Places to visit around Athlone, from Telus World of Science
Around Athlone, the places to visit include 8 museums, 6 historic ships and 2 cathedrals. Nothing on our list is inside Athlone’s neighbourhood outline; the 20 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, Art Gallery of Alberta is 6.4 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Athlone
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science2.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 530K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the southeastCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumAlberta Aviation Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumNeon Sign Museum5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumTelephone Historical Centre4.2 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The dashed line is Athlone’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
There are more museums or galleries (10) than anything else, then forts or historic sites (9).
Green: inside Athlone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
Telephone Historical Centre
Former museum in Edmonton, Canada (1987–2019).
7Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Athlone → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Athlone →
Further away
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta6.4 km southeast
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton5.8 km south
MuseumMuttart Conservatory7.7 km south
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum6.2 km southeast
AttractionMindbender8.2 km southwest
Theme parkGalaxyland8.2 km southwest
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park6.5 km southZooZooEdmonton Valley Zoo8.4 km south
CathedralAll Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton6.5 km south
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta6.7 km southeast
Theme parkWorld Waterpark8.5 km southwest
MuseumFort Edmonton Park9.5 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Athlone (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.
Visiting Athlone: questions
What is there to see near Athlone?
No attraction is mapped inside Athlone itself. Within 5 km of it are St. Josaphat Cathedral, St. John Cathedral and Alberta Aviation Museum.
Does Athlone have a museum?
Look at Neon Sign Museum, Telephone Historical Centre and Prince of Wales Armouries, in Athlone or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Athlone?
None is recorded within 5 km of Athlone.
What are the best-known days out near Athlone?
The best known within 40 km are St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton (5.8 km), Muttart Conservatory (7.7 km), Royal Alberta Museum (6.2 km), Mindbender (8.2 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 (17)
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Aviation Museum: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neon Sign Museum: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Government House: WinterforceMedia WinterE229, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxyland: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton: Sapperbdl at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Waterpark: Vr1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Edmonton Park: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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).