Editing Toronto (section)

=== Tourism ===
{{Main|Tourism in Toronto}}
{{See also|Hotels in Toronto}}
[[File:Kensington Market Toronto August 2017 01.jpg|thumb|[[Kensington Market]], a neighbourhood that is also partly an outdoor market]]
In 2018, 27.5&nbsp;million tourists visited Toronto, generating $10.3&nbsp;billion (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=10300000000|start_year=2018}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) in economic activity.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018 |title=Toronto's Visitor Economy |url=https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/toronto/Toronto_Visitor_Economy_final_0aefb93e-80ac-42ad-8434-599a5761139d.pdf |publisher=Tourism Economics |access-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328223213/https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/toronto/Toronto_Visitor_Economy_final_0aefb93e-80ac-42ad-8434-599a5761139d.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Toronto Eaton Centre]] receives over 47 million visitors per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto Eaton Centre {{!}} Tourism Toronto |url=http://www.seetorontonow.com/listings/toronto-eaton-centre/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702174603/http://www.seetorontonow.com/listings/toronto-eaton-centre/ |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |website=www.seetorontonow.com }}</ref> Other commercial areas popular with tourists include the [[Path (Toronto)|Path]] network, which is the world's largest<ref>{{Cite web |title=PATH – Toronto's Downtown Underground Pedestrian Walkway – Getting Here & Around – Visitor Information Services {{!}} City of Toronto |url=http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=f537b454b35a2410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=04708b7a29891410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620023017/http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=f537b454b35a2410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=04708b7a29891410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |language=en-CA }}</ref> underground shopping complex, as well as [[Kensington Market]] and [[St. Lawrence Market]].<ref>[http://www.toronto.ca/attractions/attraction_highlights.htm City of Toronto, Attractions] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607043251/http://www.toronto.ca/attractions/attraction_highlights.htm |date=June 7, 2011 }}, City of Toronto. Retrieved on December 3, 2006.</ref> The [[Toronto Islands]] are close to downtown Toronto and do not permit private motor vehicles beyond the airport. Other tourist attractions include the CN Tower, [[Casa Loma]], Toronto's theatres and musicals, [[Yonge–Dundas Square]]<!--Don't change to Sankofa Square until official-->, and [[Ripley's Aquarium of Canada]].

The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and [[natural history]]. The [[Toronto Zoo]]<ref name="aboutzoo">{{cite web |title=About the Toronto Zoo |url=http://www.torontozoo.com/AboutTheZoo/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911054227/http://www.torontozoo.com/AboutTheZoo/ |archive-date=September 11, 2007 |access-date=October 11, 2007 |website=torontozoo.com |publisher=[[Toronto Zoo]] }}</ref><ref name="zoo">{{cite news |last=Buhasz |first=Laszlo |date=May 7, 2003 |title=Uncaging the zoo |work=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20030507.TRCOVE7/TPStory/Travel |url-status=dead |access-date=October 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411144754/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20030507.TRCOVE7/TPStory/Travel |archive-date=April 11, 2008 }}</ref> is home to over 5,000 animals representing over 460 distinct species. The Art Gallery of Ontario contains an extensive collection of Canadian, European, African and [[contemporary art]]work. Also, it hosts exhibits from museums and galleries from all over the world. The [[Gardiner Museum]] of ceramic art is the only museum in Canada entirely devoted to ceramics, and the Museum's collection contains more than 2,900 ceramic works from Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The city also hosts the [[Ontario Science Centre]], the [[Bata Shoe Museum]], and [[Textile Museum of Canada]].
[[File:Art Gallery of Ontario (38637506756).jpg|thumb|left|The southern façade of the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]]]]
Other prominent art galleries and museums include the [[Design Exchange]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.designexchangetoronto.com/#about-anchor |title=Design Exchange – Toronto's Best Private Events Venue |website=designexchangetoronto.com |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101183047/https://www.designexchangetoronto.com/#about-anchor |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[TIFF Lightbox]], the [[Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada]], the [[Institute for Contemporary Culture]], the [[Toronto Sculpture Garden]], the [[CBC Museum]], the [[Redpath Sugar Museum]], the [[University College, Toronto|University of Toronto Art Centre]], [[Hart House (University of Toronto)|Hart House]], the TD Gallery of Inuit Art, [[Little Canada (attraction)|Little Canada]] and the [[Aga Khan Museum]]. The city also runs its own museums, which include the [[Spadina House]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/spadina-museum/ |title=Toronto History Museums – Spadina Museum |website=Toronto.ca |date=November 23, 2017 |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=December 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206012708/https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/spadina-museum/ |url-status=live |last1=Toronto |first1=City of }}</ref> The [[Don Valley Brick Works]] is a former industrial site that opened in 1889 and was partly restored as a park and heritage site in 1996, with further restoration being completed in stages since then. The [[Canadian National Exhibition]] ("The Ex") is held annually at Exhibition Place and is the oldest annual fair in the world. The Ex has an average attendance of 1.25&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |year=2006 |title=CNE – About Us] |url=http://www.cnedirect.com/contact-us/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509183034/http://www.cnedirect.com/contact-us/ |archive-date=May 9, 2012 |access-date=December 29, 2006 |website=cnedirect.com |publisher=[[Canadian National Exhibition]] }}</ref>

City shopping areas include the Yorkville neighbourhood, [[Queen Street, Toronto|Queen West]], [[Harbourfront, Toronto|Harbourfront]], the [[Toronto Entertainment District|Entertainment District]], the Financial District, and the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destinationtoronto.com/things-to-do/shopping/districts/queen-west/?view=list&sort=qualityScore&bounds=false |title=Shopping in Queen West |website=Destination Toronto |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101182338/https://www.destinationtoronto.com/things-to-do/shopping/districts/queen-west/?view=list&sort=qualityScore&bounds=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://10best.usatoday.com/destinations/canada/toronto/harbourfront/ |title=Find the best things to do in Harbourfront |last=Faba |first=Neil |date=June 20, 2018 |website=USA Today 10 Best |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101182728/https://10best.usatoday.com/destinations/canada/toronto/harbourfront/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Toronto Eaton Centre|Eaton Centre]] is Toronto's most popular tourist attraction with over 52&nbsp;million visitors annually.<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Toronto |year=2007 |title=Who uses the square (Demographics)] |url=http://www.ydsquare.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109115721/http://www.ydsquare.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=27 |archive-date=January 9, 2009 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |website=Yonge Dundas Square }}</ref>
[[File:Hockey_Hall_of_Fame_building,_Toronto,_South_view_20170417_1.jpg|thumb|The [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] is a museum dedicated to [[ice hockey]], as well as a [[List of halls and walks of fame|Hall of Fame]].]]
Greektown on the Danforth is home to the annual "[[Taste of the Danforth]]" festival, which attracts over one million people in {{frac|2|1|2}} days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to the Taste of the Danforth |url=http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com/6history.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401235730/http://www.tasteofthedanforth.com/6history.html |archive-date=April 1, 2007 |access-date=July 7, 2007 }}</ref> Toronto is also home to Casa Loma, the former estate of [[Henry Pellatt|Sir Henry Pellatt]], a prominent Toronto financier, industrialist and military man. Other notable neighbourhoods and attractions in Toronto include [[The Beaches, Toronto|The Beaches]], the Toronto Islands, [[Kensington Market]], Fort York, and the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhof.com/visit/ticketsandvisitorinfo.html |title=The Official site of the Hockey Hall of Fame – Tickets & Visitor Info |website=hhof.com |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101183856/https://www.hhof.com/visit/ticketsandvisitorinfo.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/eastside/the-beaches/ |title=Neighbourhood: The Beaches |website=Destination Toronto |access-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-date=January 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101184100/https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/eastside/the-beaches/ |url-status=live }}</ref>