Start with MacLaren Art Centre: the sights of Barrie
Around Barrie, the places to visit include 3 water parks, 2 art galleries and 2 museums. The municipal boundary itself has 6 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. At 19 km, Base Borden Military Museum is worth the journey.
Highlights of Barrie
Art galleryMacLaren Art Centrein townArt galleryArt galleryCamphill Storein townWater parkWater parkSplash ONin townMuseumMuseumThe Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museumin townWater parkWater parkHeritage Park splash padin townAttractionAttractionScoops & Conesin 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 each one is
Thornton Splash Park marks the outer edge, 12 km away.
The dashed line is Barrie’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What you can see
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (4), then zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out (4).
Green: inside Barrie. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
The 6 inside Barrie 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 Barrie → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Barrie →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
MuseumBase Borden Military Museum19 km southwest
Ski hillHorseshoe Valley Resort20 km north
Ski hillMount St. Louis Moonstone29 km north
MuseumSharon Temple37 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Barrie (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.
Common questions about Barrie
What are the main attractions in Barrie?
Top of the list inside Barrie’s municipal boundary: Camphill Store, Splash ON and The Grey & Simcoe Foresters Regimental Museum.
Does Barrie have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Barrie include Simcoe County Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Barrie?
None on our list stands in Barrie or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Barrie?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Horseshoe Valley Resort (20 km), Mount St. Louis Moonstone (29 km), Sharon Temple (37 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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)
- MacLaren Art Centre: Colin Old, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Base Borden Military Museum: Balcer, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Horseshoe Valley Resort: Misskatewiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount St. Louis Moonstone: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Temple: Stephanie Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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).