What's to Do in Toronto

You won't have a moment to spare while you're in Toronto: The wide choice of places to go and things to do is irresistible. To get the most out of your visit, you should take advantage of the extensive leisure activities program that APA's Task Force on Local Arrangements has planned for you. In other words, leave the touring minutiae and tedious driving from site to site to others. Here are some tour highlights:

Toronto City Tour: This is a "get acquainted" tour of Toronto. It includes such famous attractions as Queen's Park, the Parliament buildings, Old and New City halls, the CN Tower, the SkyDome stadium, Roy Thomson Hall, the shopping complex known as Eaton Centre, the Bay-King financial district, Harbourfront, Chinatown, and trendy Yorkville. The tour also includes a visit to Casa Loma, one of Toronto's top attractions. Built between 1911 and 1914, the 98-room castle is patterned after the homes of that era's European royalty.

Harbour Dinner Cruise: This is a three-hour dinner and dancing cruise on Lake Ontario that will treat visitors to views of the impressive Toronto skyline, waterfront, and island parklands. Dinner offers a wide choice of hot and cold buffet items.

Art Gallery of Ontario and Chinatown: The Art Gallery of Ontario, situated in the city's center, boasts a collection of more than10,000 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture representative of the great traditions of Western art and houses one of the most comprehensive collections of Canadian paintings. The gallery also has the largest public collection of works by British sculptor Henry Moore. The tour concludes with a visit to Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in North America.

Niagara Falls and Winery Tour: This tour combines a trip to Niagara Falls and a vineyard in the Niagara-on-the-Lake wine region. At Niagara Falls visitors will be able to stand at the very edge of the spectacular falls and browse through gift shops. The winery tour includes wine tasting.

Hockey Hall of Fame and Lunch at Wayne Gretzky's: Visitors will get an exciting and entertaining look at the game of hockey-Canada's national mania-and its stars in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Along with one of the finest collections of hockey memorabilia in the world, on view is a replica of the Montreal Canadiens' dressing room. There are also many interactive exhibits; visitors can play goalie against virtual-reality shooters and try their hand at the "Rink Zone." Lunch is at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant, where many of this famed hockey player's artifacts are on display.

Toronto Islands Nooks and Crannies: The Toronto Islands sit in Lake Ontario just off downtown and have been attracting visitors since 1833. There are more than 550 acres of parkland. Few places in Canada have a more colorful or dramatic history, and visitors will learn some of that history as they enjoy beautiful views of the Toronto skyline.

Ontario Place: Rising out of Lake Ontario on three manmade islands is the magnificent Ontario Place, where entertainment is the name of the game. With the Play All Day Pass, visitors have unlimited access to the six-story IMAX theater and many other attractions and rides, such as the Rush River Raft Ride; Sea Trek, a submarine simulator ride; Cool Hoops, baseball with a twist; miniature golf; and bumper boats. Visitors can also stroll on the decks of the HMCS Haida, a World War II destroyer turned museum.

Fishing Trip to Mt. Albert: This is the dream trip for dedicated anglers who take their fishing gear wherever they go. They'll sink their lines at the Franklin Fishing Club, which has its own hatchery and a lake and pond stocked with rainbow and speckled trout.

Information on these and other tours is published in the Annual Meeting Advance Registration Information Packet mailed to all APA members in January.