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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Attractions in Kingston

John Fisher Memorial Museum is the place to visit in Kingston

Only one place to visit is inside Kingston’s municipal boundary, but 2 more are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and a viewpoint. The best-known trip out is to Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 24 km away.

Photo: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cusack5239 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Kingston
1
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

What Kingston is known for

MuseumMuseumJohn Fisher Memorial Museumin townMuseumMuseumKings County Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastViewpointViewpointSpy Glass Hill1.1 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Mapped

The outermost point is Kings County Museum, at 17 km.

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The dashed line is Kingston’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

The list by type

Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.

Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Kingston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The places, one by one

After the one in town come 2 more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Kingston 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 Kingston → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingston →

Big names nearby

Further afield

CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception24 km southWaterfallReversing Falls26 km southMuseumCarleton Martello Tower27 km southFortFort Howe24 km southMuseumMuseumSaint John Jewish Historical Museum24 km southFortFort La Tour25 km southMuseumLoyalist House24 km southMuseumNumber 2 Mechanics' Volunteer Company Engine House24 km south

Places well known beyond Kingston (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.

Visiting Kingston: the answers

Is there a Parks Canada property near Kingston?

Not within 5 km: our list has none near Kingston.

What are the best-known days out near Kingston?

For a day out within 40 km: Reversing Falls (26 km), Carleton Martello Tower (27 km), Fort Howe (24 km), Saint John Jewish Historical Museum (24 km).

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (7)

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).