Around Holyrood, start with Art Gallery of Alberta
28 of the 42 places to visit in and around Holyrood are museums or galleries. Holyrood itself has none of them. Further afield, Telus World of Science is 8.3 km from the centre.
The first to see around Holyrood
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta2.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMuttart Conservatory1.3 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral2.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum2.4 km outside town, to the northwest
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton3.9 km outside town, to the northwestCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral3.8 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.
How they lie
The dashed line is Holyrood’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Holyrood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
7Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta
Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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9Telephone 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 Holyrood → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Holyrood →
Worth the drive
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science8.3 km northwest · 530K visitors a year
National park · Parks CanadaElk Island National Park37 km east
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park6.6 km westZooZooEdmonton Valley Zoo7.5 km west
AttractionMindbender11 km west
Theme parkGalaxyland11 km westGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park8.3 km southSki hillSki hillSnow Valley Ski Club9 km west
MuseumFort Edmonton Park9.2 km west
Theme parkWorld Waterpark12 km west
Theme parkAlberta Railway Museum19 km northeast
GardenUniversity of Alberta Botanic Garden25 km westPlaces well known beyond Holyrood (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.
What visitors ask about Holyrood
What is there to see near Holyrood?
No attraction is mapped inside Holyrood itself. Within 5 km of it are Muttart Conservatory, St. Josaphat Cathedral and Royal Alberta Museum.
Does Holyrood have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Holyrood: Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta, Neon Sign Museum and Telephone Historical Centre.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Holyrood?
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 Holyrood?
The best known within 40 km are William Hawrelak Park (6.6 km), Edmonton Valley Zoo (7.5 km), Mindbender (11 km), Galaxyland (11 km).
How is this list made?
One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the 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 (19)
- 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
- 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
- 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).