THEMUSEUM leads what is near Fairfield
Museums or galleries make up 16 of the 19 places on the list. Fairfield itself has none of them. For a longer trip, Doon Heritage Village lies 8.5 km away.
The best known around Fairfield
MuseumTHEMUSEUM1.4 km outside town, to the south
Art galleryCanadian Clay and Glass Gallery1.8 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenWaterloo Park2.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumJoseph Schneider Haus1.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWoodside600 m outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryYoni Mudra Art Gallery800 m outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The map ends at Brubacher House, 5.1 km out.
The dashed line is Fairfield’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
Green: inside Fairfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
15Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Fairfield → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fairfield →
The wider area
MuseumDoon Heritage Village8.5 km southeast · 80K visitors a year
Ski hillChicopee Ski Club7 km east
MuseumFashion History Museum16 km east
ZooAfrican Lion Safari30 km east
National historic site · Parks CanadaWaterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower9.7 km southeast
MuseumHomer Watson House10 km southeast
MuseumCastle Kilbride16 km southwest
National historic siteMcCrae House22 km northeast
MuseumWellington County House of Industry and Refuge27 km north
National historic siteAdelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead31 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Fairfield (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.
Good to know in Fairfield
What is there to see near Fairfield?
None inside Fairfield; the closest, within 5 km, are Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo Park and Joseph Schneider Haus.
Does Fairfield have a museum?
Look at Woodside, Yoni Mudra Art Gallery and Kichener-Waterloo Art Gallery, in Fairfield or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Fairfield?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower (Parks Canada), 9.7 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Fairfield?
For a day out within 40 km: Chicopee Ski Club (7 km), Fashion History Museum (16 km), African Lion Safari (30 km), Homer Watson House (10 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond 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 (15)
- THEMUSEUM: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Schneider Haus: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodside: Carole Moran from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brubacher House: Julius177, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doon Heritage Village: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chicopee Ski Club: Beowulf cam at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fashion History Museum: Jean1183, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- African Lion Safari: Hitesh reddy allu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower: Original photograph: Sarah Pidcock; derivative work: Mindmatrix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Watson House: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Kilbride: Tudor Costache, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- McCrae House: TheGiantVermin, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Wellington County House of Industry and Refuge: Tudor Costache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).