Toronto, the creative city, is Canada’s largest city and the fifth largest city in North America. Located along Lake Ontario’s northwestern shores near the southernmost reaches of Canada, Toronto is a year-round travel destination with a moderate climate. Average high temperatures range from –2° C (28 ° F) in January, Toronto’s coldest month, to 27° C (81° F) in July. The provincial capital of Ontario, Toronto has a reputation for being a clean, safe city.
Toronto is also known as a tolerant city that embraces people of different ethnic backgrounds and lifestyles. Its multicultural heritage is reflected in the diversity of its festivals and its neighbourhoods, among them Greektown, Corso Italia, Little Poland, Koreatown and more than one Chinatown. Other Toronto
neighbourhoods include the Fashion District, the Harbourfront, The
Gay Village, The Beaches (or The Beach) and the Entertainment District, home of the world’s tallest building, the CN Tower. Official languages spoken in Toronto (and all of Canada) are English and French.
Visitors planning a Toronto holiday may travel to Toronto via air, rail or roadway. Toronto Pearson International Airport is among the world’s busiest airports and offers nonstop flights to dozens of U.S. and Canadian cities. Upon arrival in Toronto, tourists may choose from a number of public transportation options, such as buses, subways, streetcars and Ontario’s GO Transit network. The Toronto transportation system also includes PATH, a 27-kilometre (16-mile) underground walkway that connects 1,200 shops and services to subway stations, hotels and office towers in downtown Toronto.
Americans traveling to Toronto need to keep their passports handy for the return trip to the U.S. A valid passport is required for air travelers, while visitors who cross the U.S./Canadian border by land or sea may present a passport or else the following two documents: a government-issued ID with a photo (e.g., a driver’s license) plus proof of U.S. citizenship.
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