Spoiler alert: The biggest attraction in Ontario is a natural wonder, but it does not completely belong to Canada.
OntarioBets.com took a break from covering Ontario sports betting topics to answer the question: What are the most popular attractions in Ontario? We used SEMRush and TripAdvisor to put together a list of top 10 activities and attractions in the province; the data is based on total search volume from March 1-20, 2024.
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One of the biggest, loudest and wettest wonders in North America straddles the Canadian-American border and it’s a runaway choice for No. 1 on our list.
Niagara Falls had a search volume of just over 301,000 for the first 20 days of March, according to our research. That was almost 10 times more than any other site on our list and is about triple the searches for the rest of the top 10 attractions combined.
The Falls are so important that cities on both sides of the border are named after it – Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. But the Canadian side boasts the Canadian Falls, or the Horseshoe Falls, the biggest of the three falls at the site (the other two, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, are on the American side).
Toronto, the largest city in Canada and home of folks most interested in Toronto Blue Jays playoff odds for the 2024 MLB season, is home to most of the other sites on our list.
In second place for search volume is the CN Tower, the punctuation mark of Toronto’s skyline and the subject of more than 40,000 searches during the timeframe we measured. The CN Tower stands at 553 meters (or more than 1,800 feet). At the top, you can look out over the whole city and get a good view of Lake Ontario. It’s also within easy walking distance of the Rogers Centre, home of the Blue Jays, and Scotiabank Arena, where the Maple Leafs and Raptors play (check out our Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup odds updates).
The third attraction on our list (at 18,100 search volume) is Casa Loma, billed as “Toronto’s majestic castle.” It was built in 1914 in midtown and the city now owns the landmark. The castle, at almost 200,000 square feet, welcomes more than 600,000 visitors per year and can be booked for private events.
The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the Skylon Tower at Niagara Falls are tied for fourth with a search volume of just over 12,000. The Royal Ontario Museum is near the University of Toronto and opened in 1914. the same year as Casa Loma. The comprehensive art museum has more than 13 million works of art on hand, with more than 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. Skylon Tower is an observation deck at Niagara Falls that contains a revolving restaurant.
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