The best of Windsor, beginning at Odette Sculpture Park
Of the 17 places to visit in and around Windsor, 11 are museums or galleries. 16 places to visit are mapped inside Windsor’s city limits, and one more within 5 km of its edge. A day out reaches Fort Malden, 24 km away.
Highlights of Windsor
MuseumOdette Sculpture Parkin town
Art galleryArt Windsor-Essexin town
MuseumWindsor's Community Museumin town
ChurchChurch of Our Lady of the Assumptionin town
MuseumSerbian Heritage Museumin townMuseumMuseumCanada South Science Cityin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The farthest of them, Vollmer Complex Splash Pad, is 9.9 km out.
The dashed line is Windsor’s city limits; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
How the list breaks down
Green: inside Windsor. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
Catholic church in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Canada South Science City
Science museum in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Canadian Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The 16 inside Windsor 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 Windsor → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Windsor →
A little further out
MuseumFort Malden24 km south
GardenAmherstburg Navy Yard25 km southPlaces well known beyond Windsor (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.
Planning a visit to Windsor
What are the main attractions in Windsor?
The names to know inside Windsor’s city limits: Art Windsor-Essex, Windsor's Community Museum and Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.
Does Windsor have a museum?
Yes, Serbian Heritage Museum, Canada South Science City and Canadian Aviation Museum, all in Windsor or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Windsor?
Not within 5 km of Windsor: none is on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Windsor?
Within 40 km: Amherstburg Navy Yard (25 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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 (7)
- Odette Sculpture Park: Patricia Drury from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Windsor-Essex: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor's Community Museum: Windsor's Communiy Museum at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of Our Lady of the Assumption: PDru2014 from Detroit, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Serbian Heritage Museum: Orionsresearch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Malden: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amherstburg Navy Yard: jbcurio, 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).