Quote Originally Posted by imported_Midwesterner
Thanks for all the advice, we had a great time.
Thanks for the field report!
We had no problems driving there or back, except for delays on the south side of Chicago both ways, and about a 1/2 hour wait to enter Canada from the Bluewater Bridge. Overall, the trip took us about 13-14 hours each direction, which included stops every couple of hours.
Wow -- 14 hours of travel -- that is extreme sitting!
Traffic in Toronto wasn't bad at all, at least on the freeways. We did stay at Indian Line Campground, which is right next to Wild Water Kingdom. It was pretty close to the city, but beyond that it was not a very impressive facility, at least not for tent camping.
Good to have the intel.
We ended up seeing two baseball games, had dinner at the 360 restaurant in the CN Tower, and stopped at the ROM and the zoo at high park. We probably would have stopped at the Science Center or the Toronto Zoo if we would have had more time and money. We actually had dinner in the tower as a cost cutting move. Tickets to the observation deck are 20 bucks a piece, but for 30 dollars you can get a ride up the elevator and get a meal out of it.
That is the arrangement for the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas too (buy a burger and the elevator is free).
We ended up going to ROM, which lets you in free during the last hour, where we saw mummy's, dinosaur bones, and Ben Affleck, and then went to the free zoo at High Park. It didn't have many animals, but was worth the price of admission, and seems to be one of the only things in Toronto open after 6 pm.
Ben Affleck? I don't quite understand.
All in all, it was a great time, even though we only got to see a fraction of the things the city had to offer, but that's why there's always a next time.
That is always the case! Thanks for the news.