The Best of West Queen West

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The Best of West Queen West

(23 reviews)
Toronto audio tour: The Best of West Queen West
This is a 1.5mi walking tour
It takes an average of 75 mins to complete.
Toronto
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Archived
This tour isn’t available for download. We’ve preserved the script and audio as a record of its moment in time, but we don’t recommend doing the tour. It was published in May 2017.
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About the Tour

Voted 2nd coolest neighbourhood in the world by Vogue Magazine, West Queen West is the Brooklyn of Toronto. Known for it's emphasis on arts & culture, fashion, excellent food, and a lively nightlife, this is the neighbourhood to visit if you want to experience Toronto like the locals. This tour takes you through the best of West Queen West and allows you to see the neighbourhood through a local's eyes. Find the best places to take in some arts & culture, eat, shop, and party!

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Nellwyn Lampert

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I'm a Toronto-based writer and lifestyle blogger at www.thecardinalpress.com. I'm currently completing my MFA in Creative Non-Fiction and writing my first book. When I'm not reading or writing, I can usually be found exploring Toronto and finding the best places to eat, shop, and party.

Preview Location

Location 1

Start - The Gladstone Hotel

You should be standing outside the Gladstone Hotel, a grand old building made of red brick.

Hello dear listener. My name is Nellwyn, and I'll be the little voice in your ears guiding you on this wander through West Queen West!

The Gladstone Hotel is the perfect place to... Read More
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Major Landmarks

  • The Great Hall

  • The Gladstone Hotel

  • Trinity Bellwoods Park

Getting There

Route Overview

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  1. Start location
    1214 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1J6, Canada
  2. Total distance
    2km
  3. Final location
    883 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 2R5, Canada
  4. Distance back to start location
    1km

Directions to Starting Point

We'll start on the corner of Queen St West and Gladstone Avenue, in front of the Gladstone Hotel. It's the red brick building on the corner, and there is a big red and white sign that says "Hotel". If you've taken the 501 Queen Streetcar, get off at Gladstone Avenue and you'll see the Hotel in front of you. If you've taken the Dufferin bus, walk east under the overpass until you hit Gladstone Avenue, and you'll see the hotel on the left corner across from the bank.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

The Drake Hotel, The Great Hall, Trinity Bellwoods Park, Type Books, Brodawka & Friends

Best time of day

If you'd like to visit some of the shops and restaurants along the way, make sure you do this walk during business hours.

Precautions

This area is very safe, so if you do the tour in the day you should be absolutely fine.

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“Great app. walk around at your own pace, stop where you want, move on or speed up when you want. Read the script before you go or during the commentary, speed it up or replay it. Repeat the tour whenever you like.”
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