Casa Loma

This is so kewl. My first time there I was blown away by finding a castle of sorts right in Toronto. Got the whole tour and wandered around all over. Of course it was with a gruop of guys my age and we were acting the fool a lot; things to do with fighting dragons or defending the ramparts. Just lucky they didn’t toss us out. Got a kick out of goign tback a few years later with a friend who hadn’t been to watch his reaction to it.

An accurate image and memory of Toronto would not be complete without visiting Casa Loma, with its historic outlook over Toronto providing the visitor an insight into Toronto and its eccentric past.

You’ll have to go a bit out of your way to get here, you might lose half a day. There is not too much around there, besides the Organic Bar, residential, and some shops.

I visited this wonderful house once with my high school friends. My boyfriend of that time and I pretended that we owned the place, and decided what we’d put where, and what would our habits be in such a mansion. Great way to visit ;)

got married here on September 3, 2006 before it was open to the public…if I ever get married again this would be a lvoely place! Sooo romantic!

As far as castles go, this one looks and feels rather derivative from the outside. It was built so recently that there are no signs of age on the stones itself to make it look very authentic at all. However, the interior and the stories behind the castlee give it a personality that makes it worth visiting. still, don’t go out of your way for this unless you are desperate to do something.

The castle they say was once owned by a very rich man, cant remember his name. Anyways, he couldnt afford the maintenance of the castle and it was closed, and now an organization is trying to restore it back. What i loved most about it was the garden. a perfect place for a wedding reception and it was great to see how the rich folks lived back them. the detailing in the ceilings was awesome. it gave me a peek into what buckingham palace would look like. It was beautiful, breath-taking and surreal. i love books, so i think the library was awesome too. huge.

I visited Casa Loma on a school trip way back. Its very beautiful. Great architecture.

great history & fun architecture
a man built this for his wife – sweet :)

Casa Loma was amazing. I really liked walking around on my own with one of those audio guides just taking my time with everything. I loved the conservatory and the unfinished pool in the basement…. but it was all so interesting.