The CN Tower

The CN Tower is a key element in Canada’s telecommunications network, provides space for microwave
transmission of voice, telex, computer data, facsimile, television, and radio. At 553.33 meters the CN Tower is considered the world's tallest free-standing structure. Construction took 40 months, cost $57 millions, employed 1573 workers, and was completed in June 1976. A slender column resembling a giant needle, it weight 132080 metric tons- the equivalent of 23214 large elephants. Visitors can step inside one of four glass-faced elevators and be whisked to the Skypod Observation level in under a minute. There are three observation decks, at 342,346, and 447 meters aboveground, the world's highest public observation gallery.

Each of these offers panoramic views of Toronto, the Toronto Islands, and, on a clear day, Niagara
Falls. Spectacular views are also to be had from Top Of Toronto, a restaurant at the 350-metre level that makes a full revolution once every 72 minutes. Those who prefer to dine on the ground level can enjoy a snack in the family - style restaurant.
The CN Tower has the longest metal staircase in the world (2570 steps) , which is made available to the public each year for a charity stair climb. Dar Robinson has jumped from the top of the tower twice - once with a parachute for the filming of the movie “Highpoint” (1979) and once using a wire cable for the TV show "That's Incredible". On the tower's tenth anniversary, "Spider Man" Goodwin completed two free - style climbs outside the glass elevator-shaft window.

The Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum is Canada's Largest Public Museum, made grander by a recent $55 millions
renovation and expansion project. Opened in 1914 the Museum today attracts more than one million visitors a year.
Among its impressive holdings, which number more than six million objects and specimens, are a Roman gallery, housing
the country's most extensive collection of antiquities; the famous dinosaur gallery, with a mastodon, stegosaurus, and other
prehistoric creatures in jungle settings; a textile collection with costumes and richly patterned fabrics; the Chinese
collection, with 800 pieces displayed in traditional room settings and special gallery areas. Of particular note are the giant
stone camels and guardian figures of the Ming Tomb, the only Chinese tomb in the Western world. There are also galleries
devoted to artefacts of Ontario and Canada.
Next door is the McLaughlin Planetarium where the Theater of the Stars uses 85 slide and video projectors to
create planets, exploding stars, and other galactic phenomena. The Sigmund Samuel Building, a few blocks south of the main Museum building, focuses on Canada's rich cultural heritage with displays of antique toys, cooking utensils, oil paintings, pottery and sculpture. The George R. Gardener Museum of Ceramic Art, the only museum specializing in ceramic in North America.