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Science Fiction in Toronto
The
Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy houses one of the world's largest public collection of science fiction, with over 68,000 books and magazines, along with related materials including manuscripts, critical and research materials, correspondence, books on "fringe" areas like UFOs and parapsychology, graphic novels, role-playing games, and DVDs and CDs.
Fantastic Toronto, a review of Toronto as a setting for science fiction and fantasy.
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Neighborhood
Toronto's
Allan Gardens Conservatory, founded in 1858, includes six greenhouses with 4900 square meters of space housing many seasonal and tropical flowers, plants, trees, and cacti from around the world. It is between Jarvis and Sherbourne south of Carlton Street, across from the Ramada Plaza hotel.
Cabbagetown, east of Sherbourne between Gerrard and Wellesley, is a historic neighborhood with the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in North America. A diverse range of local restaurants cater to both local and visiting patrons.
The neighborhood northwest of the Ramada is
Church and Wellesley, the cultural heart of one of the world's largest LGBT communities for the past 180 years. The area's gay- and lesbian-owned restaurants and shops are considered a world-class tourist attraction by the city of Toronto, adding a different dimension to the city's multicultural diversity.
Ryerson University, covering most of the area from Carlton and Jarvis down to Yonge and Dundas, is one of Canada's leading technology and engineering institutions, with 25,000 day and 65,000 evening students.
Riverdale Farm is a city park showing farm life in an urban setting. The farm is home to horses, cows, sheep, pigs, goats, chickens, and other animals, and children and other visitors come to see cow milking, goat milking, horse grooming, egg collection, and other daily chores.
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Regional Attractions
The
Ontario Science Centre is one of the world's first interactive science museums, explaining science and technology to visitors for more than forty years.
Queen's Park is the working home of the Ontario provincial parliament, one of the oldest Westminster-style parliaments in North America. Tours are available on weekdays and the parliament is normally in session from Monday to Thursday in November.
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Facts About Toronto
The
Ontario Science Centre is one of the world's first interactive science museums, explaining science and technology to visitors for more than forty years.
Queen's Park is the working home of the Ontario provincial parliament, one of the oldest Westminster-style parliaments in North America. Tours are available on weekdays and the parliament is normally in session from Monday to Thursday in November.