Start with Inverarden House: the sights of Cornwall
Among the places to visit in and near Cornwall are 4 museums, 3 historic sites and a national historic site. The municipal boundary itself has 8 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. A longer outing takes you to Upper Canada Village, 28 km off.
The first to see in Cornwall
National historic siteInverarden Housein townMuseumMuseumCornwall Community Museumin townAttractionAttractionEscape Manorin townHistoric siteHistoric siteCentennial Fountainin townHistoric siteHistoric siteCornwall Clocktowerin townMuseumMuseumInverarden Regency Cottage 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.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Ault Park, is 9.6 km out.
The dashed line is Cornwall’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
Ahead are forts or historic sites (4); next, museums or galleries (4).
Green: inside Cornwall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
9The 8 inside Cornwall 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 Cornwall → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cornwall →
Beyond the town
Places well known beyond Cornwall (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.
Before a day out in Cornwall
What are the main attractions in Cornwall?
Within Cornwall’s municipal boundary, the best known are Cornwall Community Museum, Escape Manor and Centennial Fountain.
Does Cornwall have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Cornwall include Inverarden Regency Cottage Museum and Stormont Dundas & Glengarry Highlanders Regimental Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Cornwall?
None on our list stands in Cornwall or up to 5 km away.
What are the best-known days out near Cornwall?
Within 40 km: Battle of Crysler's Farm (29 km).
How is this list made?
A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.
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)
- Inverarden House: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ault Park: P199, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upper Canada Village: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle of Crysler's Farm: D. Gordon E. Robertson, 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).