10. The ROM - 111 Queen’s Park

Yonge and Queen’s Park is a cultural nexus. The Royal Ontario Museum and its rather prominent “crystal” addition by architect Daniel Libeskind gets all the attention, but there’s more to this corner. Understated in comparison, the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art was designed by KPMB Architects and has fabulously framed views of the museum across the way. Next door the classical-looking building on the Bloor corner is known as the Lillian Massey Building, originally built for the Faculty of Household Sciences at University of Toronto. Converted to retail and housing some offices, including the university’s Medieval Studies department currently, inside it has stained glass windows by British designer Henry Holiday.

Finally, look over to the northwest corner of Bloor and Avenue Road. The Park Hyatt has been recently refurbished and the rooftop bar has long been a favorite haunt of writers, politicians and celebrities during the Toronto International Film Festival.