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Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame recognizes and honours Canada's sports heroes. It is the Hall's mission to inspire Canadian identity and national pride by telling the compelling stories of those outstanding achievements that make up Canada's sports history. To date, the Hall has inducted 481 Honoured Members from the ranks of amateur and professional athletes and sport builders representing 55 sports. more Toronto Halls of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

It wasn't until 1943, more than 50 years after hockey began, that a group of men first sat down to discuss a way to acknowledge the achievements of those who had made great contributions to the game. In 1945, the first of the honoured members were inducted and tentative plans were laid by Capt. J.T. Sutherland for a building to be constructed in Kingston, Ontario. Sutherland, one of the genuine fathers of hockey, was instrumental in popularizing the game in the years before the First World War. He remained active after the war in the development of amateur hockey in Canada and in the formation of the Hockey Hall of Fame. With his death in 1955, the focus for the still unbuilt Hall of Fame shifted to Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) grounds. more Toronto Halls of Fame

Canadian National Exhibition

The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) was founded in 1879 on a community need to encourage the development of agriculture, manufacturing, industry, commerce and the arts. Over the past 128 years the CNE has grown to be the largest annual fair in Canada and the fifth largest in North American with an average attendance of 1.3 million visitors annually. Unique in its unparalleled diversity of entertainment, the CNE offers fun for the entire family. For many families it is a tradition. It is Toronto’s unofficial "Summer Celebration". more Toronto Tourist Attractions

Casa Loma

Visit Canada's Majestic Castle, Casa Loma and step back in time to a period of European elegance and splendour. The former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt, Canada's foremost castle is complete with decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers, stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens (open May through October). A self-guided digital audio tour in 8 languages (English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin and Korean) is available. more Toronto Tourist Attractions

CN Tower

Defining the Toronto skyline, the CN Tower is Canada's most recognizable and celebrated icon. At a height of 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches), it is Canada's National Tower, the World's Tallest Building, an important telecommunications hub, and the centre of tourism in Toronto. more Toronto Tourist Attractions