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Exclusively for ROM Members.  Registration begins July 4. Once a tollgate village outside the city, Yorkville has since become a vibrant part of Toronto. Showing uniquely individual identities over the years – from blossoming residential suburb to counterculture hub to high-end retail destination – Yorkville continues to hum with activity amidst its changing commercial life.

Learn the story of how the Grange developed from a colonial park property owned by Toronto’s early elite to become a neighbourhood of immigrants, workers, and professionals with social concerns.

Explore the Annex neighbourhood west of Spadina, including churches, schools – and even the occasional murder.

ROM Members only. On Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11, ROM Members are invited to visit the Aga Khan Museum for free! This includes access to our newest special exhibition, Light: Visionary Perspectives, which in celebration of the Museum’s 10th anniversary will dive into the omnipresence and impact of light through an immersive exhibition filled with contemporary installations by renowned artists including Anila Quayyum Agha, Ala Ebtekar, and Jamelie Hassan.

Explore the 4th largest cemetery in the city. Founded in 1892, it includes graves of prominent local sports figures, reporters, politicians, and war heroes.

See the magnificent 19th century sacred buildings, crafted by the finest architects, that reveal the importance of religion in the city. This walk will also be provided in French.

Exclusively for ROM Members.  Registration begins July 16. Stroll along Queens Quay and learn about the evolution of Toronto’s waterfront from its industrial and commercial origins. Explore the area's history, art, and architecture and its recent revitalization as a popular city destination.

In one of Toronto’s largest cemeteries, stroll through the beautiful, treed landscape. Hear stories of influential people from Toronto’s Victorian-era boom.

Along Toronto’s first main street, explore the historical characters who shaped the city and the colourful stories of the newspapers headquartered there from the 1820s until now.