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Attractions in Balfour

Places to visit around Balfour, from HMCS Haida

Among the places to visit in and near Balfour are 14 museums, 11 waterfalls and 4 art galleries. Our list finds nothing inside Balfour’s neighbourhood outline, but 37 places within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Parks Canada. Allow a day for Albion Falls, 6 km off.

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In Balfour
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
37
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
18
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

Where to start near Balfour

Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida4.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumDundurn Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northCathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King2.9 km outside town, to the northwestWaterfallChedoke Falls1.5 km outside town, to the westWaterfallWaterfallLower Beckett Falls700 m outside town, to the northwestWaterfallWaterfallUpper Beckett Falls800 m outside town, to the northwest

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

Plotted on the map

Furthest out is Buttermilk Falls, at 5.7 km.

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

By kind

A breakdown by kind

Museums & galleries 14 museums · 4 art galleries0 in town · 18 nearby
Forts & historic sites 2 cathedrals · 1 historic ship · 1 national historic site · 1 historic site0 in town · 5 nearby
Nature & national parks 11 waterfalls0 in town · 11 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Near Balfour

1

HMCS Haida

Historic ship · 4.7 km outside town, to the north

1943 Tribal-class destroyer.

Run by Parks Canada
Its historic-place page →

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Balfour → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Balfour →

Big names nearby

Further away

WaterfallWaterfallAlbion Falls6 km southeastGardenRoyal Botanical Gardens6.9 km northWaterfallWebsters Falls10 km westWaterfallSherman Falls8 km westWaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl10 km eastWaterfallWaterfallWashboard Falls6.7 km westWaterfallBorer's Falls7.2 km northwestWaterfallMill Falls8 km westWaterfallWaterfallGlendale Falls6.6 km eastWaterfallWaterfallAncaster Heights Falls7.2 km westWaterfallWaterfallLower Little Falls7.4 km westMuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home13 km east

Places well known beyond Balfour (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.

Your questions on Balfour

What is there to see near Balfour?

Inside Balfour the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Dundurn Castle, Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King and Chedoke Falls.

Does Balfour have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Balfour: Art Gallery of Hamilton, McMaster Museum of Art and Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Balfour?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Balfour, some places on this list are in the care of Parks Canada, as the By kind chart shows.

What are the best-known days out near Balfour?

The best known within 40 km are Royal Botanical Gardens (6.9 km), Websters Falls (10 km), Sherman Falls (8 km), Devil's Punch Bowl (10 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 (18)

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).