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Pet a stingray at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada.

Take a selfie with the Stanley Cup, on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Brag to your friends about riding Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland. It’s one of the world’s tallest and fastest roller coasters. Bonus point for each extra ride you take!

Catch a flick at the TIFF Kids International Film Festival (April 8 to 24, 2016). Bonus point if you get your ticket stub signed by a star! Stack, build

and create at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, the best-stocked playroom ever!

With so much to see and do, it takes dedication to win our scavenger hunt. Challenge other members of your family, and check out how many of these experiences you can rack up. One point per item. Winner earns Master Traveller status!

Find a secret under-ground tunnel at Casa Loma, Toronto’s famous castle.

Go hoarse while cheering your knight on to a jousting victory at Medieval Times.

Hoof it over to the Bata Shoe Museum to snap a pic of an historic shoe you’d wear on a dare.

Brave the Bat Cave, dig for dinosaur fossils

and create your own animal-track rubbing to take home at the

Royal Ontario Museum.

Family timeDiscover, delight and devour, and see how you stack up as a city explorer. By Yuki HayashiIllustration by Remy Simard

Photography: kaeko (Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada), Hubert Kang (Hockey Hall of Fame, Casa Loma), Jason Campbell (Canada’s Wonderland), A Aninon (Medieval Times), Micheal Fountain (LEGOLAND), Jason Spencer (Playdium), Mike Pochwat (Treetop Trekking), Loozrboy (Fort York), Isaac Yu (The Ex), James G (Blue Jays)

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Beat one or both of your parents on the go-karttrack at Playdium.

Spot rare livestock such as Cotswold lambs, Tamworth pigs and a Nubian goat at the much-loved Riverdale Farm.

Get a fast-paced bird’s-eye view of the forest canopy while Treetop Trekking at Brampton’s Heart Lake Conservation Area.

Pose on the CN Tower’s glass floor 342 metres (1,122 feet) above street level. Take a photo as proof!

Explore Fort York National Historic Site, home to Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings. Check out the new visitor’s centre and learn more about the birthplace of urban Toronto.

Devour the It food at The Ex (August 19 to September 5, 2016). From crowbars (croissants with baked-in chocolate bars) to deep-fried Kool-Aid, midway vendors think up the silliest (tastiest!) creations each year.

Catch a game and maybe a foul ball with reigning American League Division Series champs the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Liven up your Instagram with giant pandas Er Shun, Da Mao and the newborn cubs currently living at the Toronto Zoo.

Show off a new hairdo via a truly hair-raising static electricity demon-stration at the Ontario Science Centre.

Ride the Red Rocket! Bonus point if you collect a transfer from both an old and a new streetcar route.

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