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CN Tower also features a restaurant that takes about 72 minutes to make a full rotation around the tower, located just above the LookOut Level. And for the bravest of souls? Step out on the EdgeWalk and walk, hands-free, along a five-foot ledge around the top of the main pod
of the tower, just above the restaurant, at 1,168 feet. For tickets and more information, visit www.cntower.ca.
It has 40 gallery and exhibition spaces where it displays its more than 6 million pieces, many with interactive or hands-on exhibits.
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If you are looking to save some money, consider the Sea The Sky ticket, which provides general admission to both
the CN Tower and Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. The savings is around $10 for adults, children and seniors, and the tickets do not have to be used on the same day but are only available online.
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada is the largest aquarium in Canada and also is home
to the longest underwater viewing tunnel in North America. It displays more
than 20,000 aquatic animals in more than 1.5 million gallons of water. The aquarium features more than 100 interactive exhibits and
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Toronto also offers Indian, Greek and Ethiopian cuisine. Baja street tacos? Check. Texas-style barbecue? Check. Turkish bakery? Check.
And if you want some Canadian comfort food but not sure what to get, make sure to try poutine, butter tarts and bannock. Poutine is a true Canadian dish, originating in Quebec, the province just northeast of Toronto. It consists of French fries topped with cheese curds and then covered with a brown gravy. Variations include some kind of meat toppings like chopped sausage, chicken
or beef and some places even prepare their gravy differently so the dish can be enjoyed by vegetarians. But whatever you decide to do in Toronto, you will
come up your own nickname for the city.
Poutine is a true Canadian dish, originating in Quebec, the province just northeast of Toronto.
John T. Garcia is the managing editor of AAA Magazine.
offers unique programs such as Sleep with the Sharks, where you can spend the night in the Dangerous Lagoon shark tunnel, and Friday Night Jazz, where you can hear live music on the second Friday of
the month. For more information and tickets, visit www.ripleyaquariums.com/canada/.
Canada’s largest museum, the Royal Ontario Museum, showcases art, natural history and culture from around the world. It has 40 gallery and exhibition spaces where it displays its more than 6 million pieces, many with interactive or hands-on exhibits. One of the more unique exhibits is The Bat Cave, a recreation of Jamaica’s St. Clair Cave, where members of the museum staff have done fieldwork. The simulated natural habitat features more than 20 specimens and more than 800 models of these nocturnal creatures. For more information on the museum, visit www.rom.on.ca/en.
With all that sightseeing, you are bound to get hungry, and for foodies, you are in the right place. There are more than 200 ethnicities represented by the citizens of Toronto, and the diversity of available food certainly represents this. Like most major cities, you can find a variety of Italian, Mexican and Chinese restaurants, but
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