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Attractions in St. John's

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Museums or galleries make up 23 of the 31 places on the list. 25 places to visit are mapped inside St. John's’ municipal boundary, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. In 2017, The Rooms had 87K visitors. Our list counts 2 places looked after by Parks Canada. Further out, Hawthorne Cottage is 36 km away.

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In St. John's
25
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
23
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
by Parks Canada
Best known

Start with these in St. John's

Museum · Parks CanadaSignal Hillin townMuseumThe Roomsin town · 87K visitors a year (2017)ChurchBasilica of St. John the Baptistin townMuseumFormer Newfoundland Railway Headquartersin townCathedralSt. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedralin townMuseumJohnson Geo Centrein 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

Mapped

At 16 km, Manuel's River Interpretation Center is the farthest one out.

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

By kind

By kind

Museums & galleries 19 museums · 4 art galleries18 in town · 5 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 church · 1 cathedral · 1 historic site3 in town
Gardens & estates 2 gardens2 in town
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 aquariums · 1 water park2 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Place after place

The Rooms

Museum · in town

Art gallery, the provincial archives and the provincial museum. in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Run by The Rooms Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador · 87K visitors a year (2017)
About The Rooms →

The 25 inside St. John's 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 St. John's → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St. John's →

Big names nearby

A drive away

MuseumHawthorne Cottage36 km southwest

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.

Know before you go to St. John's

What are the main attractions in St. John's?

Inside St. John's’ municipal boundary, start with Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters and St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral.

Does St. John's have a museum?

In or within 5 km of St. John's: Johnson Geo Centre, Cape Spear Lighthouse and Apothecary Hall.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of St. John's, some places on this list are in the care of Parks Canada, as the By kind chart shows.

How is this list made?

The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.

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 (10)

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).