Canada’s largest city has decisively shed its image as a staid also-ran, thanks to its flourishing food scene, an abundance of new green spaces, and lots of homegrown creative energy. It’s become one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas on the continent.
7. Canada
When to go: The crowd-free, foliage-filled window between the Toronto International Film Festival and the onset of winter—from late-September to mid-November—is largely underrated. When not to go: Spring, which is uncomfortably cold and rainy. Whom to call: Elke Hinson of Merit Travel.