Fort York Museum and National Historic Site

Second time visiting in about 6 years. The new visitor centre is really nice. While it’s short, the cinematic introduction they have there is extremely well done, so good job to whoever came up with that. The displays are all well curated and have plenty of commentary to go along with them. I found the commemorative room for the Battle of York particularly well done. The tour was a nice introduction to the first two buildings, so I recommend doing it since there’s really no reason not to. I actually would’ve preferred if it had run a bit longer (was ~40min), but I realize that would probably add a lot of strain on scheduling groups. The demonstrations are also really cool (this time it was a demonstration of a musket firing), and all the staff were very friendly and clearly enthusiastic about the fort’s history. Highly recommend coming here if you’re interested in history. I would recommend coming on a mild day though, since there’s not much protection from the sun when you’re outside (and most of the buildings are obviously not air conditioned).
Aidan Lynch - a week ago

Fort York is the largest historic museum in Toronto. With many of Toronto's oldest buildings. Located just west of Bathurst street on Fort York Boulevard. The site is approximately 43 acres or 17 hectares. My favourite building might be the stone mag where the gunpowder was held. Its simple design and effective results were interesting to me. There's a plethora of cannons and mortar on the site. Anothet favourite is the soldiers barracks, and getting a feel for how they lived their lives on a day to day basis. They have daily tours that cover these areas, and provide a fun learning experience. The visitor centre is located closer to the gardner expressway, and is another area that has information for visitors of the site. Most people aren't aware of the community garden that is also onsite at the north east end.
Rameel - 2 weeks ago

The hours of operation didn’t allow me to visit inside during my work trip but I was still able to see from above and the entrance. From the train crossing to Fort York’s entrance there is a public stair case that shows the details of various battles that took place which was very interesting.
Eric Larsen - a month ago

Nice Historic Museum in Downtown Toronto. I visited Fort York National Historic Site today on March 10, 2024 at about 03:00 PM. It was a good experience visiting this museum. I was able to see the barracks used by soldiers from 1800s and 1900s. I was also able to learn about the different Army Uniforms, Ships, Guns, and other Ammunitions. There were many paintings and information diagrams depicting historical information. Fort York National Historic Museum was open till 4 pm. Last tour today was at 02:00 pm. Since I had reached at 3 pm, I was not able to join the tour. I travelled from my apartment by bus to Warden Subway Station. Then I got down at Bathurst Subway Station and took the street Car to Fort York intersection. And ftik there I walked to reach the museum, which was about 200 metres from the streetcar stop. I took some photos on my phone Samsung Galaxy A71.
Dawn Narikkattu Mathews - 4 months ago

This was such a neat experience! As Americans we don't learn about the War of 1812 because we didn't win. Mike was an amazing tour guide. I loved the land acknowledgement! Easy parking in the shade under the freeway.
Kristin Barnett - 3 weeks ago