Visiting Eau Claire: Prince's Island Park and one more to see
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 31 of its 44. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 42 beyond the 2 inside Eau Claire’s neighbourhood outline. Telus Spark Science Centre welcomes about 380K visitors a year. Walking distance covers 7 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. A longer outing takes you to Aero Space Museum of Calgary, 6 km off.
Eau Claire’s best known
GardenPrince's Island Parkin town
MuseumCalgary Chinese Cultural Centrein town
MuseumGlenbow Museum700 m outside town, to the south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower700 m outside town, to the south
ZooCalgary Zoo2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre2.7 km outside town, to the east · 380K visitors a yearEach 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 view
CF-5 Freedom Fighter, 5.6 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Eau Claire’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Which kinds
Green: inside Eau Claire. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Eau Claire first, then nearby
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11Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta.
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Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives
Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The 2 inside Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Eau Claire →
A little further out
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary6 km northeastMuseumMuseumBattalion Park7.9 km west
MuseumHeritage Park Historical Village7.9 km southwestMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame6 km northeast
Theme parkCalaway Park20 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Eau Claire (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 Eau Claire
What are the main attractions in Eau Claire?
Inside Eau Claire’s neighbourhood outline, the one place on our list is Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre.
Does Eau Claire have a museum?
Yes, Fort Calgary, The New Gallery and Creative Kids Museum, all in Eau Claire or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Eau Claire?
Our list has none in Eau Claire or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near Eau Claire?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Battalion Park (7.9 km), Heritage Park Historical Village (7.9 km), Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (6 km), Calaway Park (20 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 (20)
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre: Greenwood714, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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
- Air Force Museum of Alberta: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Army Museum of Alberta: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naval Museum of Alberta: Silver Dovelet, 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).