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Albion Hills Conservation Area

This forested expanse includes a homestead farm from the early 19th century. In winter, visitors ...

 adults $6, seniors $5, children 15 and under free; activity fees vary.  

Alexander Muir Memorial Gardens, Blythwood Ravine, Sherwood Park

There’s no better place to explore Toronto’s ravines than this five-kilometre network of parks, which ...

 free.  

Allan Gardens

Thank George W. Allan, an early Toronto politician, for this humid bounty of fragrant air ...

 free.  

Bluffers Park, Rosetta McClain Gardens

A favourite of floraphiles, the Rosetta McClain Gardens are a hidden treasure among the city’s ...

 free.  

Dogsledding at Rob Roy Farm

In a pasture 20 kilometres south of Collingwood and just 30 minutes from Blue Mountain ...

 half-hour $65, children under 15 $45.  

Edwards Gardens

Just steps from Don Mills backyards is this pastoral paradise at Leslie and Lawrence. The ...

 Edwards Gardens, free; Toronto Botanical Garden membership $40, families $55, class fees vary.  

Glen Haffy Conservation Area

Less than an hour up Airport Road, these 800 acres of buried escarpment are the ...

 adults $5, seniors $4, children under 15 free; activity fees vary.  

High Park

Forgive the cliché, but this 400-acre retreat truly does offer something for everyone. Park-goers can ...

 free; train, adults $4, children and seniors $3.  

Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat

Vladimir Nabokov once said that butterfly hunting was one of the most intense pleasures known ...

 free.  

Philosopher’s Walk

To best explore the University of Toronto campus, start at Philosopher’s Walk (entering via a ...

 free.