On display are Queen Victoria's satin shoes with matching gloves and silk stockings, John Lennon's Beatle boot, Elvis Presley's blue and white patent leather loafers, to name but a few. Native American footwear is particularly well represented with examples gathered from Lapland, the Northwest Territories, Siberia, Greenland, Alaska and Labrador. Once you have fully explored the museum take some time out to explore nearby Chinatown. Chinatown is one of many districts of Toronto that make it such a vibrant city. This fascinating area, where the street signs are printed in a Chinese dialect, stretches westwards along Dundas Street from Bay Street to Spadina Avenue, as well as north and south along Spadina Avenue.
Stores sell exotic Chinese preserves like lemon ginger, cuttlefish, ginseng, and whole mango.
Every other shop seems to be either a restaurant or a shop selling fruits and vegetables. There are also shops specializing in Asian tapes, records, and books, fashion shops selling oriental clothing, and plenty of unusual ethnic gift shops. A colorful area of Chinatown to visit is Kensington Market. The market is hidden away in a maze of little streets just west of Chinatown with College Street to the north and Dundas Street to the south. Looking at the various stalls made me feel very hungry.