The CN Tower's main pod sits at 346 metres and holds the LookOut level, the outdoor terrace and the famous Glass Floor — a 2.5-tonne pane you are invited to stand on while looking straight down at the base. Above that, the SkyPod at 447 metres is an add-on that on a clear day shows Niagara's mist and the Rochester shoreline across the lake. The lift ride up takes 58 seconds and has glass panels on the outside.
EdgeWalk is the headline experience: harnessed to an overhead rail, you walk a 1.5-metre-wide ledge around the outside of the pod, leaning out over the city with nothing under your toes but Front Street. It runs on a schedule in the warmer months, needs a booked slot, and is weather-dependent; the price includes a video and general admission. It is safer than it looks and far more fun than it sounds.
Time your visit to catch daylight, sunset and the city lights in one ticket. The tower stays open late, so a 7 p.m. entry in summer gives you all three. The 360 Restaurant rotates once every 72 minutes and its reservation includes the lift, which is the least-known way to skip the general queue.
Everything is walkable: Ripley's Aquarium and the Rogers Centre are at the tower's feet, the harbourfront is five minutes south and the Entertainment District's hotels are a block north. Toronto is also the hub of the BlaakLine chauffeur network, so a Pearson pick-up to a downtown hotel is a one-click booking from this page.
Three things to get right
- Book EdgeWalk ahead; slots and weather both limit it.
- A 360 Restaurant reservation includes elevator access — no general queue.
- Combine with Ripley's Aquarium next door on a wet day.
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