What to see from Highland Park: Glenbow Museum first
19 of the 31 places to visit in and around Highland Park are museums or galleries. Highland Park itself has none of them. Each year, some 380K people go to Telus Spark Science Centre. For a longer trip, Battalion Park lies 11 km away.
Top of the list around Highland Park
MuseumGlenbow Museum3.9 km outside town, to the south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower4 km outside town, to the south
ZooCalgary Zoo4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre3.7 km outside town, to the south · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park2.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral4.8 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
The dashed line is Highland Park’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The kinds on offer
Green: inside Highland Park. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
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8Aero Space Museum of Calgary
Aviation museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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12Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta.
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18Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Highland Park → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Highland Park →
Within a day
MuseumHeritage Park Historical Village12 km southwest
Theme parkCalaway Park21 km westPlaces well known beyond Highland Park (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.
Before a day out in Highland Park
What is there to see near Highland Park?
No attraction is mapped inside Highland Park itself. Within 5 km of it are Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo and Prince's Island Park.
Does Highland Park have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Highland Park include Fort Calgary, Aero Space Museum of Calgary and Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Highland Park?
No: none lies within 5 km of Highland Park on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Highland Park?
Within 40 km: Heritage Park Historical Village (12 km), Calaway Park (21 km).
How is this list made?
Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.
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
- Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Jaydec, 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
- Cathedral Church of the Redeemer: Dbraw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Devonian Gardens: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rotary Park: Grungaloo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Contemporary Calgary: MapleSoy, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).