Muttart Conservatory heads what Riverdale has to see
Museums or galleries make up 30 of the 48 places on the list. 4 places to visit are mapped inside Riverdale’s neighbourhood outline, with 44 more within 5 km of its edge. On foot, 4 are within 1 km of the centre. For a full day, there is Telus World of Science, 6.6 km away.
Most famous in Riverdale
MuseumMuttart Conservatoryin townMuseumMuseumBennett Centrein townGardenGardenChinese Garden Pagodain townSki hillSki hillEdmonton Ski Clubin town
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta500 m outside town, to the northwest
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral1.1 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Just outside town, most of the 44 sit to the northwest.
The dashed line is Riverdale’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The list by type
Green: inside Riverdale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
St. Josaphat Cathedral
Church building in Alberta, Canada.
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10Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta
Museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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14Telephone Historical Centre
Former museum in Edmonton, Canada (1987–2019).
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17The 4 inside Riverdale 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 Riverdale → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Riverdale →
Day trips from Riverdale
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science6.6 km northwest · 530K visitors a year
National park · Parks CanadaElk Island National Park39 km east
AttractionMindbender9.8 km west
Theme parkGalaxyland9.9 km west
MuseumFort Edmonton Park8 km westSki hillSki hillSnow Valley Ski Club8.2 km southwestGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park9.2 km south
Theme parkWorld Waterpark10 km west
Theme parkAlberta Railway Museum19 km northeast
GardenUniversity of Alberta Botanic Garden24 km westPlaces well known beyond Riverdale (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.
Asked about places to visit in Riverdale
What are the main attractions in Riverdale?
Top of the list inside Riverdale’s neighbourhood outline: Bennett Centre, Chinese Garden Pagoda and Edmonton Ski Club.
Does Riverdale have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Riverdale: Royal Alberta Museum, Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta and Neon Sign Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Riverdale?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Elk Island National Park (Parks Canada), 39 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Riverdale?
For a day out within 40 km: Edmonton Valley Zoo (6.3 km), Mindbender (9.8 km), Galaxyland (9.9 km), Fort Edmonton Park (8 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 (21)
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, 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
- 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
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, 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
- 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
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elk Island National Park: Enzenberger~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).