Visit Lowlands Project Space in Highlands
Of the 37 places to visit in and around Highlands, 21 are museums or galleries. Only one place to visit is inside Highlands’ neighbourhood outline, but 36 more are within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Telus World of Science is 8.4 km.
Start with these in Highlands
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta3.4 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMuttart Conservatory3.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum3.4 km outside town, to the westCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Head to the west for most of the 36 on the list.
The dashed line is Highlands’ neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What you can see
Green: inside Highlands. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
7Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta
Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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11Telephone Historical Centre
Former museum in Edmonton, Canada (1987–2019).
19The one inside Highlands comes 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 Highlands → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Highlands →
Names further out
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science8.4 km west · 530K visitors a year
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton6.1 km west
National park · Parks CanadaElk Island National Park36 km southeast
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park8.6 km west
AttractionMindbender13 km westZooZooEdmonton Valley Zoo10 km west
Theme parkGalaxyland13 km west
Theme parkAlberta Railway Museum15 km northeast
MuseumFort Edmonton Park12 km westSki hillSki hillSnow Valley Ski Club12 km southwestGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park12 km south
Theme parkWorld Waterpark13 km westPlaces well known beyond Highlands (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 Highlands: your questions
Does Highlands have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Highlands include Muttart Conservatory, Royal Alberta Museum and Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Highlands?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Elk Island National Park (Parks Canada), 36 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Highlands?
Further out, up to 40 km: St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton (6.1 km), William Hawrelak Park (8.6 km), Mindbender (13 km), Edmonton Valley Zoo (10 km).
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 (19)
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, 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
- Alberta Railway Museum: SoftwareSimian, 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
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).