Trips from Forest Heights, starting with Art Gallery of Alberta
28 of the 45 places to visit in and around Forest Heights are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Forest Heights. For a full day, there is Telus World of Science, 7.7 km away.
Leading the list near Forest Heights
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta1.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMuttart Conservatory700 m outside town, to the west
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral1.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northwest
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton3.2 km outside town, to the westCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral2.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
The dashed line is Forest Heights’ neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kinds of place
Green: inside Forest Heights. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
7Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta
Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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10Telephone Historical Centre
Former museum in Edmonton, Canada (1987–2019).
16Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Forest Heights → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Forest Heights →
Bigger names, a drive away
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science7.7 km northwest · 530K visitors a year
National park · Parks CanadaElk Island National Park37 km east
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park6.8 km westZooZooEdmonton Valley Zoo8 km west
AttractionMindbender11 km west
Theme parkGalaxyland12 km west
MuseumFort Edmonton Park9.8 km westGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park9.8 km southSki hillSki hillSnow Valley Ski Club9.9 km southwest
Theme parkWorld Waterpark12 km west
Theme parkAlberta Railway Museum18 km northeast
GardenUniversity of Alberta Botanic Garden25 km westPlaces well known beyond Forest Heights (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.
Common questions about Forest Heights
What is there to see near Forest Heights?
No attraction is mapped inside Forest Heights itself. Within 5 km of it are Muttart Conservatory, St. Josaphat Cathedral and Royal Alberta Museum.
Does Forest Heights have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Forest Heights include Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta, Neon Sign Museum and Alberta Aviation Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Forest Heights?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Elk Island National Park (Parks Canada), 37 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Forest Heights?
The best known within 40 km are William Hawrelak Park (6.8 km), Edmonton Valley Zoo (8 km), Mindbender (11 km), Galaxyland (12 km).
How is this list made?
Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (20)
- 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
- Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton: Sapperbdl at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neon Sign Museum: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Aviation Museum: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McKay Avenue School: Jeffery J. Nichols ( Arctic.gnome ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elk Island National Park: Enzenberger~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxyland: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Edmonton Park: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Waterpark: Vr1, Public domain, 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).