Reviews of Spadina Museum (Museum)

Amina Bazile

The staff gave a detailed explaination for each room ad the house was clean and in proper condition. Beautiful flowers as well.

Judith Wilson

Splendid interior! Historic heritage!

Roberta

Great staff, great history, beautiful grounds and will most definity go again!

Adam Penner

Really great tour, amazingly well put together.

N. H.

A small, but interesting museum. Great for people interested in local history and interior design. The tour is very informative and not rushed, so there's time to have a good look at the house. Restored with great attention to detail. And the garden is lovely.

Ferenc Aubeck

Interesting

Anne Zakula

Feels like a hidden gem, when you want to step out of the city, as unlike some of the great parks in Toronto, this is much less trafficked. The gardens are lovely, diverse and peaceful. The house and it's contents are charming and interesting.

Jennifer Szabo

Spadina Museum is definitely one of my favorite places in Toronto. They do an amazing job at keeping the spaces in perfect conditions so you feel the character of the house, the history around it and the serenity of the gardens. Great for outdoor meditation, to bring family and friends and I actually recommend it better than Casa Loma (for a third of the price you get more history and less of a "venue") Dogs are allowed outside. Great great place.

Richard Padilla

Interesting place to see and learn about the history of Toronto's powerful people from the 1800s

Violy Sajines

Great place amazing historical informations and beautiful gardens and flowers. It's a tourist spot in Toronto, Ontario.

Demi

So great, every item is authentic to the house, the grounds are beautiful, stone's throw from Casa Loma, friendly staff, very lovingly restored!

Demi

So great, every item is authentic to the house, the grounds are beautiful, stone's throw from Casa Loma, friendly staff, very lovingly restored!

Area 416

Great building

Siavash Kazemian

Their garden is perfect for picnics. They also have some free concerns in the garden during the summer.

Cole McCallum

Cute little museum, good for an afternoon outing or to join in on one of their events. Staff is passionate, friendly, and knowledgeable.

Tim Rain

Great exhibit. Great tour guide. Lots of great stuff in gift shop

Stephen Senkiw

The shop here has all kinds of great things in a variety of prices.

Anthony Iannucci

Great place to visit with a lot of Toronto History and Canadiana. But, too hot, too crowded.

YOUYOUNG YEE

(Translated) If you want free viewing, Casaroma is next to you. If you want to hear a friendly explanation here. Smaller Riches Not Free to Watch …

Alex K.

(Translated) Very good museum which offers guided tours even in French. We find a decoration and period objects there according to the testimonies of the heirs. We see the lives of wealthy people and their employees of the 19th and 20th century. I recommend for a trip back in time. (Original) Très bon musée qui offre des visites guidées même en français. On y retrouve un décor et des objets d'époques selon les témoignages des héritiers. On constate la vie de personnes aisées et de leurs employés du 19ème et 20ème siècle. Je recommande pour un voyage dans le temps.

Anne-Marie Brouillet

Beautiful garden even under the rain !

Anastasiya Morozova

Nothing special

Wayne M

For anyone who loves Downton Abbey, I would recommend a visit to Spadina House as well when in Toronto. It is a time capsule of the home of one of the most influential families in the History of Toronto. Very well preserved home with all of the original family furnishings and it is right next door to another historical attraction, Casa Loma!

alice alice

Beautiful place and it is good place to take a photo shot

Ester V.

Charming place, great tour guide

Betony Main

Stunningly beautiful 1920s - 1930s era home. Grounds are breathtaking. (I may even prefer it to it's bigger, more famous next door neighbour, Casa Loma.)

Leopold Kowolik

Splendid.

Carmen Maestre

(Translated) A pity that you can only do the guided tour, which lasts approximately 1 hour and has so few daily passes. Adult admission costs $ 9. They organize activities and camps for children where, among other things, they are taught to cultivate (Original) Una pena que solo se pueda hacer la visita guiada, que dure aproximadamente 1 hora y que tenga tan pocos pases diarios. La entrada de adulto cuesta 9$. Organizan actividades y campamentos para niños donde, entre otras cosas, se les enseña a cultivar

Traveling SweetPea

Didn't really know what to expect as I had never heard of it before going. Must be because Casa Loma is right next door and stealing the spotlight. But this place blows Casa Loma out of the water! Still furnished, you get to see a glimpse into the life of the family who lived here. The tour was exceptional both times I went, and they had lots of information about the era, items in the house, and general info that I hadn't come across before. The grounds are also beautiful and I can imagine that they would be a great place to spend a summer afternoon.

Jhonn Murcia

Beautiful place

Aidan Main

I want to go here so bad.

Allie Gregory

Beautiful gardens.

Eamon Wild

A brilliantly-maintained property. A visit here won't disappoint

Ari Argirov

Actually a great tour!

Arman Negahban

This is very much not a 1920's gilded age mansion. All the literature and the tour guides information completely neglects that this house stood for decades BEFORE their made up 1920's guilded age flapper narrative. Frustrating for anyone who knows a little about history.

R.G. Carter

What a beautiful treasure for the city of Toronto. Plus if you are bored and in the neighbourhood you can just hang out in the grounds. I eat my lunch there sometimes...it is pretty nice.

Nasser Badrudduza

Various era and various ceramic and porcelain are there

Brad Gosnell

Fun for the Gatzby party!

Aaron Bangay

One of the most beautiful historical houses in Toronto. Well worth it, to see what a family truly lived like in the 1920s and 1930s. Original furniture throughout and artwork that belonged to the Austin family. Staff are knowledgeable and were very kind.

Ole Selin

A historic family home of a wealthy Canadian family. The nice thing about it is that grounds around the house are free to roam.

James Williams

My favorite historical house in Toronto and if you get a pass from the library it's free. The gardens are free as well and beautiful. Right across from Casa who?

mel d

great idea for teaching: roaring 20s and some of the 30s - history geo sociology etc

Velvet Rose

Beautiful place and excellent tour guide. So many things seemed so far ahead of its time and the splendor was of course timeless.

Isaac N

I had a wonderful time here learning about how people lived and the ages that this house has been through. The architecture and setting made it great for pictures!

Emily Anderson

Lovely gardens and historical home. Worth a visit if in the Casa Loma area, and if you'd like to see something other than Casa Loma.

Aline Mehedin

What a beautiful house and wonderful garden! I also love the staff, very helpfull and passionate about their work.

Phyllis

Worth to visit, beautiful

Lawrence Dutchession

Great preserved home from 1920's including original or restored furnishings and art work.

Nargis N

Worth a visit. Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide.

Daniel B

A Very nice place to visit with the family

Eilen Flortz

(Translated) This place is not so well known, it is very nice and it has a huge garden. The house is small but you enjoy a very comfortable visit. (Original) Este lugar no es tan conocido, es muy lindo tiene un jardín enorme. La casa es pequeña pero disfrutas de la visita muy confortable.

Eduardo Lara

Do not forget to pickup your audio guide before starting your tour. It's free of charge!

V Square

A very good place to visit in your free time.

Glany Saldanha

Historical mansion like house during 19th century, really interesting. Must go with guided tour around the house.

Duo d'Amore

Historic location, attractive gardens. Our string duo, trio and string quartet has performed here for wedding ceremonies, reception and private events, and its proximity to the downtown, beautiful 1920's and 30s decor and attractive gardens make it a wonderful place to host a wide variety of events.

ervin musta

It is an interesting Canadian family history in 1920. did not meet my expectatins for a museum.

Jay Saman

Parking is expensive

Erica Della

A good one to visit. A wealthy families home opened to the public for viewing. Many outdoor gardens to visit on the grounds.

Tamara Bilchenko

I was visiting only grounds. Nice garden

Carlos Bonfim

(Translated) It is a historic mansion located on Spadina Road, which currently houses a museum operated by the Toronto City Culture Division. The museum preserves the building as it existed and has been developed historically. The art, decoration and architecture of the house reflect the contemporary styles in vogue from the 1860s to the 1930s, including the Victorian, Edwardian, Arts & crafts, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Neo-Colonial styles. The property's gardens reflect Victorian and Edwardian styles. (Original) Trata-se de um palacete histórico situado na Spadina Road, que, atualmente, abriga um museu operado pela Divisão de Cultura da Cidade de Toronto. O museu preserva o edifício tal como existiu e se foi desenvolvendo historicamente. A arte, decoração e arquitetura da casa refletem os estilos contemporâneos em voga da década de 1860 à década de 1930, incluindo os estilos Vitoriano, Eduardino, Arts & crafts, Art Deco, Art Nouveau e Neo-Colonialista. Os jardins da propriedade refletem os estilos Vitoriano e Eduardino.

Jiaqing Pan (Canada 家庆)

(Translated) Very beautiful buildings and gardens. (Original) 非常漂亮的建筑物和花园。

Ayari Del Villar

(Translated) Nice house, you can get an idea of how people lived in the past (Original) Linda casa, puedes darte una idea de como vivía la gente en el pasado

Amy

Nice building and garden

Mah Zareen

Simply wow...very pretty building and decorations. Our tour guide was very helpful and informative. The ground outside is breathtaking during summer days. Highly recommend

Meaghan Armstrong

Beautiful gardens

jane dawn

really good place for a nice quiet dinner, very classy place

Winna Tse

Great tour! I learned a lot.

Arthur Lewis

Great look into the past

Peter Loudon

Very very interesting and our guide was the best! Excellent experience highly recommended if you're into museums

Mike Sukhram

This is the place to take your vintage photos.

Bino Varghese K

Good to be there and see the place and to explore

Joshua Pal

Spadina museum is a great site to visit, especially with children. I had a great experience seeing all the artifacts. Amazing educational experience.

Daniela Violin

The most beautiful historic house I've ever seen and I've seen a few. Staff was very knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. I had a wonderful time. It's too bad that this place isn't very well known, sometimes well kept secrets are the best. The history is fascinating. Grounds and gardens are beautiful for photo-taking. You can take photos in the house but I did not because I felt it would disturb. House is fully accessible by lift for those with disabilities which for me was amazing because I would have had a hard time coming down three flights of stairs. I'm so glad I found this little gem

Sinead D

This place is always so gorgeous and so peaceful and quiet after casa loma

Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy

Gorgeous grounds.

Giovanna Prieto

Beautiful Museum. We actually had our wedding ceremony at the Museum. The sunroom is perfect for a small, intimate wedding. The exterior for wedding photos are just beautiful. However, due to the inclement weather we had (the random snowy week in November), we didn’t get a chance to take pictures outside. The events coordinator is truly amazing. She is prompt with response emails and listened to every concern we had. She also made it so we could take pictures inside. The event staff are professional, and very experienced! Our day went smoothly and we are absolutely in love with the pictures.

Iris S

My family were given a lovely tour of this historic house by a very knowledgeable guide. Enjoyed this experience!

Cici Fan

Have to take a tour as a group. Couldn't look around by yourself. It's a nice place anyway.

lily xu

NICE PLACE

Katrina Reynolds

A gem! A Toronto house-turned-museum with guided tours and special events. The guide showing us around was very knowledgable, and was able to answer questions we had prepared. A great bit of Toronto history, and in fact a quiet inspiration for betterment. Worth a visit!

Mary

A beautiful house that is a wonderful slice of Toronto history lovingly restored to the 1920s with original furnishings, decorations and memorabilia. Toronto's slightly more modest 'Downtown Abbey'.

Josy Mendonça

(Translated) For those who like art and history it is a must. Go ahead and enjoy the beautiful garden. (Original) Para quem gosta de arte e história é imperdível. Vá com tempo e curta o lindo jardim.

Monika tekwani

Amazing place to visit

Iago Piccello

(Translated) Incredible place and not so well known. The entrance costs $ 10 and is worth the visit after going through Loma House, but it is important to pay attention to the visitation times, as they are all guided. Extremely …

Daniel Lacerda

Spadina Museum is really a nice place to visit in the summer!

Lina Custodio

Totally off course

Tyler Grace

Experience would be better without a mandatory guide, though I understand why they have to do it.

董兆証

(Translated) Let you understand the history and style of nearly 100 years ago! (Original) 讓你了解將近100年前的歷史及風格!

Caroline Chow

Wonderful part of Canadian history. Beautiful gardens.

Richard Pearce-Moses

Unusual because so much of the decor is original. Interesting family gave insight into the city and period. Good complement to Casa Loma. Nice garden

Larry Jackson

This little museum had so much history it was amazing! Must visit if you are nearby!

Andrea Preda

(Translated) Magnificent and well-maintained house, it was a pleasant visit with which we saw a glimpse of 20/30 years. Good driving, low-priced tickets and free Sunday garden tours. I recommend it as a Sunday trip. (Original) Casa magnifica e ben curata, è stata una visita piacevole con cui abbiamo visto uno scorcio degl'anni 20/30. Brava la guida, biglietti a basso prezzo e la domenica tour dei giardini gratis. Lo consiglio come gita domenicale.

Caren Meaney

I had some reservations about the house itself (I had read a dreadfully dull book about the property), but I was absolutely blown away by the building and grounds. We had a bit of confusion when we arrived, as we had purchased a walking tour instead of the guided tour of the house, but they were able to accommodate us for a house tour as we had originally intended. Our guide Dave was super knowledgeable and had so many interesting little bits of information to share. We explored the grounds after our tour and took in the nice weather in the lush gardens and lawn. Thank you Dave and the rest of the museum team for turning our blunder into something pleasant and informative!

Abigial Turner (Buzbuz9)

A nice quaint museum. Worth a visit if you are also going to Casa Loma. Tours are much more in depth then Casa Loma and a real person is you tour guide

Ricardo Gomes Faraco

(Translated) My sister and I love it! The guide was very attentive and explained about every corner of this incredible house full of history! He answered all our questions and very patiently let us photograph everything! I …

Chakravarthi Narla

A good place to take children to teach the history at the same time to entertain them. A must visit during summer.

Forouzan D

You need 3 to 4 visits to cover all the floors. A collection of masterpieces you would never find anywhere else.

Claudia Lopez

Beautiful place! I had heard about a children's event and decided to attend with my family. I was a little disappointed because they said on the post that there would be many activities but it turned out to be dull. Staff weren't there to monitor anything and the activities didn't really turn out to be anything. I did pay for the tour so we got to enjoy that but they shouldn't try to bring people in with false advertising.

Terence Chee

Interesting history. Amazing stories on who lived there and how life was way back when...

Stephen Randall

Beautifully maintained house and gardens with all of the original furnishings and decorations from the 1920s.

Ria Riaz

This place is a must visit if you are visiting or even if you reside in Toronto. The gardens are beautiful during the summer months and you can take a leisurely stroll through them. This is also my favourite spot to visit during Nuit Blanche every year! A lovely gem right in the heart of Toronto. Definitely recommended for all history lovers and Jane Austen aficionados.

Zina Chernyavska

The garden is wonderful! Fall makes everything magical.

Jose Orlando Ribeiro

(Translated) The house is preserved with the furniture and personal belongings of the residents. It is a guided tour, very interesting. …

Abdullah Barez

Really well researched history.

Maria L.

A beautifully renovated villa from the end of the 19th century, reviving 1920's upper class history and way of life. Take the guided tour, first ask for the schedule. It is only open 12-4pm for this season. Also surrounded by beautiful and relaxing gardens. You can visit in conjunction with the neighbouring Casa Loma at a special price.

Wendy Coulter

unbelievable...so very interesting

Lis Melo

Awesome guides. They are very enthusiastic about their jobs. Its an experience as if you are that time.

DreaminMachine

Lovely cultural spot with a beautiful history. Love this place.

Victor Wang

Lovely museum that is totally worth a stop if you're planning on visiting Casa Loma. Not only is it a 2 minute walk from the main attraction next door, you even get a 25% discount if you show them the ticket to Casa Loma. Lovely home with extremely knowledgeable tour guides able to transport you to the era when this house was constructed. It's easy to tell the detail that went along with making a home so meticulously and with great finesse.

Shanker Krishnan

Nice lovely historic place

Ghaith Tibi

Small place

fei ching chong

Cool place

Peter Park

Lovely place

Daniel Epstein

A time machine, it was so much fun!

Rory Cheyne

Loved it

Nathaniel Smith

As a time travelling flapper, I particularly enjoyed the Garden Gatsby Party last weekend. Indubitably.

Rachael L

Awesome experience, very well-versed guide Emily. Thank you!

Stuart Sackler

Every year they host fantastic events. Flashman and the Gatsby garden party are must visit events.

Dan Aviv

Attention to detail and preservation gives a real sense of how it was back in the day.

Gary Blackmore

Excellent tour guide and a hidden gem. Well worth the small entrance fee.

Montmorency

Great place! Thank you for interesting tour!

Michael Kennedy

This was my first time visiting the Spadina Museum, on Spadina street. and I Just recently visited this place and noticed it was such a nice place to go to. Would want to visit again, this is a must visit to see the beautiful gardens during the summer months thank you so much for the good scenery.

Ebele Arinola Komo

It was nuit blanche and lots of lighting art to see. Very impressive. Also take a walk through austin terrace you will catch a beautiful view of downtown Toronto from the hilltop.

Brandon Fowler

I love the stuff there the guide are friendly.

Tripti Roy Gupta

Had a company picnic on the grounds and totally enjoyed it. Its such a beautiful place. Been to Casa Loma so many times, can't believe never stepped in here.

Raysa Arias

(Translated) Very nice the house is 3 or 4 floor makes you look like people lived before …

MrMichaelMMatthias

(Translated) stands in the shadow of the neighboring lomo castle but is more charming and more genuine, was, in contrast to the lomo, actually inhabited for generations and has been preserved in the form that can be seen today. (Original) steht im schatten des benachbarten lomo castle is aber charmanter und echter , wurde im gegensatz zum lomo wirklich über generationen bewohnt und in der heute zu besichtigenden form erhalten .

Saad Awan

Great tour guide!a interesting to learn about the history of the the family that spurred the growth of Toronto after the war and the depression. The interior was well explained and was refreshing to see how the madam utilized different design techniques to bring the rooms to life.

Saad Awan

Great tour guide!a interesting to learn about the history of the the family that spurred the growth of Toronto after the war and the depression. The interior was well explained and was refreshing to see how the madam utilized different design techniques to bring the rooms to life.

Jessica Asselin

(Translated) Very close to Casa Loma (2 min walk). It is a very beautiful house with an interesting history. We made the visit on a very hot day. Halfway through the visit, we were served water. That's good, but it's not a must. …

Valerie

Nice guided tour. I think to see the upper floors you have to be on a guided tour which happens at various times throughout the day. The basement has the entrance, a lovely gift shop and a few exhibits.

Anthony Bernstein

Beautiful gardens and home. Lots of antiques

Huy Bui

We went to this museum on Doors Open Toronto 2019. The house is magnificent although visible signs of age (it's been here since 1866) are showing. There was a archeology dig in the basement, which is very cool.

Dmytro Orzhekhovskyi

Excellent museum. I highly recommend it.

Coolzie Nanner

High class and sassy all rolled into one. I love it.

Luiza Araujo

My favourite part about the Spadina Museum is the beautiful Spadina House garden. Open daily until 5pm- you can access the grounds around this house/museum for free! It’s a beautiful space nestled in one of the nicest areas of Toronto. It feels almost like a private park. In the summer they host outdoor events like themed fairs and yoga classes which are always a treat. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area or looking for a nice place for a picnic!

Sarosh Tafti

ExcellentService

Caitlin Mack

WONDERFUL service, very informative and polite staff, both indoor and outdoor areas are clean and visually appealing

Paula Mariela Trejo

(Translated) It is a very good place to learn a little about the history of Toronto and the wealthiest families of the past, plus it has impressive and beautiful gardens, you can go for a walk, play or just lie on the grass. The …

Jesse Kavander

Beautifully kept property.

Skyview樓主說書頻道

(Translated) While visiting during the free period, a beautiful and gorgeous house, especially someone who introduces the history inside, is one of the good ways to know the city. …

Mila Carruitero

The place is great. The only setback is the entrance has gravel, not good for heels.

Lim - WDSK Chang Wan (Charlie)

Amazing furnitures and decorations, large house, nice pictures before WWI. Nice background informations.

Amanda Groulx

I was really happy with how well run a recent event at this museum was! An outdoor event in the rain could spell a nightmare but the team were well prepared and made sure most attractions were in tents. The gardens were stunning! The museum itself is beautiful and our tour guide exceeded all expectations with his knowledge base! I would go again for sure!!!

Greg Passarella

A must see! A great look into Toronto life of the rich at the turn of the century.

Gene Sobolev

Great museum! Been to plenty of conserved houses but never seen a 20's one before. Since it's relatively recent, it's very well preserved and authentic. Note: you get a discount if you bought a ticket to Casa Loma before. Also, it's a guided tour.

Katy Abrams

Very cool and informative

Denis Samoylov

As of now, closed to general public due to covid restrictions. Walking tours around the property are available, and the guide I had was very engaging and insightful regarding not only the museum, but also the history of Toronto. The garden is humble, but decent, and the orchid is great in summer for picking apples (highly recommended!). Overall a great place, would be a 10/10 experience if not for indoor visitation ban.

Eamon Wild

A brilliantly-maintained property. A visit here won't disappoint

Nicholas Li

Very cool!

Jeremy White

First try not so good. Really wanted it to be. Really love the space. I think its worth another try.

Tharmiga R

Definitely a must visit. Recommend taking the tour to learn about the history of the family, each room and the building.

Vadim

Great place to visit, nice tour guide and it's pretty inside

Valerie

Nice guided tour. I think to see the upper floors you have to be on a guided tour which happens at various times throughout the day. The basement has the entrance, a lovely gift shop and a few exhibits.

Atina Oohas

It wasn't to my liking though, but i enjoyed the park there. Overall, was a very good visit. You can hang out with your family & friends to really enjoy it. And if you're into the History of places you visit, this is definitely for you.

Amanda Chiu

Loved visiting this place for a class trip. Such great history, interior, and staff. Didn't get to see it in the warmer seasons but will come back. You might experience some unexplainable events like a door opening and shutting on its own, which happened to me while watching the video about this house.

PIERINA OLENKA

Nice place to visit

Laurel McBrine

This more modest yet still grand dwelling, placed in the shadow of the palatial Casa Loma, is a wonderful place to visit on a beautiful day when the gardens are in full bloom. The interior is also worth a visit, but there is a fee to enter. It is fun to see how people lived in the recent past, with the interior reflecting the era of the early 1900's. They seem to have some fun events periodically as well. The gardens are breathtaking (and free on the day we were there, although I think you can also pay for tours of the grounds) to wander around, with flowers and a vegetable garden. So beautiful! Great for photographers!

Mujtaba Shahneel

Get a taste of 1920s in Toronto's midst!

Richard Pimentel

Don't go 30min before close because even two minutes after they will deny you entrance.

Pearl Jefcoat

Very flowery this time of year beautiful gardens behind this mansion. I went with my sister and friend since my sister only visits once in a couple of years. Now I am hoping too find another friend too accompany me on my next visit.

jim beaner

Very happy to see such a wonderful museum in my area. If you get a chance to check out the Spadina Museum you should do it.

Demi

So great, every item is authentic to the house, the grounds are beautiful, stone's throw from Casa Loma, friendly staff, very lovingly restored!

Anthony Becker

This museum is almost more interesting than Casa Loma next door. Beautiful property and was decorated as it would be in 1920s. Keep in mind, it is guided tours only which start at certain times, but the staff are do knowledgeable of the house and family that you want that anyway. Learned so much about life in those times taking this tour. Well spent day going to Casa Loma and here. Remember, if you do, that your receipt from Casa Loma gives you a discount on entry here. Best money I spent in Toronto were these two museums.

Lila Kotaki

Great historic place right across Casa Loma. A must-see for visitors who would like to know more about the history of Toronto!

captain hyderabad

Loved the experience of old Toronto

Filipe Ferreira

I must see destination in Toronto, beautiful old architecture.

Tiago Pereira

Super interesting museum. The workers are very nice and friendly. The guided tour was extremely interesting, and the guide was very helpful. You could tell he loved his job. The gardens were also beautiful! I had a great time, and couldn’t recommend more. Definitely worth a visit!

G. Spencer

I actually like this even more than Casa Loma, which is WAY over the top. Spadina House feels more like that home that it once was, and not just a showcase. I love the Irish green dining room, the pretty-in-pink sitting room, and all the wonderful paintings on the wall ... this family loved art! Definitely worth a trip.

Helena Amaral

I just love old houses and this one it's perfect! Totally original and full of history that makes you feel just like traveling back in time!

Almog Yalinewich

The museum is well kept, and the staff is very friendly. The tour is interesting.

chriss hupalo

I was here for a 1920s card making class. Great staff, lots of information with 1920 recipes of cookies as a snack. Loved it!!

mangshra lite

We took our mum here for mother's Day. We had a wonderful time learning about the house and history of the family. It's a gorgeous house wonderfully up kept and restored. Part of a bonus of coming here on mother's day was that they had a 1920s to 30s singer and piano artists, they were an amazing duo. Afterward we had delicious scones and tea! It was a wonderful event and I highly recommend you going next time they have one.

Sandy Yang

Very nice garden. The house is full of history.

Spike2222

Nice tour

Dom Menard

Gorgeous place, great for a wedding

Amina Bazile

The staff gave a detailed explaination for each room ad the house was clean and in proper condition. Beautiful flowers as well.

Pam Aggelakos

Visited this historic landmark for the first time. Beautiful grounds, great tour and a sugar cookie with apple cider. I loved it!

Douglas Robb

A hidden gem in the city

Valliappan Palaniappan

Toronto's Downton abbey

Jessica Stevens

Had an amazing potential to be a good tour, but ultimately was ruined by a bad guide. If you get Bill...run.

Stefano Laghi

(Translated) On 28 and 29 weeks. Entry free ... The villa or house is beautiful ... Worth a visit ... ????‍♂️???????????? …

MIOZOTTY ACOSTA PIRELA

(Translated) Beautiful I liked a lot (Original) Hermosa me gusto mucho

Joanne Madore

Private wedding in the gardens. Beautiful apple orchard. Blossoms just staring to emerge.

Ozgun Akkol

Not a must see but has a pleasant guided tour.

Habib.

A beautiful establishment and garden in close proximity to casa Loma. This place can get pretty busy during peak times but it's a wonderful location to learn some of Toronto's history or enjoy the serene gardens. Also an absolutely beautiful spot to take photos. For bigger shoots you will require a permit.

Josh

Free park is great

Victoria Ntumba

Something you learn about Spadina History. Love it and really interested to learn about the history.

Eric Hutchinson

Went for a radio show event, ended up doing the full tour and it was well worth it! Very interesting history.

Katarína Kubincová

This is great museum, much better than Casa loma, I always enjoy it. Great guides

RSH DVP

Past, present & closed till the fall.

Gulshan Virani

Very well kept house with period furniture. There is a guided tour with a knowledgeable guide. The grounds are vast and beautiful with many trees and flowers.

Sarmitha Sathiamoorthy

The grounds are open but the museum is closed. Lovely!

Sarmitha Sathiamoorthy

The grounds are open but the museum is closed. Lovely!

Nancy Agbaje

For the past few years, Spadina Museum has played host to the Not Far From The Tree City Cider Event that showcases different ciders from across Ontario. If you love ciders, this is a fun family event with food, entertainment and the opportunity to explore the Spadina Museum itself which is a former home of a wealthy and prominent family that details life in the 1920s. Much of the house is restored and has guides in each room to explain the function of each room. It's pretty interesting if you like to know more about Toronto history.

John Russell

History is amazing at this home. Grounds are well kept, home is beautiful and the staff on hand are very knowledgeable.

Priscila Siebra

(Translated) It is worth waiting for the guided tour. The guide is very detailed and tells with enthusiasm. The house was decorated for Christmas with the display of family Christmas cards. At the end of the visit we were served tea and biscuits natalinos. (Original) Vale a pena aguardar pela visita guiada. O guia é bem detalhista e narra com entusiamo. A casa estava decorada para o Natal com a mostra de cartões de Natal da família. No final da visita foi servido chá e biscoitos natalinos.

Nerses K

A hidden gem in the heart of the city, great to learn more about the history of Toronto

John Crae

Very interactive tour and very nice tour guide.

Erick Lopez

(Translated) A cozy house with a lot of history (Original) Una acogedora casa con mucha historia

Guilherme Capeleto de Andrade

Our visit was way better than expected. Very interesting museum with a great guided tour.

Dan Morningstar

Good place to spend an afternoon.

Olive A

First time visit, but I Loved it, because there was a history to it. When you go there you will love it, fun for the whole family.. ????

Elizabeth MacLeod

$9 entry and very good tour. Lovely house and older than Casa Loma.

Ingrid Dickson

Wish it had air conditioning.

Audrey Zhang

Amazing place to learn about the 20s to 50s lifestyle. Cool themed events too, check out the Facebook page to see what's coming up. Highly recommend!

Tamine Az

They had a ridiculous great gatsby party and wanted to force us to buy tickets to it in order to see the house.

Giuseppe Campo

(Translated) A historic residence that is not very popular compared to the nearby Casa Loma but certainly worth a visit (Original) Una residenza storica poco frequentata rispetto alla vicina Casa Loma ma che merita senz'altro una visita

Nancy S.

This is a museum of quite manageable size. Our guide was very knowledgeable and was able to give us a real feel for what life was like for the family in this house

Colette Vallieres

Nuit Blanche @ Spadina Museum was Magical! ❤

Sara Teixeira

Only went here once, but did not find anything overly special unfortunately.

Carmen Ponce

Three stars because there is not parking for this place you have to pay $10.00 to park at casa Loma and then walk to the Spadina Museum, very inconvenient specially to walk in high hills when you are going to a wedding. Didn't like the place.

Francisco Salazar

It is a beautiful place...but overpriced for weddings shoots..$450...and a lot of restrictions...now the experience is like "time travel" and the pictures were amazing!

Keira Cuthbert

Beautiful historic place. But if you are thinking of having your wedding here, choose a different venue. The local residents make it impossible to use this beautiful venue because of their noise restrictions. Recommend going if they hold their own event.

Tom Nowers

Spadina Museum is one of the 7 smaller museums owned and managed by the City. Its a wonderful insight into a successful titan of industry's 1920 home...actually built much earlier but decorated for 1920. Across the street from Casa Loma and perched on the original escarpment and shoreline of Lake Ontario...the views are striking. There is a very good intro video before you begin your tour to set the historical context. The grounds have fruit trees, a greenhouse, the chauffeur's family residence above the carriage house and the groundskeepers home. It's well worth the visit...under $10...check the website.

Liza Paul

Inspires and soothes. Here for the "Music in the Orchard" series. Amazing !!

Nicht im Dienst

(Translated) vegetable garden (Original) Gemuesegarten

M Hurlburt

Don't go on Mondays. ..it's closed. It's beautiful on the outside lol. Very helpful staff...even off shift.lol Looking foward to going when open. Looks beautiful through the windows looking in. I have been before, and it's wonderful, just wanted to take the kids this time.

Seetha

Took a guided tour of the house. Beautiful grounds.

Carolyn Legere

Spadina Museum is a little gem of Toronto that many do not seem to even be aware of! So much interesting history in this home and has, basically, all original furnishings of the Austin family. Easy and inexpensive ($10) to book a tour which is less than one hour and very informative. The house has beautifully kept grounds which are lovely to meander through and enjoy . If you love wallpaper and a peek into what the lifestyle of a prominent family in 1920's Toronto was like, this is the place for you!

Dion Kabs

Love the gardens. It's such a peaceful place in the heart of mid-town Toronto!

Mark Woodley

Very good tour available by dedicated staff members. We visited on a hot day in the summer and there's no air conditioning and the windows cannot be opened due to age. Be sure to visit during cooler months of the year if you find this a problem. Interesting historic house with greenhouse on property. Limited parking on side streets. Definitely worthwhile.

Mae L

I've always heard of the Spadina Museum, but never had a chance to go until I stumbled upon it during Open Doors. Though I only had a small amount of time to explore, I did enjoy what it had to offer. It was nice to learn about local history and get a sense of what it was like to live in Toronto, during that time frame. I found the staff to be very friendly and quite knowledgeable, and happy to answer any questions I had. I was quite impressed that they had a good chunk of the original decor from the Austin Family. The house is restored to the 1920s time period, which make it great for an morning, or early afternoon stroll. The gardens in the spring/summer is also great to check out.

Vered Yalinewitz

Pretty, special and children friendly.

Infinity Exhibits

Fantastic....a must see place in Toronto

Heimber S

(Translated) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

Maca Kohler

Awesome place. Piece of history.

Mai Revues

Rich in history, a gem to visit in Toronto!

Dave Groff

The grounds are now open, and garden is beautiful this time of year.

Victoria Liu

Gorgeous and tranquil garden! Highly recommend the PWYC yoga that happens twice a month here...in the summer, it takes place in the garden; otherwise it's in a large sitting room in the house :)

Jacqui Bennett

Well worth a visit when in Toronto

Huey John

So historic and relaxing????????????

marilyn martin

Gardens were lovely reminded me of Monet's garden, Giverny.The combinations of flowers were charming

mark lobo

good and informative...

Line Troster

Nuit Blanche can be awesome or average. Spadina Museum tonight was just fair...

Mitchell Kennish

Beautiful building and property! Although the group was small, our museum guide Cal was extremely theatrical, professional and informative which brought the 1920s building to life! As foreigners, it was nice to also learn about some history of Toronto as well.

Alisia Marziano

great time

James Pang

Never know that there was such a building until I visited. The guided tour was very detailed. Although it is located in the city, I managed to park for free in the street, legally. Otherwise, it would have costed me at least $10

Sangwon Lee

This museum is a historic house.

Catherine McDonnell

This museum is a hidden gem! A significant part of our city's history. With the cutest gift shop, too. A must see.

Mark Thivierge

Great Tour, Excellent

Sagar Patel

Loved the museum and the tour around it!

Anton Gee

A great museum just steps from Casa Loma. I enjoyed the small tour more than the bigger attraction next door.

Ciara Conte

Very cool place to visit

Roman P

Amazing guide and museum. Strongly recommend to visit with a family.

Melissa Halfyard

Intesting Historial Museum, immediately takes you a step back in time to the 1920's teaching you all about the Austin Family.

Deb Yeung

Very cool place to visit. Be sure to check out the basement. This is where some of the CBC Frankie Drake mysteries is filmed. As you can imagine, it's an old house, so there are stairs, be prepared to take your time If you are a bit mobility impaired, we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Dawn Sinclair

Fascinating to see the displays and reproduction of how this beautiful house was laid out. A lovely walk through time.

Seoeun Lee

To me, I think Spadina museum is better casa loma. It has very delicate and gorgeous interior design. But I hope it allows to open people more rooms

Diana

David is an excellent tour guide.

kael finley

disappointed, we were turned away rudely! we visited several museums during free admission period, all others are very nice, the service did not disappear with ticket price, while this one is the only exception

Tithi Dosaj Khatri

Great place should be showing more rooms instead of few selected

Aaron Weiser

Really fun tour. Fun staff, neat to spend an hour there

Steve Leonard

Such an amazing experience. So much to see.

Jeyakkumar Shanmugaratnam

Good

Jamie Maxwell

A beautiful historic house museum. grounds and gardens are beautiful in the warmer months.

Sara A

Beautiful place, took wedding photos there

Ron Villagonzalo

Awesome architecture

Catherine Leighton

A wonderful place to take your family and learn about Toronto history. Very knowledgable staff. A hidden gem.

Haresh Raithatha

Very nice experience and very cooperative member

Douglas Gold

Meh

Maziar Mehrabi

The guided tour was very informative and the content was well presented. This place is full of well preserved history. I personally prefer places like this over e.g. Casa Loma. The shop has a lot of high quality souvenirs and NOT the common kitsch you find in other places. Oh, and make sure you try their homemade cookies on your way out (picture attached), it's only 2$.

love punjab

Nice place