What is near Riverbend: Glenbow Museum first
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 31 of 47. All of them lie outside Riverbend. Yearly visitors to Telus Spark Science Centre number about 380K. Make a day of it at Prince's Island Park, 9.8 km away.
Just outside Riverbend, the best known
MuseumGlenbow Museum3.8 km outside town, to the north · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower3.8 km outside town, to the north
ZooCalgary Zoo3.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre4.7 km outside town, to the north · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumFort Calgary3.6 km outside town, to the northEach 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
The dashed line is Riverbend’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What is on offer
Green: inside Riverbend. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Riverbend
7Heritage Park Historical Village
Historical park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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9Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta.
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Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives
Museum in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Riverbend → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Riverbend →
Big names nearby
GardenPrince's Island Park9.8 km northMuseumMuseumBattalion Park12 km northwest
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary13 km northMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame13 km north
Theme parkCalaway Park27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Riverbend (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.
Places to visit in Riverbend: questions
What is there to see near Riverbend?
Look just beyond Riverbend: within 5 km are Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo and St. Mary's Cathedral, though none is inside it.
Does Riverbend have a museum?
Look at Fort Calgary, Heritage Park Historical Village and Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre, in Riverbend or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Riverbend?
Not within 5 km: our list has none near Riverbend.
What are the best-known days out near Riverbend?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Battalion Park (12 km), Aero Space Museum of Calgary (13 km), Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (13 km), Calaway Park (27 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (19)
- 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
- Heritage Park Historical Village: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, 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
- Devonian Gardens: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre: Greenwood714, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, 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).