Vaughan
Vaughan is a city in Ontario, Canada.
It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto, Ontario. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Ontario between 1996 and 2006 with its population increasing by 80.2% during this time period and having nearly doubled in population since 1991. In 2021, the population of Vaughan was 323,103. It is the fifth-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area, and the seventeenth-largest city in Canada.
Getting to Vaughan
The City of Vaughan is served mainly by Toronto Pearson International Airport. From Pearson Airport, you could use several methods to reach Vaughan. By automobile, you would take 409 East, exit onto Highway 401 East, and then take Highway 400 North, and after that, it depends where you need to go.
Worth seeing
- 01McMichael Canadian Art Gallery
10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, toll-free: +1 888-213-1121.
- 02Woodbridge Fairgrounds
- 03Reptilia Zoo
A 25,000 sq ft Reptile Zoo and Education Centre near Vaughan Mills and Canada's Wonderland.
Things to do
- 01Canada's Wonderland
1 Canada's Wonderland Drive (YRT bus 760 from GO bus terminal at Finch subway station),.
- 02Kortright Centre for Conservation
9550 Pine Valley Dr (Exit on Rutherford Dr from Highway 400),.
Where to eat
- 01Romano's Restaurant
830 Rowntree Dairy Road, Woodbridge, romanosrest@yahoo.ca.
- 02Siamese Thai Cuisine
200 Whitmore Rd, Unit 11-12, Woodbridge,.
- 03Churrasqueira Red Rooster
Grilled & rotisserie chicken, parisienne potatoes, rice and homemade Piri Piri sauce.
Getting around Vaughan the local way
- Go nextTake a day trip to Lake Simcoe or Lake Wilcox.
From Wikivoyage: Vaughan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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