Places to visit around Hamilton, from Marie Dressler House
All 5 places on the list are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Hamilton itself. Beyond the town, Peterborough Museum & Archives sits 30 km away.
Around Hamilton: where to begin
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The dashed line is Hamilton’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Which kinds
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Hamilton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Hamilton → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hamilton →
For a day out
MuseumPeterborough Museum & Archives30 km northwest · 32K visitors a year
CathedralCathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains30 km northwest
MuseumCanadian Canoe Museum29 km northwest
AttractionBig Apple26 km eastMuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Peterborough29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Hamilton (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.
Seeing Hamilton: questions
What is there to see near Hamilton?
Inside Hamilton the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre, Inuit Fine Art and Northumberland Arts.
Does Hamilton have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Hamilton: Studio 18.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Hamilton?
No: none lies within 5 km of Hamilton on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Hamilton?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains (30 km), Canadian Canoe Museum (29 km), Big Apple (26 km), Art Gallery of Peterborough (29 km).
How is this list made?
Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
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)
- Peterborough Museum & Archives: The original uploader was Tayotte at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains: Ron Crough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Canoe Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Big Apple: Andrew Currie 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).