Places to visit near Islington: High Park & more
Around Islington, the places to visit include 3 gardens, 3 art galleries and 2 museums. Our list finds nothing inside Islington’s neighbourhood outline, but 10 places within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies CN Tower, at 13 km.
Just outside Islington, the best known
GardenHigh Park4.5 km outside town, to the east
GardenHumber Bay Park4.4 km outside town, to the east
GardenCentennial Park Conservatory1.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumMontgomery's Inn100 m outside town, to the northeast
ZooHigh Park Zoo4.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumLambton House2.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Islington, mapped
The dashed line is Islington’s neighbourhood outline; 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 Islington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
These 10 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
2Humber Bay Park
Municipal park in Toronto, Canada.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Islington → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Islington →
Day trips
Big drawAttractionCN Tower13 km east · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum13 km east · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario13 km east · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma12 km northeast
MuseumBata Shoe Museum12 km east
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland22 km north · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum20 km northeast
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral14 km eastArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant14 km east · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange14 km east · 225K visitors a year
GardenQueen's Park13 km east
MuseumFort York12 km eastPlaces well known beyond Islington (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.
Places to visit in Islington: questions
What is there to see near Islington?
Look just beyond Islington: within 5 km are Humber Bay Park, Centennial Park Conservatory and Montgomery's Inn, though none is inside it.
Does Islington have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Islington include Lambton House, L Space Gallery and High Park Gallery.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Islington?
None is recorded within 5 km of Islington.
What are the best-known days out near Islington?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (13 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (13 km), Casa Loma (12 km), Bata Shoe Museum (12 km).
How is this list made?
Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.
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 (15)
- High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humber Bay Park: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centennial Park Conservatory: Torontofiredancer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- High Park Zoo: Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, 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
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
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).