Toronto welcomes the world

Toronto has become a city built in the image of its own people, fed by the many influences of its ever-changing human fabric, one that is constantly unfolding and alive with potential and energy. Torontonians display a level of openness unlikely in any city, let alone a city of Toronto’s size and magnitude.

Toronto is metropolitan, yet it feels as intimate as a village. Its welcoming spirit has attracted millions of people from all corners of the world, making up a deep and culturally rich human mosaic. Toronto doesn’t have a Chinatown, it has three of them. It doesn’t just have a Caribbean festival, it has the largest one outside of the Caribbean. Toronto isn’t just diverse, it’s the most diverse city in the world. Toronto is a culture of cultures, a place of infinite opportunities where everybody is appreciated for how they stand out, not for how they fit in. Torontonians don’t look to settle their differences, they are inspired by them. Torontonians celebrate humanity.

What makes Toronto such a uniquely interesting place is answered by a constantly growing list: its innovative architecture, its theatre district, the hundreds of ethnic restaurants, the character of its neighborhoods, its accepting legislation, a multi-talented workforce, museums that are themselves works of art, the stories of its street corners, its cleanliness, the International Film Festival, the parks, the lake, the celebration of humanity. In short, Toronto is a city built with and for the limitless imaginations of the people that come here. And it is these people that make Toronto the city of imagination.

A City of Tourism, Toronto is the perfect place for the traveler seeking a unique urban experience. With so much to offer the imagination, Toronto has become the City of Business, a place where the diversity of the population creates possibility. This also makes it the perfect City of Meetings as the city has always been an ideal gathering place.

For many years Toronto has been a best kept secret tourist destination; a result of its people’s modest character. But the media and demanding travelers have discovered this cultural Mecca and are beginning to spread the word.

The city’s unique diversity has quietly exploded into a variety of attractions that are unmatched elsewhere. A long weekend in Toronto will scarcely give you a flavor of what can be experienced in the city. And flavors, there are many: Greek, Chinese, Portuguese, Jamaican, Italian … and these flavours go well beyond cuisine. From the one-of-a-kind Libeskind renovation of the Royal Ontario Museum to Gehry’s design for the Art Gallery of Ontario, from the height of the CN Tower to the endless lake view, from the new Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts to the world premiere theatrical production of Lord of the Rings, from the bohemian Distillery District to the multitude of ethnic neighborhoods, from the International Film Festival to Caribana, Toronto is a city constantly changing and evolving, enriched by an unlimited imagination.

Toronto, the city of imagination, is a destination that appeals to the demanding traveler’s curiosity for the new, the different, the interesting. For the traveler, Toronto is the perfect destination.

For more information on discovering Toronto, see torontotourism.com.