Staying at the Intercontinental Hotel on Front Street, we lucked out with our assigned room because it had a great view overlooking Ripley's Aquarium of Canada as well as the CN Tower. We could see it from our room but we just had to figure out how to get there. Eventually, relying on directions from hotel staff combined with Google Maps pedestrian mode, we arrived at the entrance.
We love going to aquariums because watching the sea life slowly moving through the water is sort of relaxing, almost allows you to tune out the sometimes noisy kids. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is no exception! They have a layout that you follow and see almost everything in 60-90 minutes if you don't feel the need to see and read everything. But if you have the time, you could easily spend half a day here.
A portion of the route has a slow moving walkway that you can stand on and always have a front row view as you are moved through the exhibits. Of course, you can step off anytime but I like how no one can park themselves at the front blocking the view for extended periods of time.
The exhibits have a good variety of sea life to see and knowledgeable staff to answer any questions you may have. There is a cafe or snack bar about halfway through that makes a convenient place to take a break, especially for those with little children or grumpy seniors. And, in case you were wondering, yes, they do have a gift shop; pretty good size and great variety of items for sale. You can't go wrong visiting the Ripley's Aquarium of Canada.