Casa Loma

The majestic palace of Toronto, the school of X-Men is a must visit of your Toronto’s ‘To do list’. Casa Loma was my third destination from my city pass. And with the pass I had saved some money and had an amazing experience.

Casa Loma was built by Sir Henry Pellatt, a rich industrialist and financier. The palace has more than 100 rooms including a ball room, and a huge conservatory area. There is a 244 m long underground passage which is decorated occasionally in different themes to attract the visitors. During our visit it was a haunting house theme which was pretty scary.

We visited the place at the winters and it was very gothic seeing the palace in a white snowy palace just like movies. Inside, the curved decorated furniture and the huge rooms give you an idea of how the expensive their life was. My son enjoyed the place very much as he was experiencing the styles and of kings and queens and also experiencing the ghostly ambience. 

Due to financial difficulty, the palace was sold in 1923 and then in 1933 it was turned into a museum. Movies like Pacifier, X-Men, Chicago and Tuxedo were filmed here. For all these reasons and more it was amazing to be a part of history and mark your presence at this historical place.

The conservatory was a huge area exhibiting spring flowers. The place always has huge exhibitions and is great photo place. There is a huge garden outside the palace. But since we went in the winters so there weren’t any flowers at that time. But I heard that that in summer the palace garden is bloomed with flowers and attracts many more visitors then in the winters. But still the beauty of the Casa Loma becomes enhanced in the winters as it gives the gothic and historic ambience at the time.

I would say, visit the place at least once and plan to visit at the season which you want the best. Plan it with City pass to have some discount and skip the long waiting line. Till next time, happy travelling everyone.