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Glenbow Museum
Attractions in Bowness

Canada's Sports Hall Of Fame, 1.9 km from Bowness

Glenbow Museum, 10 km from Bowness, is the best-known trip nearby. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Bowness’ neighbourhood outline. They include a museum and an art gallery.

Photo: Glenbow Museum, Darthrussel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Bowness
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Bowness

MuseumMuseumCanada's Sports Hall Of Fame300 m outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryBABA'S ART Haus4 km outside town, to the south

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

Around Bowness, mapped

Furthest out is BABA'S ART Haus, at 5.8 km.

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

By kind

What they are

Both are museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

Every one of them

These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

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

Big names nearby

For a day out

MuseumGlenbow Museum10 km southeast · 149K visitors a year (2019)AttractionCalgary Tower10 km southeastZooCalgary Zoo12 km southeastMuseumTelus Spark Science Centre12 km southeast · 380K visitors a yearCathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral11 km southeastGardenPrince's Island Park9.4 km southeastMuseumMuseumBattalion Park7.7 km southMuseumFort Calgary12 km southeastGardenOlympic Plaza11 km southeastTheme parkCalaway Park11 km westMuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary13 km eastMuseumHeritage Park Historical Village13 km south

Places well known beyond Bowness (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

What people ask about Bowness

Is there a Parks Canada property near Bowness?

None on our list stands in Bowness or up to 5 km away.

What are the best-known days out near Bowness?

Worth the drive, within 40 km: Calgary Tower (10 km), Calgary Zoo (12 km), Telus Spark Science Centre (12 km), St. Mary's Cathedral (11 km).

How is this list made?

Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its 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 (11)

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).