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Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)
Attractions in Carbonear

Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway) heads what Carbonear has to see

Of the 6 places to visit in and around Carbonear, 5 are museums or galleries. 2 places to visit are mapped inside Carbonear’s municipal boundary, with 4 more within 5 km of its edge. On foot, 2 are within 1 km of the centre. The best-known trip out is to Hawthorne Cottage, 23 km away.

Photo: Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway), Magicpiano (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Carbonear
2
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Carbonear

MuseumFormer Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)in townMuseumMuseumCarbonear Museumin townMuseumMuseumGordon G. Pike Railway Heritage Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumConception Bay Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkRattles Swimming Hole2.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumVictoria Hydro Station -Museum2.9 km outside town, to the north

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

How they lie

Most of the 4 close by lie to the southeast.

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

By kind

Which kinds

Museums & galleries 5 museums2 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

All the places to visit

The 2 inside Carbonear 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 Carbonear → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carbonear →

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

MuseumHawthorne Cottage23 km southeast

Places well known beyond Carbonear (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 Carbonear: questions

What are the main attractions in Carbonear?

Carbonear Museum is the place to visit within Carbonear’s municipal boundary.

Does Carbonear have a museum?

Yes, Conception Bay Museum and Victoria Hydro Station -Museum, all in Carbonear or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Carbonear?

Not within 5 km of Carbonear: none is on our list.

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 (2)

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).