Allan Gardens tops the list of what to see in Moss Park
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 87 of 114. Mapped inside Moss Park’s neighbourhood outline are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 110. Royal Ontario Museum counted 281.4M visitors in 2025. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 15 of the places on the list. If you have a day, head to The Aga Khan Museum, 8.4 km away.
Best known, in and near Moss Park
GardenAllan Gardensin townArt galleryArt galleryCabbagetown Community Arts Centrein townMuseumMuseumMuseum of Illusionsin townMuseumMuseumToronto's First Post Officein town
Big drawAttractionCN Tower1.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum1.6 km outside town, to the west · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Moss Park
Furthest from the centre is Canvas Gallery, 5.8 km away.
The dashed line is Moss Park’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
How the list breaks down
87 museums or galleries and 14 forts or historic sites top the count.
Green: inside Moss Park. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Royal Ontario Museum
Museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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13Queen's Park
Urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada - located to the north of the Ontario Legislative Building.
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19The Image Centre
Photography, art museum and education centre in Ontario, Canada.
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St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral
Ukrainian Orthodox cathedral in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Royal Canadian Military Institute
Private members' club in Toronto, Ontario.
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Church in Toronto, Ontario.
Art 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.
Kajama
Empire Sandy
The 4 inside Moss Park come first, best known 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 Moss Park → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Moss Park →
Beyond the town
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum8.4 km north
GardenHigh Park8 km west
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland26 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
ZooToronto Zoo24 km northeast
MuseumOntario Science Centre7.3 km north
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral5.7 km southwestCathedralCathedralSt. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral6.3 km northMuseumMuseumMuseum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada6.4 km west
GardenToronto Botanical Garden8.9 km north
National park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Park31 km north
GardenHumber Bay Park10 km southwest
GardenDownsview Park14 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Moss Park (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.
Asked about places to visit in Moss Park
What are the main attractions in Moss Park?
The best known inside Moss Park’s neighbourhood outline are Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre, Museum of Illusions and Toronto's First Post Office.
Does Moss Park have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Moss Park: Art Gallery of Ontario, Bata Shoe Museum and Design Exchange.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Moss Park?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rouge National Urban Park (Parks Canada), 31 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Moss Park?
Further out, up to 40 km: High Park (8 km), Canada's Wonderland (26 km), Toronto Zoo (24 km), Ontario Science Centre (7.3 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 (40)
- Allan Gardens: Diego Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil, 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
- 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
- Gardiner Museum: Aviad2001, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St. James: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Street Roundhouse (Canadian Pacific): Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Image Centre: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Place: The original uploader was IDuke at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: EuroCarGT, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Spadina: rhdouglas from Kitchener, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Rouillé: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Centreville Amusement Park: Robert Taylor, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Inuit Art: Vwc228, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Military Institute: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God: 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
- Froster Soak City: Glogger, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- The Aga Khan Museum: JohnOyston, 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
- Ontario Science Centre: BuBZ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Cathedral: Eastmain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rouge National Urban Park: Paul Gierszewski ( Gierszep ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Humber Bay Park: Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Downsview Park: Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).