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Niagara Apothecary

Niagara Apothecary

As you stroll down Queen Street in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, you’ll eventually come across Niagara Apothecary, a restored 19th century pharmacy belonging to the Ontario Heritage Trust and operated as a museum by the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Although only one room, you could spend ages in the museum, examining the many displays in cases and …

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Casa Loma

Here are five things I learned during my afternoon at Casa Loma. 1. It is worth making your way to the third floor and climbing up the spiral stairs, if you are able, to the open-air Norman Tower, for the stunning views of Toronto. Casa Loma sits on top of the escarpment which is the …

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The green oasis that is the Palm House at Toronto's Allan Gardens, open every day

Allan Gardens

Downtown Toronto’s indoor botanical garden, Allan Gardens (free! open every day!), is where you go when winter is too much. The main Palm House conservatory we see today (above) opened in 1910, replacing an 1879 pavilion destroyed by fire in 1902. There are five other greenhouses, including (with plants per the City of Toronto’s Allan …

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Colborne Lodge costumed interpreters Alice and Caitlyn making us laugh with historical tall tales, on a beautiful August evening

Colborne Lodge

Colborne Lodge is the fourth of the ten City of Toronto Museums I’ve visited this year (after Gibson House, Market Gallery, and Scarborough Museum). Last year a friend and I had the privilege of a private tour of the interior, due to our being the only walk-ins at the time on the freezingest Sunday in …

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Cornell House with Hough Carriage Works to the left

Scarborough Museum

I’ve decided to make it a priority to visit the ten City of Toronto Museums as part of my 100 Museums Challenge this year, if at all possible. One that I’ve never been to, due to its being far out of my regular paths, is the Scarborough Museum. Kudos and warm thanks to the knowledgeable …

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