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Alan's Top Things to Do in TO
From executive race director, Alan Brookes
1. Day Trip to Niagara Falls
Hear the thunder, feel the mist, see the wonder. Special offer for STWM participants Monday, September 29th 2008: save $27 Sit back, relax and enjoy the personal service of Toronto Tours. An experience you'll remember forever. Book Online Now!
2. The CN Tower
Visit Canada's Wonder of the World and [still!] the "World's Tallest Building"!
THE must do in T.O. SPECIAL 2-for-1 OFFER for STWM participants and families/friends.
PRINT OFF the coupon here
and bring it to the ticket office to receive your special price.
CN Tower website: www.cntower.ca
The CN Tower is currently the world's tallest completed freestanding structure on land.
3. Visit the spectacular Chinese Lantern Festival at Ontario Place
Special STWM offer: SAVE $3 per person on admission...
PRINT OFF the coupon here (585 KB).
Ontario place is situated right on our Waterfront Marathon course, across Lakeshore Boulevard from our Expo site at the CNE.... A 96-acre modernistic culture, leisure and entertainment parkland complex built on three human-made islands over the lake, Ontario Place features restaurants, a children's village, an outdoor amphitheatre, a water play area, mini-golf, the Rush River Raft Ride and many other attractions. The highlight of Ontario Place is the Cinesphere—a six-storey curved screen capable of showing not only regular 35 and 70 millimetre films, but IMAX films as well. www.ontarioplace.com/
4. CFL ticket Special: Toronto ARGOS vs Calgary STAMPEDERS
Saturday evening, September 27th, 7pm at the Rogers Centre. Up to 16% OFF tickets to STWM participants and families/friends.
Put your feet up, sit back and watch a great battle between the Argos and the Stamps, the night before your race. If you want to be quiet in your hotel room, send your family and friends. A great opportunity to see CANADIAN FOOTBALL, oblong ball, 3 downs, bigger playing field, more action!
For more on the Argos, and seating plan, see http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium_chart.
Click here for details on how to buy your tickets (210 KB, updated Aug 11).
5. City Tour
Discover Toronto by land or water. Stay off your feet before the race. Sit back and let Toronto's best tour company show you the town... www.torontotours.com/citytours.asp
6. Toronto Islands
Take the public ferry from the foot of Bay Street
(only $6 return) and discover our Islands, the things that urban guru
Jane Jacobs says makes T.O. so "liveable".
OR do the Islands in style, day or night, with
Harbour Tours: Discover the other side of Toronto (www.torontotours.com).
Toronto Waterfront Online Tour/Overview:
www.city.toronto.on.ca/parks/island/index.htm
Kayak or canoe the Canadian North in Downtown Toronto...! It's true...check out www.paddletoronto.com. It's right next door to the Friday Night Concert at Harbourfront.
If you'd rather stay on dry land, go next door to www.wheelexcitement.ca for bicycle or rollerblade rentals.
7. Harbourfront Centre & Queens Quay Terminal
Stroll the heart of our Waterfront, enjoy the souvenir shops and restaurants,
the arts, culture and recreation. Harbourfront offers a great place to meet
friends or celebrate; it attracts approximately 3.5 million visitors
every year.
www.harbourfront.on.ca
8. Tommy Thompson Park
A beautiful, tranquil bird-sanctuary that is 22km to 30km on the Waterfront Marathon
course, sometimes known as the Leslie Street Spit.
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority website
Click here for virtual tour
9. St. Lawrence Market
Only a short walk from our race hotels, past the historic "Flat Iron Building" at Front and Church, Saturday morning at the award-winning St. Lawrence Farmers' Market is a "do not miss"! Pick up some fresh fruit and vegetables, or some souvenir Canadian Maple Syrup. Voted "One of the 25 best markets in the world", by Food & Wine magazine!