Architecture Tours

Learn the stories behind the buildings, landscapes and art that make Toronto a one of a kind city!

Walking Tours

Welcome to our vibrant city! Join us for fun and informative walks as we share some of the many captivating stories behind Toronto’s buildings and landscapes through our TSA walking tours. From well-known landmarks to hidden treasures, our volunteer TSA tour guides will share tales that will help you uncover the untold stories of our city’s built environment. Tours are available every weekend in the summer and early fall with 9 unique themes to choose from.

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Upcoming / Recent

Sep 14, 2024
Walking Tour: Entertainment District

Explore Toronto’s famous and ever-changing performing art venues, all specifically designed and precisely shaped to enhance the performances unfolding within.

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Sep 14, 2024
Walking Tour: North York City Centre

Come join us on a walk as we explore the buildings and landscapes of North York City Centre, the unabashedly modern downtown created during the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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Sep 15, 2024
Walking Tour: Art and The Grange

Take a stroll with us through Grange Park and discover the hidden gems and bold contemporary buildings that sit at the lively epicentre of Toronto’s art scene.

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Sep 15, 2024
Walking Tour: Art and Architecture on the Spadina Line

From grounded brutalist hubs to playful multi-coloured stops, we’ll explore the line’s unique stations, all drastically different from one another and featuring integrated artwork in fun and unexpected ways.

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Sep 21, 2024
Walking Tour: New Meets Old

Join us on this walk as we explore how architects have worked around, added to, repaired, adapted and sometimes even relocated some of the university’s earliest structures.

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Sep 21, 2024
Walking Tour: Towers

Look up! Waaaay Up! And join us for a walk as we explore the history of Toronto’s skyscrapers!!

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Private and School Group Tours

Whether it is a private off-schedule tour, an office social, or a school field trip, we are always happy to lead TSA Walking Tours outside of our regular tour schedule. Please click the button below to fill out our Private Tour Request Form, and we will get in touch with you.

Did you know the TSA offers free tours for all school groups, including middle school, high school, colleges, and universities? Our tours are a great way to get out of the classroom and learn through experiencing our city’s buildings and landscapes in-person!

Private Tours Form

Aknowledgements

Our walking tours program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ontario Association of Architects.

Ontario Association of Architects