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Airport  
Lester B Pearson International Airport is 25 km north-west of the city centre. The three-terminal airport is in the midst of a massive ten-year C$4.4 billion redevelopment culminating in a single, unified terminal building, now looming over the site, to replace ageing Terminals 1 and 2. This new hi-tech super terminal is expected to open in 2004. In the meantime, airy and efficient Terminal 3 is being upgraded, with an expanded number of check-in gates and 800 new parking spaces. 
Airport to City Centre
Taxis are available outside all terminals. Fares are a fixed rate, C$35-$40, with a small surcharge for additional baggage. The trip takes 30 mins to 1 hr, depending on traffic. Airport Express Aéroport runs a regular, scheduled coach service to Downtown. The 20-min service runs about every 20 mins, at a cost of C$14.25, C$24.50 round-trip or C$112.75 for ten rides. Tickets available from kiosk on arrivals level or from 
driver. The Airport Rocket bus run by the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission), a fully-accessible low-floor bus, operates every 45 mins from the arrivals level of Terminals 2 and 3 to Kipling subway station – also a 20-min journey – at a cost of $2.25. Regular TTC fares apply, with full transfer privileges to and from other TTC routes. There is also a local TTC bus which operates every 20 mins at a cost of C$9. 
Orientation
The city was originally laid out on a grid system spread over 650 sq km on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, the border with New York State. Today, Downtown embraces the area between College St and Harbourfront, which is enclosed by the Don Valley Parkway to the east and Bathurst St to the west. The city’s major north-south artery is Yonge St, at 1,896 km the longest street in the world. It divides western cross streets from eastern ones. The area north of Downtown, known as Midtown, combines smart residential streets with top shopping alleys. It is cut east-west by Bloor St. At its western end is High Park, in the east are Greektown and the East Parklands area. Highway 2, called Lake Shore Blvd by locals, hugs the shore of Lake Ontario south of Downtown, linking the various lakeside suburbs and beaches. Toronto’s own city airport is located on one of the islands in the harbour and handles short-haul commuter flights. 
Excursions
The amazing spectacle of Niagara Falls is a 90-min drive west of the city. Though daredevils can no longer cross the Falls in a barrel or by tightrope, they can still walk behind the curtain of water crashing down at the rate of 800,000 tonnes per second. For the less wild at heart, the Niagara’s own steamboat The Maid of the Mist ferries passengers to the base of American Falls and then on to the Horseshoe Falls basin. It runs May-Oct, with daily departures every 15 mins. Admission C$12.25 per person. For the best view of the Falls, book a table for dinner in the revolving restaurant atop the 236 m Skylon Tower. The Falls are illuminated year-round by a nightly light show powered by 21 Xenon gas spotlights, each producing 250 million candlepower. Fireworks shed light on the spectacular scene on summer Fri nights and statutory holidays. Ferry boats to Toronto’s islands are operated by the Metro Parks Department and leave from the foot of Bay St at regular intervals, charging C$5 for a return fare. Take the subway to Union Station and the Bay St bus heading south. For trips to the environs and nearby towns, the GO Bus and Train service runs a comprehensive and regular timetable. There are local train services from Union Station and main line services to major cities through VIA Rail. Also in the area is the Butterfly Conservatory, just north in the Botanical Gardens. Located in the grounds of the Niagara Parks Botanical gardens, just north of the Falls along the Niagara Parkway, the Butterfly Conservatory is an indoor tropical rainforest criss-crossed by a network of paths allowing visitors to observe over 2,000 butterflies from 45 species. If you don’t have a car, take the People Mover bus, No 11 or 14, from the Falls. The region surrounding Niagara is home to Ontario’s internationally acclaimed wineries, so rent a car and make a day of it. 
Getting Around
Taxis in the city are metered, with fares starting at C$2.50 and rising by C$1.20 per km. They can be hailed in the street, found ranked outside the main hotels and terminals, or ordered by telephone. Reliable firms include Co-Op Cabs and Diamond Taxicabs. Have a precise address, using major streets or a landmark as a reference. Toronto’s Public Transit System is commonly known as the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission). It combines subway (metro system), bus and streetcar routes in a comprehensive system of clean stations and rail carriages. Single fare tokens/tickets for any branch cost C$2.25, with 5 tokens at C$9 for five and C$18 for ten. A C$7.50 Day Pass permits unlimited travel any day after 0930. When you pay your fare, always ask for a transfer ticket as well, to cover you if you decide to switch transport. The subway (rail) is U-shaped with a north-south line bisecting the middle. The Bloor-Danforth line runs east-west along Bloor St from Kipling Ave in the west to McCowan, with a Scarborough RT extension at Kennedy. The Yonge-University-Spadina line runs north-south from Downsview Ave in the north-west, down University Ave to Union Station, then north-south again along Yonge St to Finch Ave in the north. 
Trains run between 0600 and 0130 Mon-Sat, and from 0900 on Sun. Buses and streetcars ferry passengers to all places not served by the subway. All three systems are interactive, using transfer cards issued by bus and streetcar drivers or from transfer machines in the subway stations. Many routes run a 24-hr service, including those along Queen and College Sts and St Clair and Eglinton Avs. Below street level in the Downtown financial district is a 10-km network of walkways known as the PATH. It winds its way from Union Station (Front and Bay) to City Hall, then north to the Metro Toronto Coach Terminal. It stretches west from Yonge and Queen Sts, to the Eaton Centre, Roy Thomson Hall, the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Sheraton Centre; then south through the Richmond-Adelaide Centre and First Canadian Place and back to Union Station. A multitude of shops, restaurants and services with colour-coded signs point to major buildings and keep you from getting lost. 
What to see
Art Gallery of Ontario: Fifty halls filled to the brim with more than 25,000 works representing 1,000 years of art, including the unique Inuit galleries, Group of Seven paintings and the world’s largest public collection of works by renowned British sculptor Henry Moore. Be sure to visit the well-stocked gift shop.
CN Tower: At 553 m, the world’s tallest tower has a roof top-revolving restaurant, viewing platforms, bars, over 1,100 sq m of retail space, wild simulator rides and the hottest new virtual reality games. A glass elevator whizzes you up the outside of the tower in 58 seconds to the Sky Pod and Space Deck observation platforms, plus the Glass Floor. Enjoy a 360-degree view of the city as well to the ground below. There is also a new documentary on the construction of the 25-year-old structure. 
Hockey Hall Of Fame: The ultimate tribute to Canada’s national sport includes interactive displays, memorabilia, trophies and movies.Also on view is the original Stanley Cup and a replica of the Montreal Canadiens’ dressing room. 
The Islands: Catch the ferry from the bottom of Bay St to the Toronto Islands, where 612 acres of excellent hiking territory await. Several of the islands are relatively untouched by tourism, but Centre Island is not one of them. Every summer, thousands of junior tourists pile into Centreville amusement park for the rides and games. Elsewhere, you can walk for miles, hire a boat, canoe or bike, or just take it easy in the numerous restaurants and bars. Spectacular views of the city skyline. 
Royal Ontario Museum: Exhibits trace the history of the world, highlighting dinosaurs, ancient Egypt and the world’s finest collection of Chinese treasures, among others. Top-ranking chef Jamie Kennedy has a restaurant in the building. 
Canada’s Walk of Fame: A series of stylised stars in granite blocks (à la LA) honouring Canadian stars of film, broadcasting, literature, sports and the arts. Located in front of the Royal Alex and Princess of Wales theatres on King St W. 
Harbourfront Centre: Theatres, art galleries, dance, music, festivals on the shore of Lake Ontario. Queen’s Quay W, foot of York St. 
Eskimo Art Gallery: Award-winning Arctic interior design and high-quality carvings.
Day Cycling: Wheel Excitement, 5 Rees St just south of SkyDome, rents bicycles and in-line skates to explore the waterfront trail. In the Beaches, try D’Ornella’s Cycle, 1882 Queen E. On Centre Island, drop by Toronto Island Bicycle Rental. 
The Bata Shoe Museum: From ancient Egyptian papyrus sandals to Elvis Presley’s loafers, this collection of 10,000 artefacts spans 4,500 years. Recent acquisitions include Imelda Marcos’ pumps, Geri Halliwell’s Spice Girl boots and the black leather shoes that Mikhail Baryshnikov wore the day he defected from the then Soviet Union.
Sports: Marine-related activities include sailing, boating, canoeing and skating on Canada’s largest artificial ice rink. Spectators can enjoy a visit to the SkyDome for baseball. Be aware that tickets can be hard to come by if the big names are in town, or if the Blue Jays have been on a hot winning streak. Or visit the Air Canada Centre, completed in 1999 and home to the Maple Leafs hockey team and the Raptors basketball team. Baseball season Apr-Oct; Hockey Sept-May/Jun; Basketball Oct-Apr. 
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Downtown, look no further than the Eaton Centre on Yonge St, a complex of more than 285 shops, restaurants and services stretching from Dundas St to Queen. The Centre receives about one million visitors a week and is open daily, including most statutory holidays. In the West End, check out the trendy outlets in the revitalised Queen St W, or in Little Italy on College St. Bloor, with parallel Yorkville in Midtown, is acknowledged as the city’s premier specialist shopping district, home to designer labels and top-notch jewellers. The bohemian neighbourhood of Annex, with its many loft conversions along Bloor West, features excellent bookstores and unique speciality shops, while Chinatown and Kensington Market offer a riot of exotic foodstuffs, vintage clothing and bargains galore. In the East End, Greektown on the Danforth attracts high-fashion home decor. Antique shops and quirky stores live among the laid-back summery style of The Beaches, a browser’s haven. Maison de la Presse Internationale in Yorkville carries copies of newspapers from around the world. 
Where to walk
The most pleasant place to enjoy a stroll in Toronto is around Harbourfront, a ten-acre complex of galleries, shops, studios and restaurants next to the lake and ten minutes from Downtown. Check out the impressive Queen’s Quay Terminal, part of the complex, which boasts shops, restaurants and a theatre. The antique market is just across the street. For the energy-blessed, the 20-km Martin Goodman Trail along Toronto’s waterfront, between the Humber River and the Beaches, is ideal for jogging or cycling. The Beaches were once an exclusive resort for Toronto’s well-heeled, but the former holiday cottages are now permanent homes to a broader cross-section. The main attraction is the 4-km boardwalk along the shore of Lake Ontario, a great place for a digestive stroll after a meal at one of the eclectic restaurants along Queen St E. 
Local Issues
Foreign-born residents comprise more than 50% of Toronto’s population! The city has absorbed large ethnic communities such as Chinese, Italians, Greeks, Indians, Sri Lankans, South Americans, West Indians, and Koreans. Over 80 languages are spoken in the city. As a result, dual-language street signs and native tongues abound in all three Chinatowns, Little Italy, along the Danforth, in Little Portugal, Little India, Little Jamaica and in other enclaves.