Sites of interest

Interior of the Toronto Eaton Centre, viewing towards the south.

Toronto's best-known landmark is the CN Tower, which currently stands as the tallest free-standing land structure in the world at 553 metres (1,815 ft).

The Royal Ontario Museum is a major museum for world culture and natural history. The Art Gallery of Ontario contains a large collection of Canadian, European, African and contemporary artwork. The Canadian National Exhibition is held annually at Exhibition Place. The Don Valley Brick Works has recently been restored as a park and heritage site.

The Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood is one of Toronto's most elegant shopping and dining areas. Other notable neightbourhoods and places include the Beaches, the Toronto Islands, Kensington Market, the Toronto Eaton Centre, and the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Media

The Canadian Broadcasting Centre.

Toronto is Canada's largest media market. It is home of the North America's largest market for newspapers, with national dailies The Globe and Mail and the National Post, as well as the local papers Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun. It contains the headquarters of the major Canadian television networks, including the national public broadcaster CBC and the largest private broadcaster CTV. The bulk of Canada's periodical publishing industry is also centred in Toronto including magazines such as Maclean's.

Sports

Toronto is the only Canadian city with representation in major league ice hockey, baseball, and basketball through National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and National Basketball Association teams. It also has teams in Canadian football, lacrosse and football (soccer) with teams in the Canadian Football League, National Lacrosse League and Major League Soccer. The city's major sports complexes include the Air Canada Centre and the Rogers Centre.

In addition to team sports, both thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing are conducted at Woodbine Race Track in Rexdale.

Historic sports clubs of Toronto include the Granite Club (est. 1836), the Royal Canadian Yacht Club (est. 1852), the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club (est. pre-1827), the Argonaut Rowing Club (est. 1872), the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (est. 1881), and the Badminton and Racquet Club (est. 1924).

Sports teams of Toronto
Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Toronto Argonauts	CFL	Football	Rogers Centre
Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	Hockey	Air Canada Centre
Toronto Maple Leafs	IBL	Baseball	Christie Pits
Toronto Blue Jays	MLB	Baseball	Rogers Centre
Toronto Raptors	NBA	Basketball	Air Canada Centre
Toronto Lynx	PDL	Soccer	Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto St. Michaels Majors	OHL	Ice Hockey	St. Michael's College School Arena
Toronto Rock	NLL	Indoor Lacrosse	Air Canada Centre
Toronto Marlies	AHL	Hockey	Ricoh Coliseum
Toronto FC	MLS	Soccer	BMO Field

Each weekend, a group of cyclists take on the Toronto Donut Ride, an informal group road ride that challenges riders through its length, speed, and terrain.

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