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Frank Gehry's hometown redesign of the AGO — a swelling Douglas fir façade and a spiral staircase floating over Grange Park. Group of Seven, Thomson, and a strong Indigenous collection anchor it.
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Spiral staircase is the best free view in Toronto — even non-ticketed visitors can climb it.
James Cheng's 66-storey tower drops you into University Avenue with the city's most polished spa and a Zhang Huan ash Buddha in the lobby. Rooms wear Toronto's biggest bathtubs.
188 University Avenue · M5H 0A3
Patrick Kriss's third-floor tasting counter above Queen and Spadina — Canada's most consistent World's 50 Best entry. A single nightly menu, a jewel-box bar, and a room that hums.
163 Spadina Avenue, 3rd Floor · M5V 2L6