From Thorncliff, 900 m to Mindbender
Among the places to visit in and near Thorncliff are 4 museums, 3 theme parks and an attraction. Nothing on our list is inside Thorncliff’s neighbourhood outline; the 13 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. A short walk covers 4, all within 1 km. Beyond the town, the best known is Telus World of Science, 6.3 km off.
Where to start near Thorncliff
AttractionMindbender400 m outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkGalaxyland400 m outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkWorld Waterpark100 m outside town, to the northZooZooEdmonton Valley Zoo3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park4.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumFort Edmonton Park2.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Close by, the 13 mostly lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Thorncliff’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
There are more zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out (6) than anything else, then museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside Thorncliff. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
These 13 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Thorncliff → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thorncliff →
Around the region
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science6.3 km northeast · 530K visitors a year
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta9.4 km east
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton7.5 km east
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral9.7 km east
MuseumMuttart Conservatory9.8 km east
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum9.4 km eastCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral8.9 km east
CathedralAll Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton8.7 km east
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta9.6 km eastGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park14 km southeast
GardenUniversity of Alberta Botanic Garden15 km southwest
Theme parkAlberta Railway Museum26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Thorncliff (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 Thorncliff: your questions
What is there to see near Thorncliff?
Inside Thorncliff the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Galaxyland, World Waterpark and Edmonton Valley Zoo.
Does Thorncliff have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Thorncliff: Fort Edmonton Park, Rutherford House and John Janzen Nature Centre.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Thorncliff?
Not within 5 km: our list has none near Thorncliff.
What are the best-known days out near Thorncliff?
For a day out within 40 km: Art Gallery of Alberta (9.4 km), St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton (7.5 km), St. Josaphat Cathedral (9.7 km), Muttart Conservatory (9.8 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 (15)
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxyland: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Waterpark: Vr1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Edmonton Park: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, 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
- 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
- University of Alberta Botanic Garden: Neil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Railway Museum: SoftwareSimian, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).