15 awesome facts about Toronto that will make you know "The 6ix" even better!

Being a Torontonian, exploring the city and sharing amazing facts about comes very natural to me.

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Here are 15 awesome facts about Toronto, which will leave you amazed about it and make you love it even more:

• The word “Toronto” comes from the Mohawk phrase “tkaronto” which means “where trees grow in water”

• Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market, one of Canada’s oldest continuously operating markets, is 213 years old (2016)

• The city’s underground PATH shopping network covers 27 kilometres underneath downtown Toronto – the largest underground shopping complex in the world

• Roughly 1,500 parks dot Toronto’s urban landscape

• Toronto’s Santa Claus Parade began in 1905 and is one of the city’s oldest traditions

• Toronto’s “One of a Kind Show” is the largest consumer craft show in North America

• Toronto’s famous Horseshoe Tavern is 72 years old (2019)

• The Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome) is the world’s first retractable-dome stadium

• The Distillery Historic District was once the largest whisky producer in the world

• Since 2015 a Pedestrian Tunnel links Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island to the mainland. Getting from curbside in the city, to the airport check-in area, takes pedestrians less than 6 minutes. The Pedestrian Tunnel contains one of the longest escalator systems in Canada, and also contains a 153 step stairway

• The longest street in the world, Yonge Street, starts in downtown Toronto, and stretches north for 1,896 kilometres

• Around 200,000 people pass through Union Station on standard business days

• Toronto's major contributions to technology include advancements in satellite communications, digital microwave transmission and data distribution networks

• Toronto's Casa Loma is the only truly authentic castle in North America

• Around 25% of Hollywood movies are actually filmed in Toronto

Thanks for reading this blog. I hope you liked this Toronto Trivia and it left you a bit more informed about the city.

It will be really great to hear from you and I would love to cover any city/ country/ continent/ place etc., for which you want me to get cool facts.

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