Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
Museum/art gallery/archives for the peel region in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Attractions in Brampton
Photo: CN Tower, Chris Woodrich (CC BY-SA 4.0)Seeing Brampton? Begin at Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 13 of 19. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 10 beyond the 9 inside Brampton’s city limits. A longer outing takes you to CN Tower, 32 km off.
In Brampton
9
inside the city limits
Within 5 km
10
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
13
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known
Where to start in Brampton
MuseumMuseumPeel Art Gallery, Museum and Archivesin townTheme parkTheme parkWet'n'Wild Torontoin townMuseumMuseumBovaird Housein townMuseumMuseumLorne Scots Regimental Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryBeaux Arts Galleryin townArt galleryArt galleryFridge Front Galleryin town
Each 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
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Albion-Bolton Fairgrounds, is 18 km out.
The dashed line is Brampton’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What sort of places
Museums & galleries 10 museums · 3 art galleries7 in town · 6 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 historic ship0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 theme parks · 1 zoo2 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Brampton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All of them, one by one
The 9 inside Brampton 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 Brampton → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brampton →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Big drawAttractionCN Tower32 km east · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum31 km east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario31 km east · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland23 km northeast · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
Historic houseCasa Loma29 km east
GardenHigh Park26 km east
MuseumBata Shoe Museum30 km east
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum35 km east
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral33 km eastArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant33 km east · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange32 km east · 225K visitors a year
GardenQueen's Park31 km eastPlaces well known beyond Brampton (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.
Quick answers on Brampton
What are the main attractions in Brampton?
The best known inside Brampton’s city limits are Wet'n'Wild Toronto, Bovaird House and Lorne Scots Regimental Museum.
Does Brampton have a museum?
Yes, Beaux Arts Gallery, Fridge Front Gallery and Hvacr Heritage Centre Canada, all in Brampton or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Brampton?
Not within 5 km of Brampton: none is on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Brampton?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (31 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (31 km), Canada's Wonderland (23 km), Casa Loma (29 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 (11)
- CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Ontario: Owen Byrne from Ottawa, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Michael's Cathedral: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Design Exchange: nodomain.cc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, 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).