Erland Lee (Museum) Home
National Historic Site of Canada.
Attractions in Poplar Park
Photo: Erland Lee (Museum) Home, Kristenkerr (Public domain)A museum just outside Poplar Park: Erland Lee (Museum) Home
Most of what there is to see is national parks, waterfalls or viewpoints: 13 of 20. None of them is inside Poplar Park itself. The best-known trip out is to HMCS Haida, 12 km away.
In Poplar Park
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
20
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Best known
Around Poplar Park: where to begin
MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home1.3 km outside town, to the southeast
WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl2.2 km outside town, to the southwestWaterfallWaterfallFruitland Falls2.1 km outside town, to the southeastWaterfallWaterfallDewitt Falls1.4 km outside town, to the southeastWaterfallWaterfallWall Falls1.8 km outside town, to the southeastWaterfallWaterfallJones Road Falls2.9 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Finding your way
Furthest from the centre is Confederation Beach Park, 5.5 km away.
The dashed line is Poplar Park’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
Grouped by kind
Museums & galleries 4 museums0 in town · 4 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 historic site0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Nature & national parks 13 waterfalls0 in town · 13 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Poplar Park. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
16Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Poplar Park → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Poplar Park →
Big names nearby
Beyond the town
Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida12 km west
MuseumDundurn Castle14 km west
GardenRoyal Botanical Gardens14 km westWaterfallWaterfallLewis Road West Falls5.9 km eastWaterfallWaterfallLewis Road East Falls5.9 km east
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King14 km westWaterfallWaterfallGlendale Falls7.2 km southwestWaterfallWaterfallGrand Cascade7.3 km eastWaterfallWaterfallWest of Fifty Upper Cascade7.5 km east
WaterfallWebsters Falls22 km west
Art galleryGrimsby Public Library14 km east · 3K visitors a year (2016)Places well known beyond Poplar Park (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 Poplar Park: questions
What is there to see near Poplar Park?
No attraction is mapped inside Poplar Park itself. Within 5 km of it are Devil's Punch Bowl, Fruitland Falls and Dewitt Falls.
Does Poplar Park have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Poplar Park include Battlefield House, Green Venture EcoHouse and Hamilton Steam & Technology Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Poplar Park?
Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 12 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Poplar Park?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Albion Falls (8.1 km), Dundurn Castle (14 km), Royal Botanical Gardens (14 km), Lewis Road West Falls (5.9 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 (9)
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Battlefield House: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimsby Public Library: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).