Around Van Kirk, start with Bovaird House
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Van Kirk’s neighbourhood outline. Among them are 2 museums, an art gallery and a theme park. CN Tower, 37 km away, is the best-known day out.
The best known around Van Kirk
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 lie of the land
The dashed line is Van Kirk’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Green: inside Van Kirk. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Van Kirk → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Van Kirk →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Big drawAttractionCN Tower37 km east · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum36 km east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario36 km east · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland27 km northeast · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
Historic houseCasa Loma34 km east
MuseumBata Shoe Museum35 km east
GardenHigh Park31 km east
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral37 km eastArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant37 km east · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange37 km east · 225K visitors a year
GardenQueen's Park36 km east
MuseumBlack Creek Pioneer Village26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Van Kirk (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.
What people ask about Van Kirk
What is there to see near Van Kirk?
Look just beyond Van Kirk: within 5 km are Lorne Scots Regimental Museum, Beaux Arts Gallery and Brampton Fair Grounds, though none is inside it.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Van Kirk?
None on our list stands in Van Kirk or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Van Kirk?
Further out, up to 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (36 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (36 km), Canada's Wonderland (27 km), Casa Loma (34 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 (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
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Black Creek Pioneer Village: John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 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).