Where to go in Edmonton: Telus World of Science and more
Of the 85 places to visit in and around Edmonton, 47 are museums or galleries. 69 places to visit are mapped inside Edmonton’s city limits, with 16 more within 5 km of its edge. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 4 of them.
Most famous in Edmonton
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Sciencein town · 530K visitors a year
MuseumArt Gallery of Albertain town
MuseumMuttart Conservatoryin town
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedralin town
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmontonin town
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
At the edge of the map sits Fort Saskatchewan (rebuilt), 28 km out.
The dashed line is Edmonton’s city limits; 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 Edmonton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
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14Fort Edmonton Park
Open air living history museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Mill Woods Sports Park
Urban park and neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
17Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta
Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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20Telephone Historical Centre
Former museum in Edmonton, Canada (1987–2019).
University of Alberta Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Alberta, Canada.
St. Albert Grain Elevator Park
Open-air museum in St. Albert, Canada.
The 69 inside Edmonton 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 Edmonton → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Edmonton →
Before a day out in Edmonton
What are the main attractions in Edmonton?
Inside Edmonton’s city limits, start with Art Gallery of Alberta, Muttart Conservatory and St. Josaphat Cathedral.
Does Edmonton have a museum?
Look at Royal Alberta Museum, Fort Edmonton Park and Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta, in Edmonton or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Edmonton?
Not within 5 km of Edmonton: none is on our list.
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
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 (22)
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, 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
- Alberta Railway Museum: SoftwareSimian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton: Sapperbdl at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Edmonton Park: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Waterpark: Vr1, Public domain, 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
- McKay Avenue School: Jeffery J. Nichols ( Arctic.gnome ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Alberta Botanic Garden: Neil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmonton Corn Maze: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Energy Museum: Jason Woodhead, 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).