Royal Ontario Museum vs Bata Shoe Museum
Both are endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Royal Ontario Museum ranks significantly better than Bata Shoe Museum. Royal Ontario Museum is ranked #2 in Toronto with approval from 8 publications including Travel + Leisure, Time Out and Fodor's.
Royal Ontario Museum
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100 Queen's Park Crescent, At Bloor St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada
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Fodor's
"What sets the ROM apart is that science, art, and archaeology exhibits are all appealingly presented in one gigantic complex."
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Concierge
"Thrusting out over Bloor Street, this deconstructivist work of architecture has divided critics across the board."
Travel + Leisure
"The Royal Ontario Museum, located near Queen’s Park and the University of Toronto, attracts over a million people each year."
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Time Out
"The glass-and-steel structure is, depending on your point of view, either a grand gesture or a God-awful folly."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"Known for its East Asian holdings, possesses a remarkable collection of six-million-plus artifacts and artworks from around the world."
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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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