The CN Tower is a Toronto landmark and top attraction with approx. 2 million visitors a year. It is particularly attractive at night when lit up! It is situated next to another landmark, the Rogers Centre!
The Tower was completed on February 22, 1974, and the antenna was completed on April 2, 1975. It was built by the railway company, Canadian National (CN).
With the antenna, it stands at 553.33 m (1,815 ft, 5 inches).
The tower was built as a telecommunications hub as Toronto’s growing skyline created problems for radio and television transmission and so a structure higher that the skyscrapers was needed!
There are several attractions at the CN Tower each priced separately or as a combo....
Look Out + Glass Floor Observation at a height of 346m (1,136’). The Look Out level offers great views and Horizons Café. One level down you will find not only the Glass Floor (With a view 1,122' straight down) but the Outdoor Observation level.
Skypod To get here, take the elevators to the main observation levels, then transfer to the special Sky Pod elevator and soar to another 33 storeys. Now you're at the 447 metre (1465 ft.) level, and from here you get a full 360 degree unobstructed view of Toronto, Lake Ontario, and surrounding region. Visibility is over 160 kilometres (one hundred miles), and on a clear day it's not unusual to see Niagara Falls or Rochester, New York.
Movie + Motion Theater Ride A movie on the construction of the engineering marvel that is the CN Tower in the Maple Leaf Cinema. This 15 minute movie shows the entire building process from the ground breaking to the topping of the Tower by the Olga helicopter. Also, the "Himalamazon Motion Theater Ride - "Super-Trees are grown in a simulated "super world" called "Himalamazon", where a uniquely developed combination of the attributes of the Himalayas and the Amazon has been created. Experience the thrill of this motion theatre ride, complete with special effects – feel the wind and water as you join one of these Super-Trees on it's journey from seed to harvest ... it is a spectacular ride as a Super-Tree careens down ravines and through caves to the harvesting plant."
There is a revolving Restaurant at the CN Tower, at 351 metres (1,151 ft).
There is a Pay as you play arcade featuring interactive games and a shopping Marketplace at the base of the tower.
Tower Opening Hours
Daily: 9am to 11pm (10pm/10.30pm in winter).
(Some attractions within the tower open later at 10am/11am)
Prices:
Look Out + Glass Floor: $21.99
Look Out + Glass Floor + Skypod $26.49
Look Out + Glass Floor + Skypod + Movie + Motion Theater Ride $32.99
Address
301 Front Street West
just north of Bremner Blvd
Toronto, M5V 2T6
Tel: 416 868-6937
How to Get There
Subway: Union Station or St Andrew on Young-University-Spadina line
External Links
www.cntower.ca
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