Cloud Forest Conservatory

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  • Address
    btwn Richmond & Temperance Sts, east of Yonge St, Downtown South
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  • Phone
    392 7288
  • Transport
    underground rail: Queen

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Lonely Planet review

This unexpected downtown sanctuary is a steamy tropical greenhouse, crowded out with enormous jungle leaves, vines and palm trees. Built vertically as a 'modernist ruin,' it features exposed steel, a waterfall and a mural depicting the trades of construction workers. Information plaques answer the question 'What Are Rainforests?' for temperate Torontonians, distracting financial workers from their spreadsheets and sums for a few minutes.

It's a great place to warm up during winter, but avoid the area after dark - the adjacent park attracts some pretty lewd types.