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Attractions in Evanston

Plan a day out from Evanston

Evanston has no place to visit of its own on our list, and none within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Glenbow Museum is 14 km. 12 places lie within 40 km, 7 museums and 2 gardens among them.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
14 km
Glenbow Museum
The map

Distances on the map

Numbered 1 to 6, the places follow the tiles below.

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The orange dot is the middle of Evanston. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

Kinds of place

Museums & galleries 7 museums0 in town · 7 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Evanston. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

Every place

The complete list

What is in or close to Evanston comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

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

A day out

Within a drive of Evanston

1MuseumGlenbow Museum14 km south · 149K visitors a year (2019)2AttractionCalgary Tower14 km south3ZooCalgary Zoo15 km south4MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre14 km south · 380K visitors a year5CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral15 km south6GardenPrince's Island Park13 km southMuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary11 km southMuseumFort Calgary15 km southGardenOlympic Plaza14 km southMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame11 km southMuseumMuseumBattalion Park17 km southwestMuseumCalgary Chinese Cultural Centre14 km south

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

Seeing Evanston: your questions

Does Evanston have a museum?

Not on our list: no museum or gallery lies in Evanston or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Evanston?

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

What are the best-known days out near Evanston?

Worth the drive, within 40 km: Calgary Tower (14 km), Calgary Zoo (15 km), Telus Spark Science Centre (14 km), St. Mary's Cathedral (15 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 (6)

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).