Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
Sports museum in Oakville, Ontario Canada.
Attractions in Oakville
Photo: Erchless Estate, Kyle Whatley (CC BY-SA 3.0)Canadian Golf Hall of Fame tops the list of what to see in Oakville
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 15 of 16. 10 places to visit are mapped inside Oakville’s municipal boundary, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. CN Tower, 34 km away, is the best-known day out.
In Oakville
10
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
15
in or near town
Best known
What Oakville is known for
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, 2 art galleries and a zoo.
MuseumMuseumCanadian Golf Hall of Famein town
MuseumErchless Estatein townMuseumMuseumCanadian Golf Hall of Fame And Museumin townZooZooChildren's Farm Areain townArt galleryArt galleryLollipop Art Loungein townArt galleryArt galleryOakville Galleries at Centennialin town
MuseumErchless Estatein townMuseumMuseumCanadian Golf Hall of Fame And Museumin townZooZooChildren's Farm Areain townArt galleryArt galleryLollipop Art Loungein townArt galleryArt galleryOakville Galleries at Centennialin townEach 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
Where things are
Head to the north for most of the 6 on the list.
The dashed line is Oakville’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What there is to see
Museums & galleries 8 museums · 7 art galleries9 in town · 6 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo1 in town
Green: inside Oakville. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
12The 10 inside Oakville 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 Oakville → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oakville →
Big names nearby
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Big drawAttractionCN Tower34 km northeast · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum36 km northeast · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario35 km northeast · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida24 km south
Historic houseCasa Loma36 km northeast
GardenHigh Park30 km northeast
MuseumBata Shoe Museum35 km northeast
GardenRoyal Botanical Gardens23 km southwest
MuseumDundurn Castle26 km south
WaterfallWebsters Falls30 km southwestWaterfallWaterfallAlbion Falls31 km southArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant34 km northeast · 130K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Oakville (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.
Seeing Oakville: questions
What are the main attractions in Oakville?
Top of the list inside Oakville’s municipal boundary: Canadian Golf Hall of Fame And Museum, Children's Farm Area and Lollipop Art Lounge.
Does Oakville have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Oakville include Oakville Galleries at Centennial, Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens and Sovereign House.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Oakville?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is HMCS Haida (Parks Canada), 24 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Oakville?
For a day out within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (36 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (35 km), Casa Loma (36 km), High Park (30 km).
How is this list made?
A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.
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 (12)
- Erchless Estate: Kyle Whatley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley Museum: Christopher Lim K-121_Widowmaker ( Uploads ), Public domain, 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
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, 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
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, 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).