Your Experience
Toronto's waterfront is made ground. The lake once reached roughly to Front Street; everything south of it was filled in for railways and ships, and parts of that working shore are now public parks and promenades.
Start at Union Station's row of 22 limestone columns, a station a 1968 plan would have demolished. Walk under the tracks to the CN Tower, built because the new skyline blocked TV signals, then to the 1929 roundhouse with its turntable and the SkyDome, whose four-panel roof rolls open in about 25 minutes. Under the expressway, the harbour opens up: wooden WaveDecks shaped like Great Lakes shorelines, a city beach of yellow umbrellas, a 1926 powerhouse that is now a free art gallery, and a 1927 warehouse that grew a glass crown.
Nine stops, about 2.5 km and 85 minutes, in English and at your own pace. Entry to the CN Tower, the Toronto Railway Museum and the island ferry is not included.
- Duration85 minutes
- CancellationFree cancellation
- <ul><li value="1" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Walk Toronto's old railway lands and waterfront, from Union Station's columns down to the harbour. </span></li><li value="2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">See the CN Tower, the John Street Roundhouse, the SkyDome, the WaveDecks and Queens Quay Terminal. </span></li><li value="3" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Hear why the railway built what was for three decades the world's tallest free-standing structure, and how the SkyDome's roof rolls away. </span></li><li value="4" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Finish at the ferry docks, looking across the harbour at the Toronto Islands. </span></li><li value="5" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">9 stops over 2.4 km, about 85 minutes, with English audio you start whenever you like.</span></li></ul>
- <ul><li value="1" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Self-guided audio tour in English</span></li><li value="2" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Route with 9 stops, 2.4 km, 85 minutes</span></li><li value="3" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Stops at CN Tower, John Street Roundhouse, SkyDome</span></li><li value="4" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GPS map and walking directions in browser</span></li><li value="5" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Lifetime access, flexible start and replay</span></li><li value="6" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Entry to CN Tower, Railway Museum, ferry not included</span></li></ul>
- <ul><li value="1"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Entry to the CN Tower, the Toronto Railway Museum, and the island ferry</span></li><li value="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Food and drinks</span></li><li value="3"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Tips or gratuities</span></li><li value="4"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A live guide</span></li><li value="5"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Museum and monument tickets</span></li></ul>
Please check your final voucher for the redemption details and specific instructions. Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
- Getting there: Union Station, 65 Front Street West, Toronto.
- Ticket code: Enter your ticket code on the Roamer redemption page from your confirmation before you set off.
- Phone and browser: Bring a charged smartphone, since the GPS map and audio run in your phone browser.
- Earphones: Bring earphones so you can hear the audio clearly as you walk.
- Mobile data or Wi-Fi: Use mobile data, or open the tour on Wi-Fi before starting if you do not have data.
- Extra layer: Bring a warm layer in spring, autumn, and winter, as the waterfront can be colder and windier than downtown.
- Tour start: Start any day, at any hour, and replay the audio as often as you like with lifetime access.
- Best weather: Choose a clear day so you can enjoy long views from the CN Tower and across to the islands.
- Railway Museum timing: Go Wednesday to Sunday after 12:00 if you want to add the Toronto Railway Museum outside summer.
- Game days: Expect heavy crowds on Bremner Boulevard before and after Blue Jays games, so pick a morning or non-game day for a calmer walk.
- CN Tower tickets: Book CN Tower timed-entry tickets online in advance if you plan to go up the tower on a clear day.
- Ferry terminal: Note that the walk ends at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, where the island ferries depart.
- Union Station works: Expect hoarding and signed detours at Union Station between Bay and York Streets during rebuilding.
