What are some of the best day trips from Toronto? Living in South-Western Ontario, we are lucky to live in an area that is not only rich in cultural heritage. but also contains the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, the Niagara Escarpment. Our unique geographical location gives us easy access to 3 of the 5 great lakes and beautiful Canadian Shield landscapes. But what are the top day trips from Toronto, with a motto like “Yours to Discover” it’s really hard to narrow it down to just a few. In the list below we’ve narrowed our list to 12 towns or areas that are 2 hours or less from Toronto. We’ve included our favourite day trips from Toronto, as well as some of the most popular ones.