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Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge
Attractions in Fergus

Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge tops the list of what to see in Fergus

A day out from Fergus leads to Doon Heritage Village, 35 km away. Both places to visit on our list are inside Fergus’ municipal boundary; none are within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and an attraction to choose from.

Photo: Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge, Tudor Costache (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Fergus
2
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Fergus

MuseumWellington County House of Industry and Refugein townAttractionAttractionEnchanta Forestin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

How they lie

The map ends at Enchanta Forest, 3 km out.

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The dashed line is Fergus’ municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

What sort of places

Between them they are a museum and an attraction.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town

Green: inside Fergus. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

In Fergus first, then nearby

Both are inside Fergus.

The 2 inside Fergus 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 Fergus → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fergus →

Big names nearby

Days out

MuseumDoon Heritage Village35 km south · 80K visitors a yearMuseumFashion History Museum32 km southeastMuseumTHEMUSEUM30 km southSki hillChicopee Ski Club31 km southNational historic site · Parks CanadaWaterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower35 km southNational historic siteMcCrae House23 km southeastMuseumJoseph Schneider Haus31 km southMuseumHomer Watson House36 km southMuseumWoodside29 km south

Places well known beyond Fergus (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.

What visitors ask about Fergus

Is there a Parks Canada property near Fergus?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower (Parks Canada), 35 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Fergus?

The best known within 40 km are Fashion History Museum (32 km), THEMUSEUM (30 km), Chicopee Ski Club (31 km), McCrae House (23 km).

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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 (10)

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).