A world of discoveries awaits you in East Toronto, where the focus is on natural attractions, diverse shopping and local heritage.
One of East Toronto’s star attractions, Rouge Park, is an urban wilderness park that covers more than 47 square kilometres. The largest park in Toronto, Rouge Park is 13 times the size of New York City’s Central Park. The East Toronto park features two historic sites and a variety of ecosystems, such as coastal wetlands. Rouge Park is also home to Toronto’s only camping site, Glen
Rouge Campground, which offers tent camping and RV camping from May till October.
The Ontario Science Centre is an interactive science museum that brings one million visitors to East Toronto every year. Ontario Science Centre highlights include Toronto’s only IMAX dome theatre as well as a Space Hall and Planetarium. Another major East Toronto attraction is the Toronto
Zoo, which showcases more than 5,000 animals representing several hundred species. Toronto Zoo must-see exhibits include the Great Barrier Reef Exhibit, an African savanna and a gorilla rainforest. Also visible in East Toronto are the Scarborough
Bluffs, which extend 14 kilometres along the Lake Ontario shoreline and stand 65 metres high at their tallest.
The Beaches offers a different perspective on East Toronto. The upscale East Toronto neighbourhood — called Beaches for short — features antique shops, galleries, a boardwalk and a laid-back atmosphere perfect for outdoor activities, such as jogging and inline skating.
East Toronto shopping finds include Gerrard India Bazaar, North America’s largest market for ethnic Indian goods, and Merchants
Flea Market, an indoor flea market that opens on weekends year-round.
Visitors can step back in time at more than one East Toronto attraction. The Zion
Schoolhouse recreates an early 20th-century educational setting in a restored one-room schoolhouse, while Todmorden
Mills Heritage Museum & Arts Centre preserves the early history of Toronto’s Don River Valley mills. Riverdale
Farm, the last farm remaining in Toronto, offers demonstrations of farm chores, such as cow milking, horse grooming and bread baking.
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