High Park
One man left 161 hectares to Toronto in 1876, and the ravines above hide a buried pre-ice-age river traced by geologists to this spot only in 2003.
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A rare oak savannah covers the natural third of the park — designated a provincial Area of Natural and Scientific Interest. Two deep ravines stretch the full north–south length, fed by spring-fed ponds and holding a zoo, adventure playground, and quiet duck ponds all within walking distance of each other.
What to look for
- Upper Duck Pond: wood ducks are regular visitors, and a plaque marks it as one of the first sites in the area where bird banding was carried out
- Great blue herons at Lower Duck Pond near The Queensway, where Spring Creek drains south toward Lake Ontario
- The oak savannah — a rare oak savannah ecology left in a natural state across a third of the park
Enter from Bloor Street West at the north end or The Queensway at the south; the park stretches between the two roads west of downtown.
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More to see in Toronto
- CN TowerFor 32 years, a railway company's broadcast antenna was the tallest free-standing structure on Earth.
- BMO FieldThe 2007 soccer-specific stadium that grew into Toronto's outdoor dual-sport arena — and now holds 45,736 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup under the temporary name Toronto Stadium.
- Scotiabank ArenaA 1941 postal sorting depot on Bay Street that became Canada's busiest arena — and the most photographed spot in the country on Instagram.
- Royal Ontario MuseumCanada's largest museum packs 18 million objects — Cambrian sea creatures, East Asian art, and Art Deco clothing and design objects — into 40 galleries on Bloor Street.
- Rogers CentreThe world's first fully retractable motorized roof opened here in 1989 — and 70 hotel rooms still peer straight down onto the field.
- First Canadian PlaceFor 50 years it was Canada's tallest building — until a fellow Toronto skyscraper finally beat it in June 2025.