The best of Durand, beginning at Art Gallery of Hamilton
Visitors to Durand can choose from 15 museums, 10 waterfalls and 4 art galleries. There are 7 places to visit inside Durand’s neighbourhood outline, and 32 more within 5 km of its edge. Of these, one is looked after by Parks Canada. On foot, 6 are within 1 km of the centre. A day out reaches Albion Falls, 7.7 km away.
Where to start in Durand
Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamiltonin townWaterfallWaterfallLower Beckett Fallsin townWaterfallWaterfallUpper Beckett Fallsin town
MuseumMcQuesten House / Whitehernin townMuseumMuseumCanadian Football Hall of Fame & Museumin townMuseumMuseumHistoric Plaquein 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 outermost point is Christmas on Old York, at 5.7 km.
The dashed line is Durand’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Sorted by kind
Green: inside Durand. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: HMCS Haida.
Place by place
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9Dundurn Castle
19th-century, neoclassical Canadian building.
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11Royal Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario.
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19Christ's Church Cathedral
Old anglican church in Canada, cathedral church for the Anglican Diocese of Niagara.
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Canadian football museum in Ontario, Canada.
The 7 inside Durand 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 Durand → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Durand →
Further away
WaterfallWebsters Falls9.1 km west
WaterfallBorer's Falls5.5 km northwest
WaterfallSherman Falls8.2 km southwestWaterfallWaterfallWashboard Falls7 km southwest
WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl11 km east
WaterfallMill Falls8.4 km southwestWaterfallWaterfallLower Hopkins Cascade6.6 km northwestWaterfallWaterfallDyment Falls6.6 km westWaterfallWaterfallSydenham Falls7.2 km west
WaterfallButtermilk Falls7.4 km southeast
MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home14 km eastPlaces well known beyond Durand (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 Durand
What are the main attractions in Durand?
Within Durand’s neighbourhood outline, the best known are Lower Beckett Falls, Upper Beckett Falls and McQuesten House / Whitehern.
Does Durand have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Durand: Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum, Historic Plaque and Sculpture Park.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Durand?
Yes: within 5 km of Durand, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Durand?
The best known within 40 km are Websters Falls (9.1 km), Borer's Falls (5.5 km), Sherman Falls (8.2 km), Washboard Falls (7 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 (18)
- Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McQuesten House / Whitehern: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McMaster Museum of Art: Rap77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ's Church Cathedral: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auchmar: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borer's Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mill Falls: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buttermilk Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, 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).