Queen's Quay Terminal, Toronto
After touring the city’s museums, gasping in awe at the monuments and the city’s ace architecture, it is time to experience the best shopping experience that Toronto has to offer. Queen’s Quay Terminal, a cold storage warehouse built in 1926, is today one of the hottest destinations to shop in the city.
The art deco building that once served as a cold storage facility is now a premium shopping complex. Home to everything from exclusive boutique stores to regular and popular choice shops, the Queen’s Quay Terminal is your one stop destination for shopping in Toronto. If you are not too crazy about clothes, there are other things that might catch your eye. With art galleries and dance theater, the Queen’s Quay Terminal offers a unique shopping experience for one and all.
Browse through some of the most expensive pieces of art and craft and if you like it, you can even go home with it. And once you are done with all the roaming around and shopping, try out some of the best restaurants in the city, where you can have scrumptious snacks or, if you fancy, some of the best dining experiences in town. All this and much more at the Queen’s Quay Terminal.
The art deco building that once served as a cold storage facility is now a premium shopping complex. Home to everything from exclusive boutique stores to regular and popular choice shops, the Queen’s Quay Terminal is your one stop destination for shopping in Toronto. If you are not too crazy about clothes, there are other things that might catch your eye. With art galleries and dance theater, the Queen’s Quay Terminal offers a unique shopping experience for one and all.
Browse through some of the most expensive pieces of art and craft and if you like it, you can even go home with it. And once you are done with all the roaming around and shopping, try out some of the best restaurants in the city, where you can have scrumptious snacks or, if you fancy, some of the best dining experiences in town. All this and much more at the Queen’s Quay Terminal.
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Sight Name: Queen's Quay Terminal
Sight Location: Toronto, Canada (See walking tours in Toronto)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Toronto, Canada (See walking tours in Toronto)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Travel Distance: 1.8 Km or 1.1 Miles
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Travel Distance: 3.9 Km or 2.4 Miles
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Travel Distance: 0.8 Km or 0.5 Miles
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Travel Distance: 3.3 Km or 2.1 Miles
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