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Entertainment District : Toronto's answer to New York's Broadway the Toronto Entertainment District comes to life in the evenings. This is the place to come to see major theater productions with the latest shows and musicals concerts and other performing arts. There are also all kinds of restaurants and places for socializing as well as hotels and shops. The main center of activity in the Entertainment District along Kg Street.

St. Lawrence Market: The St.Lawrence Market houses a variety of vendors selling various ood products flowers and specialty items. The St. Lawrence Hall was built in Toronto in 1850 and served as a public meeting place and a concert venue. The hall was restored in 1967 but has retained much of its old charm. The building provides a unique atmosphere for the market and is also occasionally used for film and elevision shoots. The interior features a grand staircase and gas lit chandelier.
Address: 92 Front Street East, Toronto.

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Eaton Center : The huge Eaton Center is located at the north end of the Central Business District. With its own subway station this ultra modern shopping complex extends over several blocks and is continually being renovated and enlarged. Strangers can quite easily lose their way in the bewildering maze of department stores spcialty shops boutiques restaurants cafeterias and snack bars which crowd the different levels above and below ground. The original Eaton department store opened in Toronto in 1869 and grew into an enormous retail business.

City Hall: Dominating the spacious Nathan Philips Square with its bronze sculpture The Archer by Henry Moore is the still highly acclaimed new City Hall. It was designed by the gifted Finnish architect Viljo Revell and built in 1965. City Hall consists of two arcshaped high rise blocks 20 and 27 stories high respecively wrapped around a lower central building topped by a flattened cupola. Out front in the square is a manade pond which becomes a popular skating rink in winter. This area is beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays.
Address:100 Queen Street West, Toronto.   

Popular tourist attractions in Toronto (Canada)

Ontaria Science Centre: The Ontario Science Center is a family oriented attraction with many interesting exhibits to entertain children. It occupies a site overlooking the Don Valley about ten Kilometers northeast of the city center. Designed by the virtuoso architect Raymond Moriyama this modern building was completed in 1969. Visitors to the center are brought face to face with the latest developments in technology telecommunications optics biology physice space travel and meteorology and much more all presented in an absorbing and imaginative way. The emphasis is very much on visitor participation with many interactive displays and widesprread use of suitably installed computing and other equipment. Address: 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto.