Queen Elizabeth Way Monument, Toronto

Name: Queen Elizabeth Way Monument
Address: Toronto, Canada

#131 among attractions in Toronto

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The Queen Elizabeth Way Monument, also known as the Lion Monument and as the Loring Lion, is an Art Deco monument located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 1939–1940 monument honouring Queen Elizabeth was built as a decorative marker monument for the Toronto entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Way highway. ()

Coordinates: 43°37'60"N, 79°28'13"W

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West End (Swansea)Toronto Canada

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Day trips

Queen Elizabeth Way Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Park, Colborne Lodge, Humber Bay Park, Humber Bay Arch Bridge.

0.9 miN
Urban green space with trails and a zoo
High Park, Toronto
23 min walk • High Park, an urban oasis in Toronto, is the city's largest public park and a verdant retreat for nature enthusiasts and families alike. Spanning over 400 acres, it is a multipurpose recreational and natural space that offers a blend of landscaped gardens, sporting...
0.7 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Colborne Lodge, Toronto
19 min walk • Colborne Lodge is a historic house museum located in an 1836 home in Toronto's High Park. John George Howard, an architect, engineer and prominent Toronto citizen, built this house, which became the property of the city following his death in 1890.
1 miSW
Park, Beach
Humber Bay Park, Toronto
25 min walk • Humber Bay Park is a waterfront park located in Etobicoke, part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park consists of two landspits situated at the mouth of Mimico Creek. The park is south of Lake Shore Boulevard West, near Park Lawn Road. Humber Bay Park East is 19 hectares, while Humber Bay Park West is 120 hectares.
~520 ftSW
Bridge, View point
Humber Bay Arch Bridge, Toronto
3 min walk • The Humber Bay Arch Bridge is a pedestrian and bicycle through arch bridge south of Lake Shore Boulevard West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
~850 ftSW
Tower
The Palace Pier, Toronto
5 min walk • The Palace Pier is the site of Palace Place and Palace Pier, two cruciform condominium towers tied for the 45th-tallest building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are located at 2045 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 1 Palace Pier Court in the Humber Bay neighbourhood in the former city of Etobicoke.
0.7 miNE
Park, Event space
Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion, Toronto
19 min walk • Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion is a landmark public pavilion in the Sunnyside lakefront area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1922, its original function was to provide changing facilities for swimming in Lake Ontario, however lake conditions were often too cold and an adjoining public swimming pool was built in 1925.
0.8 miNE
Harbor
Sunnyside, Toronto
20 min walk • Sunnyside is a lakefront district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It includes a beach and park area along Lake Ontario's Humber Bay, from west of Exhibition Place to the mouth of the Humber River.
1.2 miNE
Amusement park
Roncesvalles Carhouse, Toronto
30 min walk • The Roncesvalles Carhouse is a storage and maintenance facility for the streetcar network of the Toronto Transit Commission. Located at the northwest corner of The Queensway and Roncesvalles Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, west of its downtown core, it is the oldest of the TTC's three active carhouses.
0.8 miSW
Shopping, Market
Ontario Food Terminal, Toronto
21 min walk • The Ontario Food Terminal is the main produce distribution centre for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 165 The Queensway at Park Lawn Road, north of the Gardiner Expressway, and west of the Humber River.
1.2 miN
Theater
Runnymede Theatre, Toronto
32 min walk • The Runnymede Theatre is a historic building located in Bloor West Village, an affluent west end Toronto neighbourhood. The building has operated as a vaudeville theatre, a movie theatre, a bingo hall, and a Chapters bookstore.
1.6 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Revue Cinema, Toronto
41 min walk • The Revue Cinema is a cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built between late-1911 and early-1912, it is a designated 'heritage' site and is Toronto's oldest standing movie theatre in use for showing movies.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Queen Elizabeth Way Monument?

Nearby attractions include Humber Bay Arch Bridge, Toronto (3 min walk), The Palace Pier, Toronto (5 min walk), The Queensway–Humber Bay, Toronto (19 min walk), Colborne Lodge, Toronto (19 min walk).

How to get to Queen Elizabeth Way Monument by public transport?

The nearest stations to Queen Elizabeth Way Monument:

Bus

South Kingsway • Lines: 80A (6 min walk)
Windermere Avenue • Lines: 80A (8 min walk)

Tram

South Kingsway • Lines: 501, 501;301 (6 min walk)
Windermere Avenue • Lines: 501, 501;301 (8 min walk)

Metro

Jane • Lines: 2 (35 min walk)