Casa Loma vs Bata Shoe Museum
Both Casa Loma and Bata Shoe Museum are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Casa Loma is preferred by most reviewers compared to Bata Shoe Museum. Casa Loma comes in at 87 with endorsements from 6 reviewers such as Michelin Guide, Time Out and Lonely Planet.
Casa Loma
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1 Austin Terrace, at Spadina Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1X8, Canada
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Frommer's
"A kitschy glitch in the city's skyline to locals, this castle on a hill offers an inspiring view of the sweep of the city."
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Time Out
"Some love it, others dismiss it as a kitsch folly. Either way, Casa Loma is a sight to behold, with its corbelled towers and battlements."
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Fodor's
"A European-style castle... grand display of extravagance."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The Medieval mansion is a popular tourist attraction."
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Especially well appointed are the Round Room with its exquisite Louis XV tapestry furnishings, the Windsor Room and Lady Pellatt's suite.
Atlas Obscura
"A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire. "
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Bata Shoe Museum
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327 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W7, Canada
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Fodor's
"A permanent collection of 10,000 varieties of foot coverings and, through the changing fashions, highlights the craft and sociology of making shoes."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This unique museum draws on its 10,000-piece collection to illustrate a 4,500-year history of shoemaking and mankind's footwear."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The ever-rotating exhibits cover a wide breadth of countries and time periods—you might see slippers worn by Chinese women with bound feet, yucca sandals made by Native Americans."
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Atlas Obscura
"A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox. "
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Afar Magazine
"The Bata Shoe Museum is dedicated to the history of footwear through the ages."
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