Comprising over 57,000 sq. ft., the Hockey Hall of Fame houses the Stanley Cup and hockey artifacts from around the world, including histories and exhibit materials from all 63 International Ice Hockey Federation-member countries.

Two theaters show hockey films, interactive exhibits allow fans to call the play-by-play of some of hockey's greatest goals, and hands-on games let visitors take shots at real-time goalies or stop the shots of hockey superstars Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.

The world's tallest completed freestanding structure at 1,815 ft, the CN Tower is one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. With the world's highest public observation deck at 1,465 ft., it features glass floor observation decks, a revolving restaurant, and a Simulator Theatre.

Built in 1976 to solve communications problems caused by a boom in skyscraper construction, it remains an important telecommunications hub. The original construction took 1,537 people 40 months and required 53,000 cubic yards of concrete, 80 miles of post tensioned steel, 5,000 tons of reinforcing steel, and 600 tons of structural steel.

A.R.E. member II BY IV Design Associates Inc. performed the interior design for the landmark's $26 million expansion/renovation, which opened in 1998.

One of the largest zoos in the world at 710 acres, the Toronto Zoo features more than 5,000 animals representing over 460 distinct species. Animals are displayed indoors in tropical pavilions and outdoors in naturalistic environments including the artificial waterway shown here. Over 6 miles of walking trails allow for the exploration of six zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Eurasia, and the Canadian Domain. The zoo's new award-winning African Savanna exhibit includes a 32-acre walking safari through the wild lands of East Africa.

Current exhibitions at the Royal Ontario Museum include The Black Star of Queensland, one of the largest gem-quality sapphires in the world on display for the first time since 1969; Early Typewriters, a look at the designs and ingenuity of the world's first typing machines; Shapeshifters, Time Travellers and Storytellers, the works of eight contemporary Aboriginal artists; and Trade Winds: Chinese Export Wares from the 8th to 20th centuries, a collection of over 100 artifacts including porcelain, textiles, silverware, and more.

The former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt, Casa Loma offers a self-guided digital audio tour of the attraction, which features decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-ft. tunnel, towers, and stables.

Designed by noted Canadian architect E.J. Lennox, the structure took 300 men nearly three years to complete beginning in 1911 and cost $3.5 million at that time.

Celebrating the style and function of footwear in four galleries, the Bata Shoe Museum houses over 10,000 shoes, ranging from Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs and glamourous platforms.

The award-winning five-story, 39,000-sq.-ft. building was designed by Raymond Moriyama of Moriyama and Teshima Architects. In a nod to cobblers, wayfinding and other signage use leather.