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Royal Ontario Museum
Attractions in University

Royal Ontario Museum tops the list in University

Museums or galleries make up 104 of the 135 places on the list. There are 6 places to visit inside University’s neighbourhood outline, and 129 more within 5 km of its edge. Within 1 km of the middle there are 6 of them. Travel 9.5 km and you reach The Aga Khan Museum.

Photo: Royal Ontario Museum, Staka (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In University
6
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
129
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
104
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
15
in or near town
Best known

The headline places in University

Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museumin town · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)MuseumBata Shoe Museumin townArt galleryArt Museum at the University of Torontoin townMuseumMuseumInstitute for Contemporary Culturein townMuseumMuseumMichael Lee-Chin Crystalin townMuseumMuseumUkrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branchin town

Each 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

On the map

The farthest of them, Laird Art Gallery, is 6.2 km out.

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The dashed line is University’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

A breakdown by kind

Museums & galleries 54 museums · 50 art galleries6 in town · 98 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 cathedrals · 5 historic sites · 2 historic houses · 1 fort · 1 national historic site · 1 historic ship0 in town · 15 nearby
Gardens & estates 4 gardens0 in town · 4 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 theme parks · 3 zoos · 1 aquarium0 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions0 in town · 5 nearby

Green: inside University. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything on the list

CN Tower

Attraction · 2 km outside town, to the southeast

Communications and observation tower in Toronto, Canada.

Run by Canada Lands Company Canadian National Railway · 1.5M visitors a year · Open Every day 09:00–22:00
About CN Tower →

Casa Loma

Historic house · 1.4 km outside town, to the north

Mansion in Toronto, Canada..

Run by Municipal government of Toronto · Open Every day 09:30–17:00
About Casa Loma →

Queen's Park

Garden · 100 m outside town, to the northeast

Urban park in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada - located to the north of the Ontario Legislative Building.

Run by University of Toronto Government of Ontario
About Queen's Park →
Attraction

Kajama

Attraction · 2.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic ship

Empire Sandy

Historic ship · 2.5 km outside town, to the southeast

The 6 inside University 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 University → · Parks, footpaths and green space in University →

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum9.5 km northeastBig drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland23 km northwest · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)ZooToronto Zoo26 km northeastMuseumOntario Science Centre8.4 km northeast
GardenHumber Bay Park7.6 km southwest
CathedralCathedralSt. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral7.6 km northeastGardenDownsview Park11 km northwestGardenToronto Botanical Garden9.2 km northNational park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Park32 km northeastMuseumBlack Creek Pioneer Village16 km northwestGardenEdwards Gardens9.1 km northMuseumCanadian Air and Space Museum11 km northwest

Places well known beyond University (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 University

What are the main attractions in University?

The names to know inside University’s neighbourhood outline: Bata Shoe Museum, Art Museum at the University of Toronto and Institute for Contemporary Culture.

Does University have a museum?

Yes, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch and Art Gallery of Ontario, all in University or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near University?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rouge National Urban Park (Parks Canada), 32 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near University?

Further out, up to 40 km: Canada's Wonderland (23 km), Toronto Zoo (26 km), Ontario Science Centre (8.4 km), Humber Bay Park (7.6 km).

How is this list made?

The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.

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 (44)

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).