[7][8] Nanton is known primarily for three distinct features: an aviation museum - Bomber Command Museum of Canada (formerly known as the Nanton Lancaster Society Museum)[9] situated in the centre of town on Highway 2 south, adjacent to Highway 533; a high number of antique shops;[10] and two fully restored grain elevators on northbound Highway 2.

One of the main attractions at the aviation museum is its preserved Avro Lancaster bomber[11] FM159[12] which performs regular runs[13] of its Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.

[14] The aviation museum is also home to a number of other significant RAF Bomber Command era aircraft,[15] including a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV.

The "Save One" society's goal is to preserve examples of old grain elevators to educate visitors about the town's, and Alberta's, agricultural history.

The quarter section of land includes the original homestead, extensive gardens and restored outbuildings.

[24] Nanton was selected as one of fifty host communities for Alberta Culture Days 2014, to be held September from 26 to 28.

[25] Nanton Round Up Days is a series of celebratory community events centered in the downtown core and typically held the first weekend in August.

The Tom Hornecker Recreation Centre offers an outdoor heated pool, ice rink, curling sheets, gymnasium, and a racquetball court.

[33] The team was led to victory by captain Steve "Smac" McMasters,[34] winning the 2013 Senior A Championship.