Trips from Capitol Hill, starting with Glenbow Museum
Of the 31 places to visit in and around Capitol Hill, 19 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Capitol Hill. Some 380K visitors a year come to Telus Spark Science Centre. Beyond the town, Aero Space Museum of Calgary sits 6.3 km away.
Around Capitol Hill: where to begin
MuseumGlenbow Museum2.9 km outside town, to the south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower2.9 km outside town, to the south
ZooCalgary Zoo4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre4.4 km outside town, to the southeast · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral3.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
At 5.9 km, Dade Loft is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Capitol Hill’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The types of place
Green: inside Capitol Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
These 31 are all within 5 km of its edge.
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Historic places in Capitol Hill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Capitol Hill →
Further away
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary6.3 km eastMuseumMuseumBattalion Park7.7 km southwestMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame6.3 km east
MuseumHeritage Park Historical Village9.7 km southwest
Theme parkCalaway Park18 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Capitol Hill (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.
Common questions about Capitol Hill
What is there to see near Capitol Hill?
Look just beyond Capitol Hill: within 5 km are Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo and Prince's Island Park, though none is inside it.
Does Capitol Hill have a museum?
Look at Fort Calgary, Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre and The New Gallery, in Capitol Hill or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Capitol Hill?
Our list has none in Capitol Hill or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near Capitol Hill?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Battalion Park (7.7 km), Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (6.3 km), Heritage Park Historical Village (9.7 km), Calaway Park (18 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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 (16)
- Glenbow Museum: Darthrussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Tower: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Zoo: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Calgary: Thivierr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olympic Plaza: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre: Greenwood714, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devonian Gardens: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of the Redeemer: Dbraw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotary Park: Grungaloo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Contemporary Calgary: MapleSoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heritage Park Historical Village: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calaway Park: Qyd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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).