The one to see in Improvement District No. 9 Banff: Banff National Park
Among the places to visit in and near Improvement District No. 9 Banff are 9 museums, 8 national historic sites and 5 ski hills. The municipal boundary itself has 22 places on our list; 12 others are within 5 km of its edge. Here, 11 places are kept up by Parks Canada. A drive of 27 km brings you to Yoho National Park.
Start here in Improvement District No. 9 Banff
National historic site · Parks CanadaCave and Basinin townSki hillSki hillLake Louise Ski Resortin town
Ski hillBanff Sunshinein townWaterfallWaterfallBow Glacier Fallsin town
Attraction · Parks CanadaBanff Upper Hot Springsin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The dashed line is Improvement District No. 9 Banff’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Green: inside Improvement District No. 9 Banff. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
Cave and Basin
Historic site in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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Banff Park Museum
Natural history museum in Banff, Canada.
Glacier Gallery
The 22 inside Improvement District No. 9 Banff 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 Improvement District No. 9 Banff → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Improvement District No. 9 Banff →
Day trips from Improvement District No. 9 Banff
National park · Parks CanadaYoho National Park27 km west
WaterfallTakakkaw Falls25 km northwest
WaterfallAngels Staircase Falls27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Improvement District No. 9 Banff (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.
Visiting Improvement District No. 9 Banff: questions
What are the main attractions in Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
Inside Improvement District No. 9 Banff’s municipal boundary, start with Lake Louise Ski Resort, Banff Sunshine and Bow Glacier Falls.
Does Improvement District No. 9 Banff have a museum?
Yes, Pioneer Acres Museum, First World War Internment Exhibit and Banff Park Museum, all in Improvement District No. 9 Banff or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Improvement District No. 9 Banff.
What are the best-known days out near Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
Further out, up to 40 km: Takakkaw Falls (25 km), Angels Staircase Falls (27 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 (15)
- Cave and Basin: Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banff Sunshine: Axel Pettersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banff Upper Hot Springs: Glenlarson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mt Norquay: Qyd, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station: Chris Short, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banff Sunshine Village: Axel Pettersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bow Falls: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banff Park Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whyte Museum: Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Phillips Gallery: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yoho National Park: JZ85, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Takakkaw Falls: The original uploader was Dataiv at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Angels Staircase Falls: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).