{"id":3342,"date":"2008-07-09T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T16:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/07\/09\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-the-queens-park-stroll-the-university-of-toronto-downtown-campus\/"},"modified":"2008-07-09T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2008-07-09T16:05:23","slug":"heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-the-queens-park-stroll-the-university-of-toronto-downtown-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/07\/09\/heritage-toronto-walking-tours-this-weekend-the-queens-park-stroll-the-university-of-toronto-downtown-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend:  The Queen&#8217;s Park Stroll, and the University of Toronto &#8211; Downtown Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1325\/1205056479_d7d4f44a5f.jpg\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/\">Heritage Toronto<\/a> walking tours are a great way to get out and explore the city (free + no reservations required):<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Queen&#8217;s Park Stroll<br \/>\nSaturday, July 12 &#8211; 1:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Leaders: <\/strong>Legislative Assembly Staff<br \/>\n<strong>Start Point: <\/strong>Front steps of the Legislative Building, N of Queen&#8217;s Park Subway Station<br \/>\n<strong>Finish Point: <\/strong>East entrance of Legislative Building<br \/>\n<strong>Duration: <\/strong>Approx. 1.5 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Walk Difficulty: <\/strong>Easy walk over some small slopes and lawn<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Discover the history of our provincial Legislative Building and the fascinating monuments that surround it. Free 30 minute tours of the interior of the Legislature are available before and after the tour of the grounds at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM. Call 416-325-7500 to enquire about interior tours.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The University of Toronto &#8211; Downtown Campus<br \/>\nSunday, July 13 &#8211; 11:00 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Leaders: <\/strong>University of Toronto Visitors Centre<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Start Point: <\/strong>Nona Macdonald Visitors Centre, 25 King&#8217;s College Circle (S end of Knox College)<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Finish Point: <\/strong>St. Michael&#8217;s College, Queen&#8217;s Park and Wellesley St<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Duration: <\/strong><\/em><em>Approx. 1.5 hours<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Walk Difficulty: <\/strong>Average walk, some stairs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The University of Toronto traces its roots back to King&#8217;s College, an Anglican college established in 1827. 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