Royal Ontario Museum
Museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Attractions in Danforth East York
Photo: Royal Ontario Museum, Staka (CC BY-SA 4.0)Close to Danforth East York: Royal Ontario Museum and more
48 of the 62 places to visit in and around Danforth East York are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Danforth East York itself. Beyond the town, the best known is CN Tower, 7 km off.
In Danforth East York
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
62
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
48
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
7
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Danforth East York
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum3.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBata Shoe Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumDesign Exchange4.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 225K visitors a year
GardenQueen's Park4.3 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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
Places on the map
The dashed line is Danforth East York’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What kind of places
Count 48 museums or galleries and 7 forts or historic sites.
Museums & galleries 31 museums · 17 art galleries0 in town · 48 nearby
Forts & historic sites 3 cathedrals · 2 historic sites · 1 historic house · 1 national historic site0 in town · 7 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 zoo0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Danforth East York. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
The Aga Khan Museum
Museum dedicated to Islamic history, artifacts and art pieces in Toronto, Canada.
Queen's Park
Urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada - located to the north of the Ontario Legislative Building.
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13The Image Centre
Photography, art museum and education centre in Ontario, Canada.
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16Scarboro Beach Amusement Park
Historic park in Toronto (1907–1925).
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19Royal Canadian Military Institute
Private members' club in Toronto, Ontario.
20Art Museum at the University of Toronto
Art museum at the University of Toronto St. George.
Parliament Interpretive Centre
Archeological site in Toronto, Canada.
TD Gallery
Art gallery in the Toronto Reference Library in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Danforth East York → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Danforth East York →
Big names nearby
Day trips
Big drawAttractionCN Tower7 km southwest · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario6.4 km southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma6.5 km westArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant7.1 km southwest · 130K visitors a year
GardenHigh Park12 km southwest
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland25 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
ZooToronto Zoo19 km northeast
MuseumFort York8.2 km southwest
Theme parkOntario Place9.7 km southwest
MuseumSpadina6.4 km west
MuseumJohn Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific)6.9 km southwest
GardenToronto Botanical Garden5.7 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Danforth East York (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 Danforth East York: your questions
What is there to see near Danforth East York?
Look just beyond Danforth East York: within 5 km are The Aga Khan Museum, Bata Shoe Museum and St. Michael's Cathedral, though none is inside it.
Does Danforth East York have a museum?
Look at Design Exchange, Ontario Science Centre and Gardiner Museum, in Danforth East York or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Danforth East York?
None on our list stands in Danforth East York or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Danforth East York?
For a day out within 40 km: Art Gallery of Ontario (6.4 km), Casa Loma (6.5 km), The Power Plant (7.1 km), High Park (12 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 (31)
- Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, 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
- Ontario Science Centre: BuBZ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardiner Museum: Aviad2001, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Gardens: Diego Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St. James: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Image Centre: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mackenzie House: 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
- Scarboro Beach Amusement Park: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Language Museum: Vlad Litvinov from Toronto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Military Institute: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Museum at the University of Toronto: Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery Arcturus: Dragonwhistle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gooderham and Worts Distillery: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- TD Gallery: OhanaUnited Talk page, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- CN Tower: Chris Woodrich, 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
- High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Zoo: Maelwys at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort York: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Place: The original uploader was IDuke at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Spadina: rhdouglas from Kitchener, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific): Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, 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).