Around Morningside, start with Toronto Zoo
Morningside and its surroundings hold 6 museums, 2 zoos and 2 theme parks. Nothing on our list is inside Morningside’s neighbourhood outline; the 15 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Further out, CN Tower is 22 km away.
The first to see around Morningside
ZooToronto Zoo2.8 km outside town, to the north
Theme parkSplash Island3.1 km outside town, to the north
Art galleryDoris McCarthy Gallery500 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumSculptor's Cabin2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumGuildwood Pillar Archs2.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumScarborough Museum3.3 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.
Plotted on the map
Aquarium Wholesale, 5.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Morningside’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What kind of places
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (8) and zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out (6).
Green: inside Morningside. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
These 15 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Splash Island
Educational water park at the Toronto Zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Doris McCarthy Gallery
Art gallery at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Morningside → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Morningside →
Further away
Big drawAttractionCN Tower22 km southwest · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum20 km southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario21 km southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum12 km southwest
Historic houseCasa Loma20 km southwest
National park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Park13 km north
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland28 km west · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
MuseumBata Shoe Museum21 km southwest
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral20 km southwest
GardenHigh Park26 km southwestArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant22 km southwest · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange21 km southwest · 225K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Morningside (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.
Common questions about Morningside
What is there to see near Morningside?
None inside Morningside; the closest, within 5 km, are Splash Island, Doris McCarthy Gallery and Sculptor's Cabin.
Does Morningside have a museum?
Look at Guildwood Pillar Archs, Scarborough Museum and Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum, in Morningside or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Morningside?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rouge National Urban Park (Parks Canada), 13 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Morningside?
For a day out within 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (20 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (21 km), The Aga Khan Museum (12 km), Casa Loma (20 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 Zoo: Maelwys at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Splash Island: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doris McCarthy Gallery: Silver Dovelet, 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
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rouge National Urban Park: Paul Gierszewski ( Gierszep ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Michael's Cathedral: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- High Park: Chensiyuan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).