Comox Air Force Museum
Military aviation museum in Lazo, British Columbia.
Attractions in Comox
Photo: Comox Air Force Museum, Stemcat ( Uploads ) (Public domain)Start with Comox Air Force Museum: the sights of Comox
Visitors to Comox can choose from 9 historic ships, 7 art galleries and 6 museums. There are 14 places to visit inside Comox’s municipal boundary, and 10 more within 5 km of its edge. A drive of 39 km brings you to Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park.
In Comox
14
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
10
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
13
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
9
in or near town
Best known
What Comox is known for
MuseumComox Air Force Museumin townMuseumMuseumComox Archives & Museumin townZooZooHands-on Farmin townMuseumMuseumHeritage Air Parkin townHistoric shipHistoric shipAvro Canada CF-100 Canuckin townHistoric shipHistoric shipBoeing CH-113A Labradorin 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 map
On the map
Most of the 10 out of town lie to the northwest.
The dashed line is Comox’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
The mix
Museums & galleries 7 art galleries · 6 museums4 in town · 9 nearby
Forts & historic sites 9 historic ships9 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 heritage railway1 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Comox. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of it
I-Hos Gallery
Nim Nim Interpretive Centre
The 14 inside Comox 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 Comox → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Comox →
Big names nearby
Names further out
AttractionHorne Lake Caves Provincial Park39 km southSki hillSki hillMount Washington Alpine Resort28 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Comox (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.
Before a day out in Comox
What are the main attractions in Comox?
Within Comox’s municipal boundary, the best known are Comox Archives & Museum, Hands-on Farm and Heritage Air Park.
Does Comox have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Comox: Pearl Ellis Gallery, ArtWrx Studio and HMCS Alberni Museum & Memorial.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Comox?
No: none lies within 5 km of Comox on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Comox?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Mount Washington Alpine Resort (28 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 (2)
- Comox Air Force Museum: Stemcat ( Uploads ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park: unchecked_insect, 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).