Toronto - Around Town - Harbourfront & the Financial District (part 2) - An Art Walk

Union Station

Built by 1921 but not opened until 1927 due to legalities, this elegant train station features a frieze citing Canadian destinations .

• 65 Front St W

401 Richmond Street

Many of the city’s best artist-run galleries are here in this gorgeous old warehouse. Exhibit openings are often held Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons.

• 401 Richmond St W

Design Exchange

This gallery showcases innovative Canadian postwar design.

• 234 Bay St

• open 10am–6pm Mon–Fri, noon–5pm Sat–Sun

• Adm to special exhibits

Toronto Dominion Gallery of Inuit Art

An outstanding collection of postwar Inuit sculpture.

• 79 Wellington St W

• Open 8am–6pm Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm Sat–Sun

Steam Whistle Brewing

This railroad roundhouse now functions as a microbrewery. Tour the facilities, then sample the tasty results at the bar.

• 255 Bremner Blvd

• Open May–Aug: noon–6pm daily; Sep–Apr: noon–6pm Mon–Sat

Commerce Court North

The star of Toronto’s early skyscrapers, this massive 34-story Romanesque structure housing the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was the tallest building in Canada when completed in 1931. Today it matches aesthetically, if not in height, its towering neighbors.

• 25 King St W

Fairmont Royal York

This grand château-style hotel , once the largest in the British Commonwealth, was built in 1928 by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

• 100 Front St W

Air Canada Centre

Home to basketball’s Raptors and hockey’s Maple Leafs, the arena is in the old Toronto Postal Delivery Building. Carvings on the façade depict the history of communications.

• 40 Bay St

Exhibition Place

Princes’ Gates herald the entrance to the Canadian National Exhibition’s fairgrounds, hosting major events such as the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery

Toronto’s premiere contemporary art public gallery.

• 231 Queens Quay W

• open noon–6pm Tue, Thu–Sun, noon–8pm Wed

• Adm