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Attractions in Downtown

Where to go in Downtown: Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives and more

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 5 of 6. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Downtown’s neighbourhood outline, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. The trip to CN Tower is 31 km.

Photo: CN Tower, Chris Woodrich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Downtown
3
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Downtown

MuseumMuseumPeel Art Gallery, Museum and Archivesin townMuseumMuseumLorne Scots Regimental Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryBeaux Arts Galleryin townMuseumMuseumBovaird House2.5 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryFridge Front Gallery1.7 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooPetting Zoo3.9 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Places on the map

The map ends at Petting Zoo, 5.5 km out.

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The dashed line is Downtown’s neighbourhood outline; 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 3 museums · 2 art galleries3 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Downtown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every entry

The 3 inside Downtown 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 Downtown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Downtown →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Big drawAttractionCN Tower31 km east · 1.5M visitors a yearBig drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum30 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 Wonderland25 km northeast · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)Historic houseCasa Loma29 km eastGardenHigh Park25 km eastMuseumBata Shoe Museum30 km eastArt galleryThe Aga Khan Museum36 km eastCathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral32 km eastArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant32 km east · 130K visitors a yearMuseumDesign Exchange32 km east · 225K visitors a yearGardenQueen's Park31 km east

Places well known beyond Downtown (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 Downtown

What are the main attractions in Downtown?

Top of the list inside Downtown’s neighbourhood outline: Lorne Scots Regimental Museum and Beaux Arts Gallery.

Does Downtown have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Downtown: Fridge Front Gallery.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Downtown?

No: none lies within 5 km of Downtown on our list.

What are the best-known days out near Downtown?

Worth the drive, within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (30 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (31 km), Canada's Wonderland (25 km), Casa Loma (29 km).

How is this list made?

Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.

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)

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).