Toronto City Hall Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Toronto City Hall. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Downtown Toronto Bike Tour

• 3 Day and 2 Night Tour: Toronto, 1000 Islands, and Niagara Falls

• 14-Minute Helicopter Tour Over Toronto

• Toronto City Highlights Express Bus Tour

• Toronto's Underground City, called PATH!

Toronto City Hall’s public areas are free and accessible to all, but it’s worth visiting the building as part of a guided tour to get more out of the experience. Toronto walking tours that stop at the landmark start at US$31, while bus tours begin at US $43.

Toronto City Hall is typically open to members of the public—whether visiting for municipal services or as sightseers—from mid-morning until evening, Monday through Friday. There’s rarely a bad time to swing by during its opening hours; just be sure to set aside extra time to go through its airport-style security.

The first thing you’ll notice on a tour of Toronto City Hall is its appearance: Considered an architectural masterpiece, the building was designed by Finnish architect Viljo Revell in the 1970s. You can see public art both outside and inside, including the celebrated Metropolis mural, plus view the distinctive Rotunda and Hall of Memory.

Yes, Toronto City Hall is accessible to wheelchair users and those with strollers. The building has a dedicated step-free entrance at Hagerman/Elizabeth Street. Wheelchair users also undergo airport-style security screenings upon entering using handheld metal detectors. From there, public areas of the building, including its library branch, are broadly wheelchair-accessible.

Yes, visiting Toronto City Hall is worth it. One of the city’s most notable landmarks and architectural highlights, it’s commonly featured on sightseeing tours and is easy to visit during a day in town. It’s also worth making a visit to the 19th-century Old City Hall, another Toronto architectural must-see.