Scotiabank Arena
A 1941 postal sorting depot on Bay Street that became Canada's busiest arena — and the most photographed spot in the country on Instagram.
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Two of North America's most storied franchises — the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) and Toronto Raptors (NBA) — share this 665,000-square-foot building. It opened February 19, 1999, cost $288 million, and by 2018 ranked 13th busiest arena on the planet. The building's bones date to 1941, when it sorted mail for the whole of Metropolitan Toronto.
What to look for
- The Bay Street entrance — site of the original 1941 Toronto Postal Delivery Building that served as Metropolitan Toronto's main postal terminal until 1989
- Signage and branding for both the Leafs and the Raptors — two major-league teams operating under one MLSE roof
- The sheer scale: 61,780 square metres of arena built over what was once Canada Post's main Toronto terminal
Located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto; check the schedule before you go — the arena also hosts concerts and other events beyond game nights.
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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.
- 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.
- Art Gallery of OntarioFrank Gehry expanded the museum between 2004 and 2008; more than 120,000 works across six collecting areas fill the 45,000-square-metre result.