Avondale’s draw is Elihu Pease House
10 of the 13 places to visit in and around Avondale are museums or galleries. The neighbourhood outline itself has one place on our list; 12 others are within 5 km of its edge. Travel 13 km and you reach CN Tower.
The names to know in Avondale
GardenToronto Botanical Garden4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenEdwards Gardens4.1 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCanadian Language Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumGibson House1 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt gallerySt. Germain Gallery2.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The farthest of them, Picture Perfect Gallery, is 5.2 km out.
The dashed line is Avondale’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What you can see
Count 10 museums or galleries and 2 gardens or estates.
Green: inside Avondale. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 12 more.
The one inside Avondale comes 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 Avondale → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Avondale →
For a day out
Big drawAttractionCN Tower13 km south · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum11 km south · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario12 km south · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma9.4 km south
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum7.2 km east
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland15 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
MuseumBata Shoe Museum11 km south
ZooToronto Zoo19 km northeast
GardenHigh Park14 km south
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral12 km south
GardenQueen's Park11 km southArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant14 km south · 130K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Avondale (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 Avondale
Does Avondale have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Avondale include Canadian Language Museum, Gibson House and St. Germain Gallery.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Avondale?
Not within 5 km of Avondale: none is on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Avondale?
Within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (11 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (12 km), Casa Loma (9.4 km), The Aga Khan Museum (7.2 km).
How is this list made?
Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
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 (14)
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwards Gardens: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Language Museum: Vlad Litvinov from Toronto, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Zoo: Maelwys at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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
- 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).