5.9 km from Dover, Glenbow Museum leads the list
14 of the 21 places to visit in and around Dover are museums or galleries. Dover itself has none of them. Visits to Telus Spark Science Centre run to about 380K a year. The trip to Prince's Island Park is 7 km.
Where to start near Dover
MuseumGlenbow Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwest · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooCalgary Zoo3.1 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre3.2 km outside town, to the north · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumFort Calgary3.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The dashed line is Dover’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
Green: inside Dover. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
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8Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Dover → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dover →
Names further out
GardenPrince's Island Park7 km northwest
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary8 km north
MuseumCalgary Chinese Cultural Centre6.5 km northwest
GardenDevonian Gardens6.6 km northwest
MuseumHeritage Park Historical Village9.7 km westMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame8 km northMuseumMuseumBattalion Park13 km west
Theme parkCalaway Park27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Dover (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.
Know before you go to Dover
What is there to see near Dover?
Inside Dover the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo and St. Mary's Cathedral.
Does Dover have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Dover: Fort Calgary, Dade Loft and Collectors' Gallery of Art.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Dover?
Our list has none in Dover or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near Dover?
Further out, up to 40 km: Aero Space Museum of Calgary (8 km), Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre (6.5 km), Devonian Gardens (6.6 km), Heritage Park Historical Village (9.7 km).
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 (14)
- 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
- 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
- Cathedral Church of the Redeemer: Dbraw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Jaydec, 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
- 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).