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56 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Toronto, Ontario

Updated August 16, 2025

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One of the PATH’s many entrances.

A Supposedly Boring Mall I Might Actually Visit Again

In an underground maze filled with miles and miles of retail storefronts, our reporter searches for the heart of the Canadian dream.
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A listener in Toronto explored Casa Loma, and a nearby park that made the city disappear.

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Before artist Courtney Senior launched International Art and Found Day in 2020, she would regularly leave packages with this message around Toronto.

Inside the World of 'Art Dropping'

Why you should be on the lookout for free paintings this March 12th.
by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
This Janice Poon creation is an eerily accurate dish of ortolan bunting, made out of marzipan. The method of killing and eating the tiny European songbirds is infamously cruel, and France has outlawed eating them.

The Food Stylist Who Creates Hollywood's Unreal Dishes and Drinks

Hearts made out of brioche and braised human legs are on the menu.
by Paolo Espanola
Ringuette at the Bickford Centre, a Toronto school board property, decorated with murals by indigenous artists.

How an Indigenous Chef Fights for Food Sovereignty

Johl Whiteduck Ringuette wants to give indigenous Canadians control over their own food.
by Sono Motoyama
Bejeweled mojari are from Hyderabad, early or mid-1800s.

Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator

The past, present, and future of footwear, from an expert charged with keeping soles intact.
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Toronto's Island Baseball Fields Are Now Home to Some Fish

Lake Ontario runneth over at the moment.
by Erik Shilling
An artist’s rendering of the worm.

Found: The Fossil of a Giant, Extinct, 400-Million-Year-Old Worm

It went unnoticed in a museum for years.
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Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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