10 Favourite Cultural Institutions in Toronto

The city has had many mayors but do your kids know who the first one was? Maybe they will after they visit his former home. Mackenzie House, the last home of William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto's first mayor who was elected in 1834, is located at 82 Bond Street. This gorgeous Georgian house lets you imagine what 19th century life was like. With the help of costumed staff, period furnishings, and a fully functional print shop that was once used by Mackenzie to publish newspapers, your family will gain interesting insights into life during that era.