🌿 Outdoors
Outdoors in Dundas West
3 after-work outdoors experiences in Dundas West, Toronto.
Lawrence Ave. W. Underpass Mural (2019)
Stroll beneath the Lawrence Ave. W. underpass and let this sweeping mural stop you in your tracks. Artists Alex Bacon and Que Rockford have woven the natural soul of the Humber River valley into every panel — red trilliums, saw-whet owls, great blue herons, and salmon all come alive in vivid colour. It's the kind of public art that makes a forgotten urban corridor feel like a love letter to the land.
Weston Sign and Pedestrian Bridge
Cross the Weston Pedestrian Bridge and take in one of the neighbourhood's most quietly impressive pieces of urban design. The twin arch structure, crafted by award-winning firm DTAH, elegantly stitches together Weston Road and Artscape Weston Common with the residential streets beyond the GO Transit corridor. It's a genuinely pleasant after-work walk that doubles as a mini architecture tour.
Islington Burying Grounds
Wander through one of Toronto's oldest and most storied burial grounds, where gravestones dating back to the early 1800s tell the quiet history of the city's earliest settlers and community builders. The Islington Burying Grounds carry a contemplative, almost garden-like atmosphere that makes for a surprisingly peaceful after-work detour. If you're drawn to local history, genealogy, or simply a moment of stillness amid the city's bustle, this tucked-away spot offers something genuinely rare.