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Gardiner Museum
C2 ⌂ 111 Queen’s Park
Museum # 10am–6pm
Mon–Thu, 10am–9pm Fri,
10am–5pm Sat & Sun
∑ gardiner museum.on.ca
EXPERIENCE Toronto The lush foliage of Allan Gardens Conservatory, Museum is dedicated solely to
Opened in 1984, the Gardiner
ceramic art. It is the only such
museum in North America,
and is considered one of
the world’s great specialty
a haven of greenery in downtown Toronto
14 groves, and of course palms, EAT
while by contrast the Arid
Allan Gardens House is home to all kinds of
Conservatory cacti and succulents. Outside
of the conservatory is a Buster’s Sea Cove
E3 ⌂ 160 Gerrard St E Expect long lines here
§ (416) 392 7288 # 10am– char ming playground and for the mouthwatering
an off-leash area for dogs.
5pm daily fish ‘n’ chips and fresh
crab sandwiches.
Originally built in 1858, the
Allan Gardens Conservatory 15 E4 ⌂ 93 Front St E
is one of the oldest parks in ¢ Sun & Mon ∑ busters-
Toronto and makes for a St. Lawrence Market seacove.com
lovely distraction during the E4 ⌂ 92–5 Front St E \\\
cold winter months. Step King # Times vary, check
inside one of several tropical website ∑ stlawrence Carousel Bakery
houses and be surrounded by market.com Tourists and locals
warmth and exotic plant life, alike flock here for the
where colorful orchids and Arrive with an appetite and world-renowned
bromeliads bloom among join the crowds queuing for Canadian Peameal
the green vegetation. Other peameal bacon sandwiches, Bacon Sandwich, 2,000
temperate houses, feeling a wood-oven-baked bagels, of which are sold on any
little cooler but still wonderfully and the most succulent given day. Cash only.
balmy, are home to citrus Portuguese churrasco chicken E4 ⌂ 93 Front St E
trees, sweet flowering jasmine, rolls in the city. With over 100 § (416) 363 4247
and camellias set around vendors, the main market ¢ Sun & Mon
waterfalls and koi-filled ponds. building, called the South
The lush Palm House is filled Market, is the city’s go-to spot \\\
with climbing vines, bamboo for fine meats, fresh seafood,
exotic cheeses, and top- Churrasco’s
quality fruits and vegetables. Juicy, flavorful, and
The complex’s North tender rotisserie
Market building is being chicken with a secret
rebuilt, so the weekend hot sauce – that’s what
farmers’ and antiques keeps customers
markets are held in a returning here
temporary structure year after year. The
at the Esplanade, just Portuguese custard
south of the main tarts are also delicious.
market building. E4 ⌂ 93 Front St E
§ (416) 862 2867
¢ Sun & Mon
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Jun Kaneko’s
Untitled, outside the
Gardiner Museum
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