Toronto Distillery District Self-Guided Walking Tour

Parliament Square Park

5 min

This is the starting and end point of your scavenger hunt.
Learn about Ontario's first parliament buildings and solve a challenge before moving on.

Big Heart

5 min

Take a picture or selfie with Toronto's Big Heart, as you enter the heart of the Distillery District.

Distillery Historic District

30 min

Spend a good half hour solving numerous challenges as you discover the various buildings that made up the vast Gooderham & Worts distillery complex.
Learn about its history.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts

30 min

Solve 3 challenges as you circle this theatre, exiting the Distillery District.
Spend 10 minutes making your way around the building.

Enoch Turner Schoolhouse

30 min

Walk 5 minutes from your previous destination.
Learn about the very first schoolhouse in Toronto and solve a challenge here.
Spend 5 minutes here.

Little Trinity Anglican Church

30 min

2 minutes walk from previous location
Sea this beautiful and small church. Learn its history and solve a challenge as you walk to your next destination.

Alumnae Theatre Company

30 min

5 minutes walk from previous location
Solve 2 challenges here as you learn about this small theatre and the beautiful mural next to it.
Spend 5 minutes here.

The Globe and Mail Newspaper

30 min

A 2-minute walk from the previous location
Learn about Canada's National Newspaper and some of the historic buildings around it.
Spend 5 minutes solving a few challenges here.

St. James Park

5 min

A 5-minute walk from the previous location
Spend some time in this park solving challenges and learning about the original first 10 blocks of Toronto, and one of its great fires.

The Cathedral Church of St. James

5 min

A 2-minute walk from the previous location
Spend 5 minutes learning about this beautiful church and solve a simple challenge about it.

Toronto Sculpture Garden

5 min

A 2-minute walk from the previous location
Discover this small little garden and solve a challenge here.
4-5 minutes here.

St Lawrence Hall

5 min

A 2-minute walk from the previous location
Spend 5 minutes here learning about the great fire of Toronto, as well as the history of this grand building.

Market Lane Park

7 min

Learn about Toronto's 1st public well. Solve a challenge and walk the park from King St. E to Front St. E

St. Lawrence Market

7 min

Learn about the St. Lawrence Marketing and Canada's first telegraph.
Solve a challenge before moving on.
Spend 5-8, minutes here.

Gooderham (Flatiron) Building

7 min

Learn about Toronto's Flatiron building you can see from the St. Lawrence Market.
Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.

Young People's Theatre

7 min

A 5-minute walk from your previous location.
Solve 4 challenges as you make your way from one location to the next here. At each challenge, learn some of Toronto's history and its historic persons.
Spend another 10 minutes solving the challenges.

Toronto Fire Station 333

7 min

A 4-minute walk from your previous destination.
Solve 3 challenges here while learning about the fire station's history.
Spend another 7-8 minutes with the challenges.

Canadian Opera Company Theatre

7 min

A 2-minute walk from your previous destination.
Spend 10 minutes solving 3 challenges as you learn about both the Canadian Opera Company that occupies these buildings which once belonged to the Consumer's Gas Company.

Canadian Stage

7 min

A 3-minute walk from your previous destination.
Learn about the Canadian Stage company and its history.
Spend another few minutes solving a challenge here.
Then walk another 3-4 minutes to your final destination.