizable landmarks. Completed in 1976, it was built as a communications tower and quickly became a symbol of the city’s skyline. Its slender concrete shaft, observation decks, and height above Lake Ontario reflect Toronto’s modern growth, engineering ambition, and place on the world stage.

  Admission ticket free
• Toronto Railway Museum (Pass by)

  Toronto Railway Museum is dedicated to the city’s railway history and its role in shaping modern Toronto. Located at Roundhouse Park in the former John Street Roundhouse, it presents locomotives, railcars, tools, and stories from the age of steam and urban expansion. The museum connects the waterfront with the transport networks that helped the city grow.

  Admission ticket free
• 17
  Rogers Centre

  Rogers Centre is a major stadium beside the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. Opened in 1989, it became famous for its fully retractable roof, one of the first of its kind in the world. Home to the Toronto Blue Jays, it reflects the city’s sports culture, entertainment scene, and late 20th-century engineering ambition.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18

  Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes and forms Toronto’s southern edge. Its waters have shaped the city’s geography, trade, climate, and waterfront development for centuries. Harbours, islands, promenades, and skyline views reflect Toronto’s close relationship with the lake and its place in the wider Great Lakes region.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19
  Harbourfront Centre

  Harbourfront Centre is a major cultural venue on Toronto’s waterfront. Created from former industrial and shipping lands, it became a space for arts, festivals, performances, exhibitions, and community events. Its lakeside setting reflects Toronto’s transformation of the harbour from working port to public cultural district.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
• Entry tickets to the museums are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
• The tour doesn’t cover all Toronto sights
• This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app's map. There is no human guide provided

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