One City, Five Hours: Toronto

Do you travel a lot? I hope so. Traveling the globe often means to come to different places and having only a few hours to explore them. But right now, i have a solution for this. At least for Toronto!

One City, Five Hours: Toronto

1 There are some museums you can get lost in for days, and the Royal Ontario Museum (Bloor Street West and Avenue Road; rom.on.ca) is one of them. Since you’re short on time, settle for a quick spin through the dinosaur galleries or the Ming Tomb in the Gallery of Chinese Architecture. (0:40)

2 Imelda Marcos had nothing on the Bata Shoe Museum (327 Bloor St. W.; batashoemuseum.ca), which has more than 10,000 pairs of footwear, some of which are over 4,500 years old. (Sorry, they’re not for sale.) (1:10)

3 Unlike the shoe museum, you can shop at Kensington Market (kensington-market.ca), an indoor- outdoor repository of handmade crafts and foods from around the world. (2:00)

4 Get a taste of Toronto’s impressive Chinatown at Lai Wah Heen (108 Chestnut St.; laiwahheen.com), a high-end dim sum house. Don’t miss the steamed wagyu dumplings or the crystal purse with shredded duck. (2:40)

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