Art Culture & history Wheelchair accessible Landmarks & monuments Entry tickets Tours Museums & exhibitions Archaeology

Explore towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings at the Royal Ontario Museum. Walk through the home to more than 18 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens.

Highlights

• Explore the Tomb of General Zu Dashou, a Ming Dynasty tomb
• See Barosaurus, a rare skeleton, the largest mounted dinosaur in Canada.
• Take an epic journey back in time to the origins of life on our planet.

Description

Discover towering dinosaur skeletons to awe-inspiring contemporary paintings at the Royal Ontario Museum. Explore the home to more than 18 million artworks, artifacts, and specimens from around the world and across the ages. Find yourself at the most visited museum in Canada—and one of the top ten museums in North America. Walk through some of the world's best exhibitions and Must-See Treasures with the aid of bilingual multi-media kiosks. Take in an exceptional array of themed galleries throughout the Museum, spanning both world cultures and natural history. Must-See Treasures at the Museum include:  • The Nisga’a and Haida totem poles • The Chinese Temple Art mural The Paradise of Maitreya  • The Tomb Mound of General Zu Dashou (“Ming Tomb”)  • The rare Southern White Rhinoceros • The Barosaurus (“Gordo”), Canada’s largest dinosaur on display  • The duck-billed hadrosaur Parasaurolophus walkeri • The exceptionally well-preserved fossils from the Burgess Shale  • The 900-carat Light of the Desert Cerussite gem • The Tagish Lake Meteorite • The Bust of Cleopatra VII • The Statue of Sekhmet — one of the oldest known Egyptian deities  • Earl of Pembroke’s Armour

Includes

General admission voucher Access to special exhibits (if option selected)

Important Information

• Photography with flash and video recording is permitted in most permanent galleries for personal use only, with hand-held equipment
• Pets are not permitted in the Museum. Service animals, such as seeing eye dogs, are exempt
• Food of any type is not permitted in the Museum galleries

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund