A day out from West Hill: Toronto Zoo, 5.9 km away
Museums or galleries make up 8 of the 14 places on the list. None of them is inside West Hill itself. A longer outing takes you to CN Tower, 22 km off.
Top of the list around West Hill
ZooToronto Zoo4.4 km outside town, to the north
Theme parkSplash Island4.6 km outside town, to the north
Art galleryDoris McCarthy Gallery300 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSculptor's Cabin800 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumGuildwood Pillar Archs900 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumScarborough Museum4.2 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.
Where each one is
The dashed line is West Hill’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The mix
8 museums or galleries and 5 zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out top the count.
Green: inside West Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for West Hill
These 14 are all within 5 km of its edge.
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 West Hill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in West Hill →
Big names nearby
Big drawAttractionCN Tower22 km southwest · 1.5M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRoyal Ontario Museum21 km southwest · 281.4M visitors a year (2025)
Big drawArt galleryArt Gallery of Ontario22 km southwest · 873K visitors a year (2016)
Art galleryThe Aga Khan Museum13 km southwest
Historic houseCasa Loma21 km southwest
National park · Parks CanadaRouge National Urban Park14 km north
Big drawTheme parkCanada's Wonderland31 km west · 3.2M visitors a year (2025)
MuseumBata Shoe Museum21 km southwest
CathedralSt. Michael's Cathedral20 km southwest
GardenHigh Park27 km southwestArt galleryArt galleryThe Power Plant22 km southwest · 130K visitors a year
MuseumDesign Exchange21 km southwest · 225K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond West Hill (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.
Practical questions about West Hill
What is there to see near West Hill?
Look just beyond West Hill: within 5 km are Splash Island, Doris McCarthy Gallery and Sculptor's Cabin, though none is inside it.
Does West Hill have a museum?
In or within 5 km of West Hill: Guildwood Pillar Archs, Scarborough Museum and Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near West Hill?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rouge National Urban Park (Parks Canada), 14 km north.
What are the best-known days out near West Hill?
Further out, up to 40 km: Royal Ontario Museum (21 km), Art Gallery of Ontario (22 km), The Aga Khan Museum (13 km), Casa Loma (21 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond it.
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).