Toronto Tourism Magazine 2009 - (Page 11) Cityscapes around town Thrill Seeking in the City Go ahead – look down. A glass floor 342 metres above ground in the CN Tower provides a bird’s-eye view of the city spread out at your feet. Furthermore, a new glass floor on one of the tower’s six elevators provides an even more thrilling ride up to the top. Open daily. www.cntower.ca Climb an indoor mountain at Joe Rockheads. Take a lesson, take the kids, take a chance. www.joerockheads.com Experience “vertical reality” on a Toronto helicopter tour. Reach heights of 600 metres and speeds faster than 100 km/h while circling skyscrapers and dipping over the lake and islands. From $95. www.trythat.ca/helitours.html Slide behind the controls of a CF-18 Hornet flight simulator and be the fighter pilot you always wanted to be. Book as a group and dogfight with friends. www.aircombatzone.com Illustration: Raymond Biesinger. Photo: Darrin Klimek The Behemoth is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada and can only be found at Canada’s Wonderland, a short drive out of downtown. www.canadaswonderland.com Perhaps less thrilling and more chilling is the wind surfing in Toronto’s outer harbour. www.torontowindsurfingclub.com Channel your inner race-car driver. With four separate tracks it’s easy to live your Andretti dreams at NASCAR SpeedPark in Vaughan Mills, just outside of Toronto. www.nascarspeedpark.com/toronto.html Red carpet watching at the Toronto International Film Festival can be very thrilling — especially if you see regular attendees Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. www.tiffg.ca — Liza Finlay TORONTO 2009 | 11 http://www.canadaswonderland.com http://www.cntower.ca http://www.torontowindsurfingclub.com http://www.joerockheads.com http://www.nascarspeedpark.com/toronto.html http://www.trythat.ca/helitours.html http://www.tiffg.ca http://www.aircombatzone.com
Contributors
Welcome
Cityscapes
Toast of the Town
In the Night Garden
Gooooal!
Take a Moment
Faces of Toronto
Red Rocket
Past Perfection
Water Lust
The Artist’s City
Living the Green Dream
York Region and North Toronto
Mississauga Marvels
Vine Country
Discovery Walks
Neighbourhoods of Greater Toronto
Listings
Visitor Resources
2009 Event Calendar
Parting Shot
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