Out of Athens for the day
Nothing on our list is in Athens or within 5 km of its edge. Within reach, the name to know is Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands, 38 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 9 places on our list, with 6 museums and a battlefield among them.
The map
6 places are numbered, in the order below.
The orange dot is the middle of Athens. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The list by type
Green: inside Athens. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
Run by Parks Canada: Battle of the Windmill and Windmill Tower.
All 9 on the list
Battle of the Windmill
Historic site in Ontario, Canada.
Matheson House
Historic house and museum in Perth, Ontario.
Fort Wellington
Historic military fortification in Ontario, Canada.
Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)
Railway museum in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
Merrickville Blockhouse
Blockhouse in Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario, Canada.
What is in or close to Athens 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 Athens → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Athens →
Further afield
1MuseumArthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands38 km south · 30K visitors a year
2Battlefield · Parks CanadaBattle of the Windmill39 km northeast
3MuseumMatheson House40 km northwest
4MuseumFort Wellington37 km northeast
5MuseumSmiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)32 km northwest
6National historic site · Parks CanadaWindmill Tower39 km northeast
FortMerrickville Blockhouse34 km north
MuseumFulford Place23 km east
MuseumMcMartin House39 km northwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Elizabethtown-Kitley →
Seeing Athens: questions
Does Athens have a museum?
Our list has no museum or gallery in or near Athens (within 5 km).
Is there a Parks Canada property near Athens?
None within 5 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 (6)
- Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands: Pierre André, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle of the Windmill: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matheson House: JustSomePics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Wellington: Rbgstewart at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern): Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windmill Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).