Canada
15 Best Museums in Canada
The museums travelers rate highest across Canada, with what makes each worth the trip.
Order reflects review volume from real travelers in Canada. Refreshed monthly.
Royal Ontario Museum
Museum · TorontoFree entryThe ROM is Canada's largest museum and one of North America's great encyclopedic institutions, spanning natural history and world cultures under one roof, dinosaurs, a bat cave, Egyptian mummies…
Read our full guide →Chateau Ramezay Historic Site and Museum of Montreal
Museum · MontrealChateau Ramezay Historic Site and Museum of Montreal is a beautifully preserved 18th-century mansion that once served as the residence of Montreal's French governor.
Read our full guide →Bill Reid Gallery Of Northwest Coast Art
Museum · VancouverBill Reid Gallery Of Northwest Coast Art is the only public gallery in Canada dedicated exclusively to the work of renowned Haida artist Bill Reid and other contemporary Indigenous artists of the Northwest Coast.
Read our full guide →Little Canada
Museum · TorontoLittle Canada is a unique museum in downtown Toronto that brings the vastness of Canada to life in miniature form.
Read our full guide →Spadina Museum
Museum · TorontoFree entrySpadina Museum is a meticulously restored 1910s mansion that offers a glimpse into the lives of Toronto's wealthy elite during the early 20th century.
Read our full guide →Little Canada (attraction)
Museum · TorontoLittle Canada is a tourist attraction in downtown Toronto that displays HO scale (1:87) replicas of natural and man-made landmarks from across Canada.
Read our full guide →Hockey Hall of Fame
Museum · TorontoThe Hockey Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame in downtown Toronto dedicated to the history of ice hockey.
Read our full guide →Art Gallery of Ontario
Museum · TorontoThe Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is a large art museum in downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West in the Grange Park neighbourhood.
Read our full guide →Engine 1095
Museum · KingstonFree entryEngine 1095 is a museum located at 2 Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario, centered around a preserved steam locomotive built in 1913.
Read our full guide →Niagara-on-the-lake Museum
Museum · Niagara-on-the-LakeThe Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum offers a deep dive into the region's rich past, from Indigenous history to the War of 1812 and beyond.
Read our full guide →Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit
Museum · TorontoThe Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Toronto transforms the historic 1 Yonge Street building into a canvas of light and color.
Read our full guide →Ukrainian Museum of Canada
Museum · SaskatoonThe Ukrainian Museum of Canada, located on Spadina Crescent in Saskatoon, is a cultural institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history and traditions of Ukrainian Canadians.
Read our full guide →Roedde House Museum
Museum · VancouverRoedde House Museum is a charming heritage museum located at 1415 Barclay Street in Vancouver's Robson Street area.
Read our full guide →Mackenzie House
Museum · TorontoMackenzie House is a museum dedicated to the life and times of William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto's first mayor and a key figure in the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.
Read our full guide →iArtS MUSEUM
Museum · TorontoiArtS MUSEUM is a vibrant contemporary art space located on the second floor of a building at 580 King St W in Toronto's trendy King West neighborhood.
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Good to know
What is the best-known of the museums in Canada?
Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto is the most reviewed, with 8,552 traveler reviews and a 4.5 rating. That makes it the safe choice if you are only fitting in one.
Which of Canada's museums is worth going out of your way for?
Little Canada in Toronto rates highest at 5.0 out of 5 across 413 reviews. Smaller crowds than the headline entry usually explain the gap.
Which city in Canada has the most museums?
Toronto, with 9 on this list, ahead of Vancouver on 2. The list spans 6 cities in total, capped at three per city so one big city cannot crowd out the rest of the country.
Are any of these museums free to visit?
Yes, 3: Royal Ontario Museum, Spadina Museum, Engine 1095. That is based on each place's own visiting information, not an assumption about the category.
How is this list of museums ranked?
By how many travelers reviewed each place, filtered to those rated well enough to be worth your time, drawn from 1,122 tracked places in Canada. No one pays to appear on it, and the order is refreshed monthly as new reviews land.
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