Where to go in Markham: Rouge National Urban Park and more
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 16 of 27. 10 places to visit are mapped inside Markham’s city limits, with 17 more within 5 km of its edge. The list includes one place cared for by Parks Canada. CN Tower lies 26 km out, the pick for a day trip.
What Markham is known for
National park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Parkin town
MuseumFrederick Horsman Varley Art Galleryin town
MuseumMarkham Museumin town
National historic siteCanadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontarioin townArt galleryArt galleryIrena Art Galleryin townMuseumMuseumBurkholder Housein townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The map stretches to Sarah And Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, 16 km away.
The dashed line is Markham’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The kinds on offer
Green: inside Markham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In Markham first, then nearby
Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery
Art museum in Ontario, Canada.
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13Splash Island
Educational water park at the Toronto Zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
14Uplands Golf & Ski Club
Tiny, one-lift ski area in Thornhill, Ontario, just north of Toronto.
The 10 inside Markham 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 Markham → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Markham →
Within a day
Big drawAttractionCN Tower26 km south · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum23 km south · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario25 km south · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland20 km west · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum16 km south
Historic houseCasa Loma23 km south
MuseumBata Shoe Museum24 km south
GardenHigh Park28 km south
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral24 km southArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant26 km south · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange25 km south · 225K visitors a year
GardenQueen's Park24 km southPlaces well known beyond Markham (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.
Visiting Markham: the answers
What are the main attractions in Markham?
The best known inside Markham’s city limits are Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery, Markham Museum and Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario.
Does Markham have a museum?
Look at Irena Art Gallery, Burkholder House and Heritage Schoolhouse Museum and Archives, in Markham or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Markham?
Yes: places in or within 5 km of Markham are in the care of Parks Canada; the chart above names them.
What are the best-known days out near Markham?
The best known within 40 km are Royal Ontario Museum (23 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (25 km), Canada's Wonderland (20 km), The Aga Khan Museum (16 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 (19)
- Rouge National Urban Park: Paul Gierszewski ( Gierszep ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Horsman Varley Art Gallery: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Markham Museum: Zhangj1079, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, Ontario: oaktree_brian_1976 from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Zoo: Maelwys at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milliken Park: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Splash Island: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uplands Golf & Ski Club: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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).