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If you have specific questions or concerns, please contact Fort York National Historic Site in advance of your visit at: 416-392-6907 or email Fort York at fortyork@toronto.ca.
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If you have specific questions or concerns, please contact Fort York National Historic Site in advance of your visit at: 416-392-6907, daily 10:00 am – 4:00 pm or email Fort York at fortyork@toronto.ca.
Plan Your Visit. Visit https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/museums/fort-york-national-historic-site/ to fi nd out about hours, tours, and directions to make the most of your visit to Fort York. Donation and Friendship Options.
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From Gardiner Expressway eastbound: Take the Jameson exit off the Gardiner Expressway to Lake Shore Boulevard. Continue eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard, past Exhibition Place, turning left on Fort York Boulevard. North on Fort York Boulevard past Fleet Street. The parking lot is in front of our Visitor Centre, under the Gardiner Expressway, locat...
From Bathurst Station: On Line 2, take the Bathurst 511 “Exhibition” bus southbound. Exit at Fleet Street and Bastion Street stop. Walk north along Bastion Street to Fort York Boulevard. Cross the Fort York Boulevard and walk west along Fort York Boulevard to the Visitor Centre. From Union Station: Take the 509 Harbourfront streetcar westbound towa...
Bike parking, as well as a Bike Share Toronto station, are located outside the Visitor Centre. From King and Bathurst ride south on Bathurst Street towards Lake Ontario. Cross the Bathurst (Sir Isaac Brock) Bridge and turn right onto Fort York Boulevard. Follow the Fort York Boulevard bike lane to the Visitor Centre. From King and Strachan from Kin...
Plan Your Visit. Fort York is open year-round. For more information about the Fort York National Historical Site, please visit their website or email fortyork@toronto.ca. Enjoy FREE admission at this historic place with your National Trust membership. Become a member today!
Fort York was designated a national historic sites of Canada in 1923 because: Fort York constituted the primary defensive position of early York (Toronto); and the seven buildings erected between 1813 and 1815 are important surviving examples of British military architecture.
Getting There. About Fort York National Historic Site, Toronto History Museums. The Fort York National Historic Site was built in 1793. It is best known as the location where the Battle of York came to its violent climax in 1813 during the War of 1812.
