Things to see near Wabana
The one place on our list close to Wabana is Bell Island #2 Mine and Community Museum, within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is Signal Hill, at 22 km. Within 40 km, the list counts 12, among them 8 museums and a church.
Closest place
At 700 m out, Bell Island #2 Mine and Community Museum comes first.
Getting your bearings
Each of the 7 places has its number on the map, as below.
Wabana is the orange dot. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The types of place
9 museums or galleries and 2 forts or historic sites top the count.
Green: inside Wabana. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
Every entry
The one inside Wabana comes first, then 12 more within 40 km.
The Rooms
Art gallery, the provincial archives and the provincial museum. in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Historic church in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters
Railway station in St. John's, Canada.
St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral
Cathedral in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Hawthorne Cottage
What is in or close to Wabana comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Wabana → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wabana →
Within a drive of Wabana
2Museum · Parks CanadaSignal Hill22 km east
3MuseumThe Rooms20 km east · 87K visitors a year (2017)
4ChurchBasilica of St. John the Baptist20 km east
5MuseumFormer Newfoundland Railway Headquarters20 km east
6CathedralSt. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral20 km eastAquarium7AquariumSuncor Energy Fluvarium18 km east
MuseumJohnson Geo Centre21 km east
Museum · Parks CanadaCabot Tower22 km eastMuseumHawthorne Cottage23 km southwest
MuseumCape Spear Lighthouse28 km east
GardenSt. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden20 km east
MuseumFormer Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)24 km westThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Portugal Cove-St. Philip's →
Wabana, answered
Is there a Parks Canada property near Wabana?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 22 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Wabana?
Further out, up to 40 km: The Rooms (20 km), Basilica of St. John the Baptist (20 km), Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters (20 km), St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral (20 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 (5)
- Signal Hill: Tolivero~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Rooms: David P Janes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilica of St. John the Baptist: Paul from Hacketts Cove, Canada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters: The original uploader was Jcmurphy at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral: Jcmurphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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).