Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
April 13th 2008 16:40
Royal Ontario Museum by Aviad 2001, on Wikimedia Commons, GNU F.D. Lic. Thank you, Aviad2001 for sharing this image.
Look at it as an architectural gawk-fest, a work of wonder, or skip the outside and concentrate on the collections inside - the ROM has something for everyone to talk about.
Where
Downtown Toronto, more or less. The ROM is further north than the Eaton Centre, just under 3 km away (about 2 miles).
Address: 100 Queen's Park
How to Get There
Bus, subway (St. George - wheelchair accessible, or Museum - not accessible), car - parking in the area
What to See
One of Canada's most famous museums, the ROM has extensive natural history and cultural history exhibits. The Bat Cave and dinosaurs usually excite the younger visitors and those who still get a thrill from the wonders of the animal kingdom.
First Nations (Aboriginal, Indian, Inuit are all alternative names) art and artefacts, and extensive collections from the Old World.
Personally, the totem poles are my first memory of the ROM. Totem poles and mummies.
Tickets
Current admission for an adult is $20, students and seniors $17, children $14. These can change but are current at the date of this article. Free on Wednesday 4:30 until closing at 5:30, and half price on Fridays from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tickets can be bought online in advance - great idea, no lineups that way.
The ticket is good for the whole day, and you may come and go on the same ticket during the day.
When to Go
As with most popular museums, avoid the crowds by visiting on weekdays and in the off-season - not July and August if you can help it.
The ROM has school groups in the mornings and suggests that afternoons mid-week tend to be the quietest times.
For Non-Museum Goers
Because of its reasonably central location and transportation links, you can leave the museum lover at the ROM for hours, go downtown, watch a ball game or shop, and meet up again for dinner later.
The walking in this part of Toronto is reasonably interesting, too, for those who enjoy early-ish Ontario architecture. University of Toronto and the Ontario Provincial Parliament buildings are not far away.
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