Orillia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Ontario, Canada
About Orillia
Known as the "Sunshine City", the city's large waterfront attracts many tourists to the area every year, as do a number of annual festivals and other cultural attractions. While the area's largest employer is Casino Rama, overall economic activity in Orillia is a mixture of many different industries including manufacturing, government services, customer service and tourism. Orillia sits on the shores of two connected lakes: Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Both lakes are part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Travel north on Lake Couchiching, then through three locks and the only marine railway in North America leads to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. Travel south-east across Lake Simcoe, through many locks (including two of the highest hydraulic lift locks in the world) eventually leads to Lake
Top Attractions in Orillia
Explore the best things to see and do in Orillia:
- ★Casino Rama
- ★Mariposa Folk Festival
- ★Orillia Museum of Art & History
- ★Shaw Maple Syrup Production
- ★Stephen Leacock Museum
- ★The Orillia Opera House
Where to Eat in Orillia
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Fare
- 🍴Kelsey's Restaurant
- 🍴Maria's Restaurant
- 🍴The Gourmet Station
- 🍴The Highwayman Inn & Conference Centre
- 🍴Webers Charcoal Barbecued Hamburgers
Where to Stay in Orillia
- 🏨Best Western Couchiching Inn
- 🏨Best Western Mariposa Inn
- 🏨Comfort Inn
- 🏨Days Inn Orillia
- 🏨Econo Lodge
- 🏨Kings Inn
Orillia Travel Guide Sections
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