What to see in Mission: St. Mary's Cathedral and one more
Of the 45 places to visit in and around Mission, 32 are museums or galleries. 2 places to visit are mapped inside Mission’s neighbourhood outline, with 43 more within 5 km of its edge. About 380K people a year visit Telus Spark Science Centre. Walking distance covers 4 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Further afield lies Heritage Park Historical Village, at 5.9 km.
Mission’s big names
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedralin townArt galleryArt galleryMasters Galleryin town
MuseumGlenbow Museum800 m outside town, to the northeast · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower700 m outside town, to the northeast
ZooCalgary Zoo2.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre3.1 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.
Where things are
Furthest out is BABA'S ART Haus, at 5.4 km.
The dashed line is Mission’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Mission. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
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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 Mission 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 Mission → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mission →
Bigger names, a drive away
MuseumHeritage Park Historical Village5.9 km southwestMuseumMuseumBattalion Park7.2 km west
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary7.8 km northeastMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame7.8 km northeast
Theme parkCalaway Park21 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Mission (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.
Questions about Mission’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Mission?
Masters Gallery is the place to visit within Mission’s neighbourhood outline.
Does Mission have a museum?
Yes, Fort Calgary, Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre and The New Gallery, all in Mission or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Mission?
Our list has none in Mission or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near Mission?
Within 40 km: Battalion Park (7.2 km), Aero Space Museum of Calgary (7.8 km), Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (7.8 km), Calaway Park (21 km).
How is this list made?
Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of it.
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)
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, 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
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, 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
- Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre: Greenwood714, 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
- Heritage Park Historical Village: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).