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| - Shoes man, shoes everywhere! This is definitely a one-of-a-kind museum that I'm more than happy to have checked out while in Toronto! The Bata Shoe Museum off of Bloor Street W offers an engaging look at how shoes have evolved in cultures due to many different facets during time.
There seemed to be a lot of children's activities which I bypassed obviously, but the museum is filled with shoes from all of the world from various time periods. You'll see how shoes have evolved, just as we have, to adapt to the elements, and even fashion trends and more. There is a really cool area where you can see different rock starts boots, platforms, and various heels.
The museum even holds a pair of those famous, "ruby slippers" from that one movie...
Admission is $14 CAD for an adult and you can easily spend hours thumbing through the different display- there must be thousands of shoes here to be honest, but it's not overwhelming. Just taking your time and look
You'll for sure leave here with not only a higher appreciation for footwear, but a lot of knowledge of its history and evolution.
I don't know how some of those shoes functioned, and I'm glad I wasn't in that time period to find out!
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