Telus World of Science heads the list around Calder
Calder and its surroundings hold 14 museums, 6 historic ships and 4 art galleries. None of our places to visit is inside Calder’s neighbourhood outline; 33 are within 5 km of its edge. Muttart Conservatory is worth a day, 6.7 km from the centre.
The best known around Calder
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science2.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 530K visitors a year
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta4.6 km outside town, to the south
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral3.6 km outside town, to the south
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton4.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the southEach 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 Calder’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What they are
18 museums or galleries and 11 forts or historic sites top the count.
Green: inside Calder. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
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9Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta
Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
10Telephone Historical Centre
Former museum in Edmonton, Canada (1987–2019).
12Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Calder → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Calder →
Day trips
MuseumMuttart Conservatory6.7 km south
AttractionMindbender9.1 km southwest
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park6.6 km southwest
Theme parkGalaxyland9.2 km southwestZooZooEdmonton Valley Zoo8.5 km southwest
Theme parkWorld Waterpark9.5 km southwest
MuseumFort Edmonton Park9.9 km southwestSki hillSki hillSnow Valley Ski Club11 km southwest
Theme parkAlberta Railway Museum16 km northeastGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park16 km south
GardenUniversity of Alberta Botanic Garden25 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Calder (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.
Practical questions about Calder
What is there to see near Calder?
No attraction is mapped inside Calder itself. Within 5 km of it are Art Gallery of Alberta, St. Josaphat Cathedral and St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton.
Does Calder have a museum?
Look at Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Aviation Museum and Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta, in Calder or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Calder?
None is recorded within 5 km of Calder.
What are the best-known days out near Calder?
For a day out within 40 km: Mindbender (9.1 km), William Hawrelak Park (6.6 km), Galaxyland (9.2 km), Edmonton Valley Zoo (8.5 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)
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Alberta Aviation Museum: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxyland: JZ85, 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
- Alberta Railway Museum: SoftwareSimian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Alberta Botanic Garden: Neil, 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).