A garden just outside Maple Leaf: Downsview Park
Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 7 places on the list. None of them is inside Maple Leaf itself. Further out, CN Tower is 11 km away.
The first to see around Maple Leaf
GardenDownsview Park2.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCanadian Air and Space Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt gallery8×74.7 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryArt Avenue Gallery4.5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBeth Tzedec Reuben And Helene Dennis Museum4.1 km outside town, to the eastSki hillSki hillEarl Bales Park Ski and Snowboard Centre4.7 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.
The layout
At 5.8 km, Earl Bales Park Ski and Snowboard Centre is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Maple Leaf’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kinds of place
Green: inside Maple Leaf. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Maple Leaf
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Maple Leaf → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Maple Leaf →
Days out
Big drawAttractionCN Tower11 km southeast · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum8.9 km southeast · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario10 km southeast · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseCasa Loma7.2 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland15 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
MuseumBata Shoe Museum8.6 km southeast
GardenHigh Park8.1 km south
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum12 km east
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral11 km southeast
GardenQueen's Park9.3 km southeastArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant12 km southeast · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange11 km southeast · 225K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Maple Leaf (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.
Quick answers on Maple Leaf
Does Maple Leaf have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Maple Leaf include Beth Tzedec Reuben And Helene Dennis Museum and York Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Maple Leaf?
No: none lies within 5 km of Maple Leaf on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Maple Leaf?
Within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (8.9 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (10 km), Casa Loma (7.2 km), Canada's Wonderland (15 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 (13)
- Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Air and Space Museum: Hawklord2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Queen's Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Design Exchange: nodomain.cc, 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).