Where to go in Inverness County, Subdivision A: Gampo Abbey and more
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Inverness County, Subdivision A are museums or galleries. The municipal boundary itself has 6 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Parks Canada.
Best known, in and near Inverness County, Subdivision A
Abbey or prioryGampo Abbeyin town
Theme parkJoe's Scarecrow Villagein townMuseumMuseumDR. Elizabeth Lefort Gallery & Museum: Les Trois Pignonsin townMuseumMuseumWhale Interpretive Centerin townMuseumMuseumMacdonald House Museumin townMuseumMuseumMargaree Salmon Museumin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The dashed line is Inverness County, Subdivision A’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Inverness County, Subdivision A. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Parks Canada: Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
Each place in turn
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8The 6 inside Inverness County, Subdivision A 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 Inverness County, Subdivision A → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Inverness County, Subdivision A →
Planning a visit to Inverness County, Subdivision A
What are the main attractions in Inverness County, Subdivision A?
The names to know inside Inverness County, Subdivision A’s municipal boundary: Joe's Scarecrow Village, DR. Elizabeth Lefort Gallery & Museum: Les Trois Pignons and Whale Interpretive Center.
Does Inverness County, Subdivision A have a museum?
Yes, Macdonald House Museum, Margaree Salmon Museum and Inverness Miners Museum, all in Inverness County, Subdivision A or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Inverness County, Subdivision A?
Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Inverness County, Subdivision A.
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 (4)
- Gampo Abbey: Nicole Bratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe's Scarecrow Village: M. Seely, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Miners Museum: Jmwharris, 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).