Dragon artwork

When walking along Dundas St east of Spadina Ave, look down the alleys between buildings as there are 4 long alley murals, 3 on the north side and 1 on the south side, each having a Chinese theme.

Kensington Market was the site of the Canadian television sitcom King of Kensington] which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980 and starred Al Waxman, who was himself born in the neighbourhood. A life-size statue of Al Waxman was erected following his death in 2001, and depicts him casually standing between two park benches as if to converse with anyone sitting there.

The largest art gallery in Canada, redesigned from 2004 to 2008 by architect Frank Gehry. Home to many famous pieces of art ranging from very recent to artwork hundreds of years old. Artists from Monet to Warhol are represented here and the AGO has one of the largest collections of Henry Moore sculptures in the world. It has a great Canadian paintings exhibit and the European paintings exhibit has a few excellent pieces. The gallery also has one of the world's most expensive paintings on view (Ruben's The Massacre of the Innocents).

The Grange, a national historic site, is a Georgian manor which is today part of the Art Gallery of Ontario. The structure was built in 1817, making it the 12th oldest surviving building in Toronto and the oldest remaining brick house in the city. Visitors to the AGO may be able to view exhibits within the building.

Thirty women artists created a series of murals on buildings along an L-shaped laneway running from McCaul Street through to D'Arcy Street. The project name was "Uplifting Each Other".

This stunning, fanciful building, designed by British Architect Will Alsop, is a box suspended four storeys off the ground by a series of multi-coloured pillars. The box is connected to the older building below by escalator and elevator shafts.