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15 Best Things to Do in Whitby (Ontario, Canada)

Whitby is located in the centre of Ontario’s Durham region; around 48 kilometres east of Toronto. The town dates back to 1855, but today is a suburb of the Greater Toronto Area. The location of the town means that there is plenty to see and do, not only within Whitby itself, but also outside of …

A proper maritime town, Whitby was fuelled for hundreds of years by its fishing, shipbuilding and whaling trades. In the 18th century Britain’s greatest explorer Captain James Cook served his apprenticeship in the cosy old quarter east of the harbour. That natural harbour is in a mighty crack between cliffs, and because the harbour entrance …