I have to go to Toronto in March - what to do there?

[Reardy Mister]

Is there anything or anywhere nearby I can tiw in with my trip? Work are flying me there, so I can tack some extra days on before or after. But I know nothing about that region, except that Niagara Falls is close by.

PS. I'd rather see sights than shops and Im very willing to hire a car.

[eric twinge]

CN Tower is a must, i was in toronto for a month last march and the views were fantastic.
I didn't bother with Niagra personally as it was a bit of a pain to get there.
I was more interested in the bars to be honest, of which shoeless joes was rather appealing..

Oh, and take a coat, scarf and gloves, and beware the falling ice!

[Bing o]

Erm, Niagra is a 1 hour drive from Toronto...

[The Leaper]

If you don't want to drive, all the Toronto hotels do day trips usually including a visit to Niagara-on-the-Lake, a super place to wander around (bit like Carmel in California). Can recommend this especially as you're in Canada not USA, which is much the better side.

R.

[NailedOn]

Check the weather forecast before you depart. It can still be seriously cold in March.

Niagara is worth the trip. The view buffet up the Skylon are worth a trip.

http://www.skylon.com/

Enjoy your visit.

[Vytalis]

Have a bimble north into the 'real' Canada - head towards Sudbury and you'll soon get to see some nice stuff.

Niagara is a good day out but not really much more. Day trip / train to Ottawa / Montreal?

+1 for CN tower, go and see a baseball game if there is one on, hockey hall of fame is quite good and there are plenty of nice parks dotted around. Ride a tram to one maybe?

[Reardy Mister]

Vytalis said:

Have a bimble north into the 'real' Canada - head towards Sudbury and you'll soon get to see some nice stuff.

Niagara is a good day out but not really much more. Day trip / train to Ottawa / Montreal?

+1 for CN tower, go and see a baseball game if there is one on, hockey hall of fame is quite good and there are plenty of nice parks dotted around. Ride a tram to one maybe?

This is more what Im thinking, though I have heard the weather will be bitter, so slightly concerned it will just be a snowy tundra of nothing. I like moutains.

If there is a straight-forward day trip from the hotel to Niagara, Ill probably do that. Least I can say Ive done it then.

Thanks for the tips so far chaps.

[The jiffle king]

Niagra is easy by Greyhound (just to say you have been on a Greyhound) skylon tower at Niagra is good, maid of the mist essential, but it's a day trip.
CN tower is excellent (glass floor) and there are loads of other things to see

More than 4 days in Toronto might get quite dull on the tourist trail. We did go to the Zoo as they have Prezwalski horses and the missus wanted to see them.

[anonymous-user]

Go watch an ice hockey game.

[eric twinge]

Bing o said:

Erm, Niagra is a 1 hour drive from Toronto...

thanks mr sarcastic.

very helpful. slightly longer than 1 hours drive to be pedantic, i didn't have a car when i was there, and it worked out to two train journeys at considerably longer than an hour.