--- description: Find out why Toronto is on TIME's list of the world's greatest places of 2022. title: Toronto: World's Greatest Places 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb88244750206925/698a339ab3fce372910c9711/Worlds-Greatest-Places-2022-Toronto-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 12, 2022 # Toronto Fresh perspectives by Stacey Lastoe  "Over Floe," a sculpture by local artist John Notten, at ArtworkxTO in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. "Over Floe," a sculpture by local artist John Notten, at ArtworkxTO in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto.Torontonian/Alamy The capital of Ontario—a multi­dimensional, forward-­thinking, diverse city—is experiencing a growth spurt, thanks to a slate of new hotel openings, including W Toronto. But even beyond hospitality, Toronto is a city begging to be discovered and appreciated. On deck this year: the [Frida Immersive Dream](https://www.immersive-frida.com/toronto/ "undefined"), from the creators of the immersive Van Gogh exhibit; [ArtworxTO](https://www.artworxto.ca/ "undefined"), a yearlong initiative showcasing Toronto’s diversity as it supports its local artists; and the [Toronto Biennial of Art](https://torontobiennial.org/ "undefined"), featuring citywide programming intended to inspire global conversations. And just in time for summer, the [Lake Shore Inflatable Water Park](https://pscinflatables.ca/ "undefined") debuted, adding a family-­friendly attraction right off the shore of Ontario Place. In between excursions, lounge in CIBC Square Park, an elevated park—the city’s first, in an ongoing effort to create green spaces amid ­skyscrapers—complete with public wi-fi and spectacular city views. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/"},"headline":"Toronto","datePublished":"2022-07-12T11:07:03.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:04:43.555Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/","keywords":["franchise","Magazine","World's Greatest Places"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb88244750206925/698a339ab3fce372910c9711/Worlds-Greatest-Places-2022-Toronto-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb88244750206925/698a339ab3fce372910c9711/Worlds-Greatest-Places-2022-Toronto-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/","name":"Toronto"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The World's Greatest Places of 2022","description":"50 extraordinary destinations to explore","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/by8VqGWH/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-07-11T22:04:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/by8VqGWH.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/","duration":"PT1M47S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2022/6194450/toronto/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```