City overview
Toronto is Canada's largest city, home to about 3 million people on the shore of Lake Ontario, with world-class museums, a lively waterfront and Niagara Falls within day-trip range. It also has one of North America's largest Jewish communities, about 187,000 people across the Toronto region. Orthodox life runs along Bathurst Street, from Forest Hill and Bathurst–Lawrence north through Bathurst Manor and North York into Thornhill, a corridor lined with shuls, kollels, kosher restaurants, bakeries and groceries and covered by a community eruv. Downtown, where most hotels are, has a Chabad house but little kosher food and no eruv, so observant visitors often base themselves uptown.
Royal Botanical Gardens
Toronto, ON · Adult $19.50, Senior (65+) $16.50, Youth (13–17) $16.50, Child (3–12) $11.50, 0–2 free; Rock Garden only $10. CAD plus HST, fall 2026 rates
A large botanical garden west of Toronto, with formal gardens, a rock garden, an arboretum and nature trails.
Time needed
2–4 hours
Hours
RBG Centre and Hendrie Park daily 10:00 AM–5:00 PM; Rock Garden daily 10:00 AM–5:00 PM through October, then Thursday–Sunday; trails 8:00 AM–dusk year-round; last entry 1 hour before close
Tips
The RBG Centre and the Rock Garden (1185 York Blvd, Hamilton) are about 2 km apart, each with its own parking.
Phone
905-527-1158Website
https://www.rbg.ca/Neighborhood
Burlington (day trip)
Activity providers
Kosher map of Toronto, ON
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