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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Attractions in Moncton

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption tops the list of what to see in Moncton

Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 11 of 16. All of them are inside Moncton; none lie just outside. Allow a day for New Brunswick Railway Museum, 25 km off.

Photo: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Unknown author (Public domain)
In Moncton
16
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
11
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known

Must-know places in Moncton

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumptionin townZooMagnetic Hill Zooin townMuseumMoncton Museumin townTheme parkMagic Mountain Water Parkin townMuseumMuseumMusée acadienin townMuseumFree Meeting Housein town

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

Map of the places

The outermost point is Lutz Mountain Heritage Museum, at 7.8 km.

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The dashed line is Moncton’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

Museums & galleries 11 museums11 in town
Forts & historic sites 1 cathedral1 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks · 1 zoo3 in town
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town

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

Every place

All of it

The 16 inside Moncton 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 Moncton → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Moncton →

Big names nearby

The wider area

MuseumNew Brunswick Railway Museum25 km southeast
MuseumAlbert County Museum34 km southeast
MuseumMonument-Lefebvre24 km east

Places well known beyond Moncton (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.

Seeing Moncton: your questions

What are the main attractions in Moncton?

Inside Moncton’s municipal boundary, start with Magnetic Hill Zoo, Moncton Museum and Magic Mountain Water Park.

Does Moncton have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Moncton: Musée acadien, Free Meeting House and Acadian Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Moncton?

Our list has none in Moncton or within 5 km of it.

What are the best-known days out near Moncton?

For a day out within 40 km: Albert County Museum (34 km), Monument-Lefebvre (24 km).

How is this list made?

We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (8)

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).