Turn the drive between Toronto and Wasaga Beach into a flexible GPS-guided road trip. Stories play automatically through your smartphone as you pass Barrie, Alliston, Stayner, the Minesing Wetlands, the Nottawasaga River and Wasaga Beach, with optional stops at Nancy Island, Scenic Caves, Elmvale Jungle Zoo and the Simcoe County Museum. Start at either end, travel in either direction and stop whenever something catches your eye. Download before departure; no signal is required during the tour.
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One of the start / stop points for the route. Tour runs between Wasaga Beach and the 400 / 407 interchange in Vaughan. You can start or stop anywhere though, and the tour experience is the same in either direction. Tour also come with a free extension to Collingwood.
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One of the start / stop points for the route. Start and stop anywhere, tour experience is the same in either direction.
SIMCOE COUNTY MUSEUM. Pass the year-round regional museum, where interactive exhibits explore local history, transportation and community life.
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EDENVALE AND LOCAL STORIES. Travel west from Barrie toward Edenvale Aerodrome while discovering notable people connected with Simcoe County.
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DOWNTOWN BARRIE. Consider a short detour to the historic centre and waterfront shops beside Kempenfelt Bay.
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BARRIE CENTENNIAL PARK. See a popular lakeside green space that anchors the city’s busy summer waterfront.
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THE 1985 BARRIE TORNADO. Cross the area scarred by one of Ontario’s most destructive tornadoes and the recovery that followed.
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INNISFIL STORIES. Pass through the growing Lake Simcoe community while exploring notable people and changing local landscapes.
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ALLISTON. Follow the turnoff toward a farming town famous for potatoes and nearby Canadian Forces Base Borden.
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HIGHWAY 400 CORRIDOR. Trace the major north–south route connecting Toronto with Barrie, Georgian Bay and cottage country.
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WILLIAM OSLER. Discover the Ontario-born physician whose ideas helped shape modern medical education and practice.
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HOLLAND MARSH. Drive beside the fertile market-garden region that has supplied Toronto and southern Ontario for generations.
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HAPPY VALLEY FOREST. Pass a protected landscape of rolling hills, forest habitat and memorable place names.
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KING CITY AND YONGE STREET. Cross the historic road long promoted as the world’s longest street on the approach to Toronto.
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SOUTHERN ONTARIO STORIES. Continue toward Vaughan through a fast-changing corridor of communities, farms and transportation landmarks.
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CANADA’S WONDERLAND. Begin or finish near Canada’s largest theme park, known for major roller coasters and family attractions.
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WASAGA BEACH PROVINCIAL PARK. Discover protected dunes, wetlands and the world’s longest freshwater beach along Georgian Bay.
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GEORGIAN BAY AND 30,000 ISLANDS. Follow the coast shaped by maritime industry, lake-effect snow and one of the world’s largest freshwater archipelagos.
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NANCY ISLAND HISTORIC SITE. Visit the seasonal War of 1812 site preserving the charred hull and story of HMS Nancy.
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WASAGA BEACH. Drive beside—not on—the famous freshwater shoreline while exploring its resort history and Kitchikiwana legend.
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GEORGIAN SANDS. See recreation businesses and new development reshaping this part of Wasaga Beach.
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NOTTAWASAGA BAY AND RIVER. Discover the Indigenous roots of the name and the waterways that support wetlands, fish and wildlife.
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WASAGA BEACH FIRE. Travel through an area marked by the dramatic fire that threatened the community and changed its landscape.
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ELMVALE JUNGLE ZOO. Consider a short seasonal detour to this active wildlife park with shaded trails and exotic animals.
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MINESING WETLANDS. Pass one of southern Ontario’s largest wetlands, a rich habitat for birds, beavers and other wildlife.
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CAMP BORDEN. Discover the origins and continuing importance of the nearby Canadian Forces base.
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SPRINGWATER PROVINCIAL PARK AND STAYNER. Pass forested parkland while exploring local recreation and Ontario’s civic-holiday tradition.
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WASAGA 500 GO-KARTS AND SCENIC CAVES. Pass an active family entertainment centre and consider a longer detour toward Collingwood’s caves and suspension bridge.
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