First in Toronto: CN Tower
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 147 of its 205. The city limits itself has 187 places on our list; 18 others are within 5 km of its edge. Visitors to Royal Ontario Museum numbered 281.4M in 2025. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by Parks Canada. Day-trippers head 19 km out to Canada's Wonderland.
Where to start in Toronto
Big drawAttractionCN Towerin town · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museumin town · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontarioin town · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Lomain town
ZooToronto Zooin town
MuseumBata Shoe Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Furthest from the centre is Xeriscape Garden, 28 km away.
The dashed line is Toronto’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Toronto. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Parks Canada: Rouge National Urban Park.
The places, one by one
Royal Ontario Museum
Museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
7The Aga Khan Museum
Museum dedicated to Islamic history, artifacts and art pieces in Toronto, Canada.
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12Queen's Park
Urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada - located to the north of the Ontario Legislative Building.
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17Black Creek Pioneer Village
Open-air historical village museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada
Art museum in Toronto, Ontario.
The Image Centre
Photography, art museum and education centre in Ontario, Canada.
Canadian Air and Space Museum
Aviation museum in Toronto, Ontario.
St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Church in Toronto, Ontario.
Royal Canadian Military Institute
Private members' club in Toronto, Ontario.
Splash Island
Educational water park at the Toronto Zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Art Museum at the University of Toronto
Art museum at the University of Toronto St. George.
Scarboro Beach Amusement Park
Historic park in Toronto (1907–1925).
Parliament Interpretive Centre
Archeological site in Toronto, Canada.
Doris McCarthy Gallery
Art gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
TD Gallery
Art gallery in the Toronto Reference Library in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Empire Sandy
Humber Bay Park
Municipal park in Toronto, Canada.
Uplands Golf & Ski Club
Tiny, one-lift ski area in Thornhill, Ontario, just north of Toronto.
Kajama
The 187 inside Toronto 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 Toronto → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Toronto →
Worth the drive
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland19 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
AttractionLeviathan19 km northwest
AttractionBehemoth19 km northwest
AttractionYukon Striker19 km northwest
MuseumMcMichael Canadian Art Collection24 km northwest
AttractionMighty Canadian Minebuster19 km northwestTheme parkTheme parkLegoland Discovery Centre Toronto17 km northwest
AttractionSledgehammer19 km northwest
AttractionDareDeviler19 km northwest
Water parkSplash Works19 km northwest
AttractionWonder Mountain's Guardian19 km northwest
AttractionVortex19 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Toronto (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.
Asked about places to visit in Toronto
What are the main attractions in Toronto?
Top of the list inside Toronto’s city limits: Art Gallery of Ontario, Casa Loma and Toronto Zoo.
Does Toronto have a museum?
Yes, Bata Shoe Museum, The Aga Khan Museum and The Power Plant, all in Toronto or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Toronto?
Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Toronto.
What are the best-known days out near Toronto?
The best known within 40 km are Leviathan (19 km), Behemoth (19 km), Yukon Striker (19 km), McMichael Canadian Art Collection (24 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 (62)
- 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
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Zoo: Maelwys at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Fort York: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardiner Museum: Aviad2001, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Place: The original uploader was IDuke at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Gardens: Diego Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Black Creek Pioneer Village: John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Science Centre: BuBZ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Rouillé: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St. James: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific): Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spadina: rhdouglas from Kitchener, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Cathedral: Eastmain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centreville Amusement Park: Robert Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: EuroCarGT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Image Centre: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Air and Space Museum: Hawklord2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwards Gardens: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mackenzie House: SimonP at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Sculpture Garden: Glogger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centennial Park Conservatory: Torontofiredancer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Inuit Art: Vwc228, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Language Museum: Vlad Litvinov from Toronto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Froster Soak City: Glogger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milliken Park: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Military Institute: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Splash Island: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Museum at the University of Toronto: Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scarboro Beach Amusement Park: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery Arcturus: Dragonwhistle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- High Park Zoo: Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gooderham and Worts Distillery: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris McCarthy Gallery: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TD Gallery: OhanaUnited Talk page, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rouge National Urban Park: Paul Gierszewski ( Gierszep ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humber Bay Park: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uplands Golf & Ski Club: Silver Dovelet, 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
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leviathan: Chris!!!!!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Behemoth: Mindme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yukon Striker: Jason Zhang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection: Stephanie Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Mighty Canadian Minebuster: Mike chernucha, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sledgehammer: mathewingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- DareDeviler: Mike chernucha, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Splash Works: Loozrboy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wonder Mountain's Guardian: ElToroMillieniumForce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vortex: Mathew Ingram, 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).