The fastest way to understand Ontario is through its neighborhoods. Each has its own rhythm, and picking the right one — to stay in or to live in — shapes your whole experience.
Below is a quick, honest tour of the areas worth knowing, and who each one suits best.
Toronto
Canada's biggest city, a glass skyline on Lake Ontario.
Niagara Falls
One of the world's most famous waterfalls, misty and thunderous.
Ottawa
Canada's capital, home to the Parliament and grand museums.
Muskoka
A lake-dotted cottage-country retreat north of Toronto.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
A picturesque wine-country town near the falls.
Algonquin Park
A vast wilderness of lakes, moose and canoe routes.
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