Doon Heritage Village
History and living history museum in Ontario, Canada.
Attractions in Idlewood
Photo: Doon Heritage Village, Pcorb (CC BY-SA 3.0)Doon Heritage Village heads the list around Idlewood
14 of the 18 places to visit in and around Idlewood are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Idlewood itself. One of them is cared for by Parks Canada. Further out, Fashion History Museum is 10 km away.
In Idlewood
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
14
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known
Just outside Idlewood, the best known
MuseumDoon Heritage Village4.1 km outside town, to the south · 80K visitors a year
Ski hillChicopee Ski Club600 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTHEMUSEUM4.1 km outside town, to the west
National historic site · Parks CanadaWaterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower4.3 km outside town, to the southZooZooCambridge Butterfly Conservatory4.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumJoseph Schneider Haus4.6 km outside town, to the westEach 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
The dashed line is Idlewood’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
What there is to see
Museums & galleries 9 museums · 5 art galleries0 in town · 14 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 national historic site0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 ski hill · 1 zoo · 1 water park0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Idlewood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower.
Every place
The complete list
7
8Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Idlewood → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Idlewood →
Big names nearby
A drive away
MuseumFashion History Museum10 km east
ZooAfrican Lion Safari24 km eastWaterfallWaterfallProgreston Falls39 km east
Abbey or prioryHoly Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario)39 km east
National historic siteMcCrae House18 km northeast
MuseumCastle Kilbride21 km southwest
MuseumWellington County House of Industry and Refuge28 km north
National historic siteAdelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead26 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Idlewood (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.
Planning a visit to Idlewood
What is there to see near Idlewood?
None inside Idlewood; the closest, within 5 km, are Chicopee Ski Club, THEMUSEUM and Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory.
Does Idlewood have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Idlewood include Joseph Schneider Haus, Homer Watson House and Woodside.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Idlewood?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Idlewood, 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 Idlewood?
For a day out within 40 km: African Lion Safari (24 km), Progreston Falls (39 km), Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario) (39 km), McCrae House (18 km).
How is this list made?
One list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers: museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Historic buildings need a visitor sign such as opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article, and hotels, restaurants and tour operators never count. A place belongs to the town when it lies inside its 2021 outline or within 5 km of the 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 (14)
- Doon Heritage Village: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chicopee Ski Club: Beowulf cam at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- THEMUSEUM: Illustratedjc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waterloo Pioneer Memorial Tower: Original photograph: Sarah Pidcock; derivative work: Mindmatrix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Schneider Haus: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Watson House: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodside: Carole Moran from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Milton, Ontario): Vujcic, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McCrae House: TheGiantVermin, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Kilbride: Tudor Costache, 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).