Worth the trip from Forest Heights: THEMUSEUM, 5.1 km off
Museums or galleries make up 14 of the 18 places on the list. Forest Heights itself has none of them. The big name further out is Doon Heritage Village, 8.4 km from the centre.
The first to see around Forest Heights
MuseumTHEMUSEUM3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Art galleryCanadian Clay and Glass Gallery3.8 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenWaterloo Park4.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumJoseph Schneider Haus2.9 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryInterarts Matrix3.2 km outside town, to the northeastArt galleryArt galleryYoni Mudra Art Gallery3.5 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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 view
The dashed line is Forest Heights’ neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
Count 14 museums or galleries and 2 zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Forest Heights. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 18 on the list
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Forest Heights → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Forest Heights →
Big names nearby
MuseumDoon Heritage Village8.4 km east · 80K visitors a year
MuseumFashion History Museum19 km east
Ski hillChicopee Ski Club9.6 km east
ZooAfrican Lion Safari31 km east
National historic site · Parks CanadaWaterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower10 km east
MuseumHomer Watson House10 km east
MuseumCastle Kilbride11 km west
MuseumWoodside6.7 km northeast
National historic siteMcCrae House27 km northeast
MuseumWellington County House of Industry and Refuge33 km north
MuseumOld Woodstock Town Hall38 km south
National historic siteAdelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead29 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Forest Heights (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 visitors ask about Forest Heights
What is there to see near Forest Heights?
Inside Forest Heights the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo Park and Joseph Schneider Haus.
Does Forest Heights have a museum?
Look at Interarts Matrix, Yoni Mudra Art Gallery and PWD Art Gallery and Design Studio, in Forest Heights or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Forest Heights?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower (Parks Canada), 10 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Forest Heights?
The best known within 40 km are Fashion History Museum (19 km), Chicopee Ski Club (9.6 km), African Lion Safari (31 km), Homer Watson House (10 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 (15)
- THEMUSEUM: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Schneider Haus: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doon Heritage Village: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fashion History Museum: Jean1183, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chicopee Ski Club: Beowulf cam at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- African Lion Safari: Hitesh reddy allu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower: Original photograph: Sarah Pidcock; derivative work: Mindmatrix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Watson House: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Kilbride: Tudor Costache, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodside: Carole Moran from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McCrae House: TheGiantVermin, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge: Tudor Costache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Woodstock Town Hall: Balcer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).