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Walking Tour of Downtown Toronto

Students boarding streetcarOn this walking tour, students will see and visit major landmarks in downtown Toronto. Some of these attractions include Queen's Park, Yorkville, the University of Toronto, Queen Street, Nathan Phillips Square, Chinatown, Kensington Market, the Hummingbird Centre, and of course, the Eaton Centre. Go shopping in Canada's second largest mall, or record yourself on Speaker's Corner!

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The Art Gallery Of Ontario

The AGO is perhaps the best-known art gallery in Toronto, and certainly the largest. A Henry Moore sculpture stands out front at the northeast corner; art you can put your hands on, as the people sitting on it and children crawling through the openings already know. Inside, not too far from that first piece you encounter coming from the east, the gallery has the largest public collection of Henry Moore pieces. They range from maquettes that would fit in the palm of your hand to huge reclining figures. The permanant collection takes you from the Middle Ages with 14th century artist Giovanni del Biondo to 20th century Canadian works by the Group of Seven and the works of contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol and Mark Rothko. The AGO also brings some of the biggest and most renowned travelling shows to Toronto.

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The Royal Ontario Museum

Generations of children and adults have trooped through the museum since it opened in 1914. With 6 million objects on display and more than 40 galleries, the collection can't be seen in one day. Favourite exhibits include the wonderful and spooky Bat Cave, the Egyptian mummies and the dinosaur gallery, where 13 skeletons are arranged in realistic simulated settings. Four giant carved totem poles rise in the centre of the stairwells -- the largest is 24.5 metres (80 ft. 6 in.) tall. The Discovery Centre offers families a hands-on experience with work stations, where you can examine slides and prehistoric pottery, or put together a monkey skeleton.

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