Royal Ontario Museum

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Much like the city of Ontario, the Royal Ontario Museum on George st, is a center for multi culture. The museum spans over four floors and five hours if you walk at a medium pace (not too brisk).


The place is so huge that it could fit a ship. People of all ages were seated on the couches at the entrance to relax their legs after a tiring tour. Taking the mandatory entrance picture, I entered the First Peoples and the Museum of Canada on the first floor. The indigenous people of the Iroquoian Tribe and their lifestyle, their struggles, the war against colonizers in their kayaks, household items and a representation of their summer house, along with the paintings and accompanying pictures, will row you into another century. The museum of Canada hosts objects, paintings and illustrations of life in Canada since the British colonization.

With modern tools -
representing that they are around us and must not be ignored.


If the First peoples was a peek of the indigenous lifestyle, then the museum of Canada is a view of their life inching towards freedom. The museum of minerals and the museum of paleontology is on the second floor. The minerals and the stories behind them will bedazzle you. Did you know that Diamond was named after the geek word: adamus (invincible)? And Topaz after the sanskrit word: Tapas (fire)? Canada is a hub of minerals and this unique section will assert the same. Also, you can view a hundred kgs gold coin and meteoroids from the moon and the Mars..oo.. exciting, isn't it?





Step into the world of paleontology and dinosaurs will overwhelm you and the display of insects will buzz in your mind. Hundreds of millions years ago, these mammoth beings walked along side palm trees, cockroaches, water striders, and crickets (well, not literally). This section would appeal to the curious minds. Gyposauras, Allosauras and Hadrosaurus, a duck-billed dinosaur among other dinosaurs, were on display.




I thoroughly enjoyed the museum of culture of South Asia, Egypt, Middle east, China and Japan. Each section breaking a piece of their country and antiques and paintings that were restored or obtained through charities. Visit the museum to absorb the vibe of Canada through culture and history. Priced at 23 dollars for an adult, the visit is worth every cent. 



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