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Royal Ontario Museum

100 Queen's Park Crescent | At Bloor St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada (Downtown Toronto)
416-586-8000
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As featured in 3 days in Toronto
Ranked #10 of 233 attractions in Toronto
Type: Museums, Natural History Museums, History Museums
Activities: Dining, Group tours/walking tour
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Owner description: The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is among the world’s leading museums of natural history and world cultures. In combining a universal museum of cultures... more » Owner description: The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is among the world’s leading museums of natural history and world cultures. In combining a universal museum of cultures with that of natural history, the ROM offers an unusual breadth of experience to our audiences from around the world. We realize more acutely now that nature and humanity are intertwined, and the ROM offers many examples in its collections and programs of these fundamental relationships. « less
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Siena, Italy
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW via mobile

ROM is not my favorite. Although It is impossible not to appreciate what you can see there, the museum is not well organized and I think that the eccentric building do not help in that. I went there on Friday afternoon and the museum was not at its best. They were preparing for dancing at the museum at that night... More

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cabarete
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26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

Interesting exhibits, fantastic features, a planetarium, dinosaurs, tombs, it's like being Indianan Jones for the day and exploring the whole world - without having to leave Toronto.

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Sao Paulo, SP
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

You can check culture from China, Japan, Grece, Egypt, Canada and from everywhere, but if you have already been at Metropolitan Museum In New York, I think that it won't be interesting because Metropolitam museum has the same things but is bigger and you can pay what you want and at Royal Ontario Museum you need to pay the full... More

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Laguna Beach, California
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

The building of the museum was a combination of a chrystal embedded in a wonderful historical building. I understand there are those who love and those who hate. I thought it was ver interesting. When you travel through the museum you go from the traditional building to the modern structure. The exhibit itself was great and eclectic. Give yourself enough... More

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

We saw the dead sea scrolls. The displays were well thought out and set up to entice you to travel along the exhibits. The information was clearly laid out. Well worth the visit.

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Barrie, Canada
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24 attraction reviews
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39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

The ROM unfortunately is like every other museum if you've seen one you've seen them all. It is very pricy as well.

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Scotland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

I recently visited here with my Nanny and we absolutely loved it.. although she did find it very easy to get lost but there are plenty of staff around to help you. There was so much in the museum and everything was very well laid out and informative. But allow all day to look around.. we spent 5 hours here... More

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kingston on canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

was well worth the price learned alot of stuff on the 2nd floor which was the kids floor , the asian male volunteer was great and taught us alot of things we didnt know. coutos to him. i want to go again as i didnt get to see everything i wanted since i had my teenage son and he wanted... More

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

Worth a visit and something for all ages. I like going during weekdays. The exhibitions are beautifully designed.

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

I started going weekly with a membership (worth it if you love history!) and its a fantastic place. A bit annoying during march break or summer when its packed with a ton of families, but worth it. Its really interactive and great for both kids and adults and its worth repeat visits to really see it all.

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