Grimsby Public Library heads what Grimsby has to see
Of the 20 places to visit in and around Grimsby, 13 are national parks, waterfalls or viewpoints. Mapped inside Grimsby’s municipal boundary are 6 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 14. 5 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. A day out reaches HMCS Haida, 26 km away.
The names to know in Grimsby
Art galleryGrimsby Public Libraryin town · 3K visitors a year (2016)
MuseumNelles Manor Museumin townMuseumMuseumGrimsby Historical Society Archivesin townMuseumMuseumGrimsby Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryGrimsby Public Art Galleryin townAttractionAttractionThe Painted Ladiesin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The dashed line is Grimsby’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 Grimsby. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Grimsby
The 6 inside Grimsby 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 Grimsby → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Grimsby →
For a day out
Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida26 km west
MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home13 km west
WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl16 km westWaterfallWaterfallFruitland Falls12 km westWaterfallWaterfallJones Road Falls11 km westWaterfallWaterfallWall Falls12 km westWaterfallWaterfallDewitt Falls13 km west
MuseumDundurn Castle28 km west
GardenRoyal Botanical Gardens28 km west
WaterfallWebsters Falls36 km westPlaces well known beyond Grimsby (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 Grimsby
What are the main attractions in Grimsby?
Top of the list inside Grimsby’s municipal boundary: Nelles Manor Museum, Grimsby Historical Society Archives and Grimsby Museum.
Does Grimsby have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Grimsby: Grimsby Public Art Gallery and Canada's Farm Toy Museum & Store.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Grimsby?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 26 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Grimsby?
Within 40 km: Albion Falls (21 km), Erland Lee (Museum) Home (13 km), Devil's Punch Bowl (16 km), Fruitland Falls (12 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 (8)
- Grimsby Public Library: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelles Manor Museum: Nelles Manor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, CC BY 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).