From Upper Mount Royal, 2.2 km to Glenbow Museum
34 of the 50 places to visit in and around Upper Mount Royal are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Upper Mount Royal itself. Each year, some 380K people go to Telus Spark Science Centre. Make a day of it at Battalion Park, 6.1 km away.
The first to see around Upper Mount Royal
MuseumGlenbow Museum1.5 km outside town, to the east · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower1.4 km outside town, to the east
ZooCalgary Zoo3.2 km outside town, to the east
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral800 m outside town, to the east
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre4.2 km outside town, to the east · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park2.3 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
The farthest of them, CP 7019 and caboose, is 5.9 km out.
The dashed line is Upper Mount Royal’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The list by type
Green: inside Upper Mount Royal. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
These 50 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
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10Cathedral Church of the Redeemer
Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta.
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12Heritage Park Historical Village
Historical park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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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 Upper Mount Royal → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Mount Royal →
Around the region
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary8.5 km northeastMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame8.5 km northeast
Theme parkCalaway Park20 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Upper Mount Royal (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.
Seeing Upper Mount Royal: questions
What is there to see near Upper Mount Royal?
Inside Upper Mount Royal the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Calgary Tower, Calgary Zoo and St. Mary's Cathedral.
Does Upper Mount Royal have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Upper Mount Royal: Fort Calgary, Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre and Heritage Park Historical Village.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Upper Mount Royal?
None is recorded within 5 km of Upper Mount Royal.
What are the best-known days out near Upper Mount Royal?
For a day out within 40 km: Aero Space Museum of Calgary (8.5 km), Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (8.5 km), Calaway Park (20 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 (20)
- 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
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Heritage Park Historical Village: 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
- 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
- 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).