What Makes Canada Cool?
Toronto's Casa Loma is the only real full-size castle in a North American city

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 Toronto, Ontario - No other North American city has a real full-size castle. When Casa Loma was constructed it was North America's largest private residence. The 98-room, medieval-style Casa Loma, complete with turrets, secret passages, and award-winning gardens, was built by Sir Henry Mill Pellatt between 1911 and 1915. It took 300 men and about $3,500,000 to complete. Tragically, Pellatt was only able to enjoy it for 10 years before losing it because of financial misfortune. Our favorite facts: it had so many telephones (59) that the castle’s switchboard operator handled more calls than the operator for the entire City of Toronto; and, along with horses stalls in the stables made of mahogany, when Sir Henry’s favorite horse lost his teeth, he was fitted with a false set. The Kiwanis Club, a charitable organization, has operated it since 1937. It's open to the public.

Where: Casa Loma is located at One Austin Terrace near the corner of Davenport Rd. and Spadina Ave. By TTC, go to Dupont Station and walk two blocks north on Spadina, then up the hill on the west side of the Castle, or climb the Baldwin steps. Alternatively, go to St. Clair west subway station and walk east to Spadina (5 min), then south to the castle (10 min). Quick Tip: If you don't like a steep uphill walk, go for the St. Clair option.

More reasons why Toronto is Cool: Where the Rolling Stone rehearse their world tours , the world’s largest undergrown shopping complex (27 km), you can see Napoleon’s dirty socks, two bank towers are covered in gold , the beginning of the longest street in the world, origin of James Bond 007, home of Mike Myers, the discovery of insulin, office towers are cooled with water from Lake Ontario, Hollywood North, the discovery of black holes


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