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Glenbow Museum
Attractions in Calgary

Glenbow Museum heads what Calgary has to see

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 41 of 68. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 6 beyond the 62 inside Calgary’s city limits. Telus Spark Science Centre welcomes about 380K visitors a year. 10 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town.

Photo: Glenbow Museum, Darthrussel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Calgary
62
inside the city limits
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
41
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
5
in or near town
Best known

The names to know in Calgary

MuseumGlenbow Museumin town · 149K visitors a year (2019)AttractionCalgary Towerin townZooCalgary Zooin townMuseumTelus Spark Science Centrein town · 380K visitors a yearCathedralSt. Mary's Cathedralin townGardenPrince's Island Parkin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to go

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The dashed line is Calgary’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

The mix

Museums & galleries 25 museums · 16 art galleries40 in town · 1 nearby
Forts & historic sites 3 historic ships · 2 cathedrals5 in town
Gardens & estates 6 gardens6 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 4 theme parks · 3 water parks · 2 zoos · 2 heritage railways8 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions3 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Calgary. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The complete list

The 62 inside Calgary come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Calgary → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Calgary →

Visiting Calgary: questions

What are the main attractions in Calgary?

Within Calgary’s city limits, the best known are Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo and St. Mary's Cathedral.

Does Calgary have a museum?

Yes, Fort Calgary, Aero Space Museum of Calgary and Battalion Park, all in Calgary or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Calgary?

No: none lies within 5 km of Calgary on our list.

How is this list made?

One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the edge.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (20)

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).