Discover the Absolute Best of 3 Days in Toronto

Thanks to a long holiday weekend we spent 3 days in Toronto. We had never been to Toronto. Over the past year, I have run into many people from Toronto. Thanks to a quick direct flight from Nashville decided to explore our neighbors to North. We are so glad we did.


3 days in Toronto itinerary

To make the most of our recent holiday weekend we flew West Jet from Nashville after work one afternoon. The 90-minute flight was shorter than a movie. When we arrived a the airport, we quickly went through immigration and were hopping into a taxi in no time. The taxi from the airport to our hotel in the financial district of Toronto was 70 (CAD). We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. I am big into points and miles so our flights and hotels were free on points. If you want to learn more about that click here.

Hotel

The Hyatt Regency was a great base for our 3 day trip. I am a discoverist member with Hyatt. This means room upgrade when available. We were moved to a higher floor with a great view of the pool and the city. We also get 2 free bottled water per day. We can also get a 2 pm checkout our last day. We ended up not needing this, but it was on our reservation in case we decided to stay later.

3 Days in Toronto Hyatt Regency

lobby Hyatt Regency Toronto


We hit the local coffee house/bakery French Made each morning. It was around the corner from our hotel. I could even see from our window. I wish I could say I was more adventurous, but their blueberry scone made me so happy. I never tried anything else. I paired this a sweetened condensed milk latte. Yum!

3 Days in  - French Made

Day 1

Our first day we explored on our in the morning. We headed to the amazing St Lawerence Market and explored. This was a fabulous international market. We had so much fun exploring everything! We even left with some Ukranian Sausage that my husband had for breakfast the next morning.

3 Days in Toronto  Market

St Lawrence Market

After lunch this day, we met up with our Beer makes History better tour that I found on Viator. This was a fantastic way to get to know Toronto. Our guide Jason had us laughing and engaged for over 3 hours. Read my full review here. We even saw a Banksy on this tour. (Pic Below)

3 days in Toronto

Banksy located on the wall behind Goose Island

Day 2

Our 2nd day was a long one! We booked a big bus tour to Niagra Falls. I am not a fan of big bus tours but this one had everything I wanted to do on it so we took a chance. You can find the tour we booked here. Since I had never been to Niagra Falls, this was a great way to get everything in. We visited a winery, the falls, had lunch provided and then went to Niagra on the Lake. It was a long day. I am glad we did it, but I would do it differently if we want back. I’ll explain more in my full review of the tour.

3 Days in Toronto Niagra Falls

3rd day

For the 3rd day, my husband picked out what we did. I was shocked when he picked a museum. Just kidding! I have been married to him for 21 years I knew he would pick the Royal Ontario Museum. My family loves Museums and learning. The museum was about a 40-minute walk from our hotel. We love to walk a city, so this wasn’t a big deal for us at all. We had reservations for the limited time Auschwitz exhibit at 1. We got a late start had lunch near the museum then started exploring. If the exhibit is still there when you go, I highly recommend it! Also, you have to use the audio guide! I hate audio guides, but this one was so good. I listened to every word. Brandon missed out some great stories by not listening to every second. I had to explain a few things to him after we left. Be warned it is emotional, and I was not the only one crying in there.

3 days in Toronto  Royal Ontario Museum

Overall, we had the best time in Toronto. We would love to go back and take our boys. We walked everywhere and I felt very safe. I would solo travel to Toronto in a heartbeat. Up next I am heading to Quebec City with my son Finn. You can see how I booked that trip using points and miles here. Not even a week later, I am heading to Norway with my other son Tanner I booked that on points, miles and a casino deal. Link to how I did that is here.

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