A museum to see in Woodlawn: Fairbanks Centre
20 of the 30 places to visit in and around Woodlawn are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Woodlawn’s neighbourhood outline is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 29. Here, 5 places are kept up by Parks Canada. Halifax Public Gardens lies 6.7 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Where to start in Woodlawn
ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica4.5 km outside town, to the south
Historic shipHMCS Sackville4 km outside town, to the south
FortGeorges Island4.1 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMaritime Museum of the Atlantic4.1 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The dashed line is Woodlawn’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Green: inside Woodlawn. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: Lower Battery, Town Clock on Citadel Hill, Cavalier Building and Counterscarp Gallery.
The list in full
St. Mary's Basilica
Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3Georges Island
Island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Maritime museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
7Halifax Citadel
Fort and military museum in Halifax, Canada.
8Admiralty House
Naval museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
9Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Immigration museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Shearwater Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Canada, at CFB Shearwater.
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia
Canadian museum and cultural centre.
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18S.S. Acadia
Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
Farm museum in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The one inside Woodlawn comes 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 Woodlawn → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woodlawn →
Names further out
GardenHalifax Public Gardens6.7 km south
FortPrince of Wales Tower8.3 km south
MuseumNova Scotia Museum of Natural History6.6 km southCathedralCathedralAll Saints Cathedral, Halifax6.8 km south
FortYork Redoubt11 km southNational historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaSoutheast Salient7.7 km south
National historic site · Parks CanadaFire Command Post11 km south
National historic site · Parks CanadaBattery11 km southPlaces well known beyond Woodlawn (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 Woodlawn: your questions
Does Woodlawn have a museum?
Yes, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Admiralty House, all in Woodlawn or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Woodlawn?
Yes: within 5 km of Woodlawn, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Woodlawn?
Further out, up to 40 km: Prince of Wales Tower (8.3 km), Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History (6.6 km), All Saints Cathedral, Halifax (6.8 km), York Redoubt (11 km).
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 (18)
- St. Mary's Basilica: baekken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Sackville: Bryson109 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georges Island: Thparkth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Admiralty House: Dan Conlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Town Clock on Citadel Hill: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Discovery Centre: Ben MacLeod, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cavalier Building: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- S.S. Acadia: Robert Alfers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince of Wales Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History: Hal peridol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- York Redoubt: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fire Command Post: Properpostman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battery: Properpostman, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).