Gordon G. Pike Railway Heritage Museum tops the list of what to see in Harbour Grace
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Harbour Grace, 4 are museums or galleries. 3 places to visit are mapped inside Harbour Grace’s municipal boundary, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Drive 40 km to reach Suncor Energy Fluvarium.
The headline places in Harbour Grace
The rest of the best known are 3 museums and a historic ship.
MuseumFormer Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)3.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCarbonear Museum2.8 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway) marks the outer edge, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Harbour Grace’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kinds of place
Green: inside Harbour Grace. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
The 3 inside Harbour Grace 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 Harbour Grace → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Harbour Grace →
Big names nearby
MuseumHawthorne Cottage17 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Harbour Grace (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.
Know before you go to Harbour Grace
What are the main attractions in Harbour Grace?
The best known inside Harbour Grace’s municipal boundary are Conception Bay Museum and Spirit of Harbour Grace.
Does Harbour Grace have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Harbour Grace include Carbonear Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Harbour Grace?
None is recorded within 5 km of Harbour Grace.
What are the best-known days out near Harbour Grace?
For a day out within 40 km: Hawthorne Cottage (17 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 (2)
- Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway): Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawthorne Cottage: Lukester878, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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).