Royal Ontario Museum
Museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Attractions in North Toronto
Photo: Royal Ontario Museum, Staka (CC BY-SA 4.0)What to see from North Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum first
Museums or galleries make up 29 of the 36 places on the list. All of them lie outside North Toronto. 2 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Drive 7.8 km to reach CN Tower.
In North Toronto
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
36
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
29
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
4
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near North Toronto
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum4.5 km outside town, to the south · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Historic houseCasa Loma3.4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumBata Shoe Museum4.5 km outside town, to the south
GardenQueen's Park4.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumGardiner Museum4.4 km outside town, to the south
MuseumOntario Science Centre4.4 km outside town, to the eastEach 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
Mapped
The dashed line is North Toronto’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
Museums & galleries 17 museums · 12 art galleries0 in town · 29 nearby
Forts & historic sites 2 historic sites · 1 historic house · 1 cathedral0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside North Toronto. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Full list of places
Queen's Park
Urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada - located to the north of the Ontario Legislative Building.
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12Art Museum at the University of Toronto
Art museum at the University of Toronto St. George.
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 North Toronto → · Parks, footpaths and green space in North Toronto →
Big names nearby
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Big drawAttractionCN Tower7.8 km south · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario6.6 km south · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum5.4 km northeast
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral6.6 km southeast
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland19 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
GardenHigh Park9.2 km southwest
MuseumDesign Exchange7.3 km south · 225K visitors a yearArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant8.4 km south · 130K visitors a year
ZooToronto Zoo21 km northeast
MuseumFort York8.2 km south
GardenAllan Gardens5.9 km southeast
Theme parkOntario Place9.5 km southPlaces well known beyond North Toronto (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 North Toronto: questions
What is there to see near North Toronto?
None inside North Toronto; the closest, within 5 km, are Casa Loma, Bata Shoe Museum and Queen's Park.
Does North Toronto have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of North Toronto include Gardiner Museum, Ontario Science Centre and Spadina.
Is there a Parks Canada property near North Toronto?
Our list has none in North Toronto or within 5 km of it.
What are the best-known days out near North Toronto?
For a day out within 40 km: Art Gallery of Ontario (6.6 km), The Aga Khan Museum (5.4 km), St. Michael's Cathedral (6.6 km), Canada's Wonderland (19 km).
How is this list made?
One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the 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 (23)
- Royal Ontario Museum: Staka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Loma: Evelyncyuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bata Shoe Museum: Gisling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's Park: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gardiner Museum: Aviad2001, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Science Centre: BuBZ at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spadina: rhdouglas from Kitchener, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toronto Botanical Garden: CeciliaPang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwards Gardens: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Language Museum: Vlad Litvinov from Toronto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Museum at the University of Toronto: Sarbjit Bahga, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
- Canada's Wonderland: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Toronto Zoo: Maelwys at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort York: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Gardens: Diego Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ontario Place: The original uploader was IDuke at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, 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).