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Attractions in St. John's

Fort Garry Horse Museum & Archives: St. John's’ one place to visit

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 39 of its 50. We list one place to visit inside St. John's’ neighbourhood outline and 49 within 5 km of its edge. Visits to Manitoba Children's Museum run to about 135K a year. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Make a day of it at Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada, 7.2 km away.

Photo: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Ethan Sahagun (CC BY 4.0)
In St. John's
1
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
49
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
39
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
9
in or near town
Best known

Best known, in and near St. John's

MuseumMuseumFort Garry Horse Museum & Archivesin townMuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumManitoba Children's Museum3.3 km outside town, to the south · 135K visitors a yearArt galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southwestCathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the southMuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre1.8 km outside town, to the south

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

Places on the map

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The dashed line is St. John'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

Count 39 museums or galleries and 9 forts or historic sites.

Museums & galleries 29 museums · 10 art galleries1 in town · 38 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 cathedrals · 4 forts0 in town · 9 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside St. John's. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place by place

The one inside St. John's comes 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 St. John's → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St. John's →

Big names nearby

Within a day

MuseumRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada7.2 km westMuseumPavilion Gallery Museum9.3 km southwestZooAssiniboine Park Zoo9.9 km southwestHeritage railwayHeritage railwayPrairie Dog Central Railway10 km westMuseum · Parks CanadaRiel House12 km southMuseumMarine Museum of Manitoba31 km northeastMuseum · Parks CanadaLower Fort Garry25 km northeastMuseumSt. Andrew's Rectory19 km northeast

Places well known beyond St. John's (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.

What people ask about St. John's

Does St. John's have a museum?

In or within 5 km of St. John's: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre and Manitoba Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near St. John's?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Riel House (Parks Canada), 12 km south.

What are the best-known days out near St. John's?

The best known within 40 km are Pavilion Gallery Museum (9.3 km), Assiniboine Park Zoo (9.9 km), Prairie Dog Central Railway (10 km), Marine Museum of Manitoba (31 km).

How is this list made?

Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.

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 (24)

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).