The tour is divided into two sections. One of the house itself and second being the printing press business. All the guides are in period costume and are very knowledgeable. The house is done in the period and even includes gas lighting. The printing press business presentation was fascinating. Learned an amazing number of facts about the period and printing. More

The Mackenzie House is just a short walk east of Toronto's Dundas Square. I would check on hours before you go, as they do vary. But I can't think of many other locations in my favorite city where so much history is housed in one single abode! William Lyon Mackenzie and his family (their influence continued far beyond his death)... More

We went to Mackenzie House last October just before our Halloween party as we heard the rumours of it being haunted. No, it isn't haunted. BUT I still would not want to spend the night there :-) . We had a very good tour guide, very informative and she helped shed a lot of light on the former mayor himself.... More

Mr. Mackenzie is one of the more controversial characters from 19th century Canadian history and this is the house where he lived for many years. He was controversial because he was a politician who advocated a bit of rebellion against British control over Canada. Apparently he thought that Canada ought to break away like the US had done. His profession... More