Trent-Severn Waterway and more: what to see in Lindsay
12 of the 14 places to visit in and around Lindsay are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 3 beyond the 11 inside Lindsay’s municipal boundary. Here, one place is kept up by Parks Canada. The trip to Peterborough Museum & Archives is 36 km.
Leading places in Lindsay
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The map stretches to Ganaraska Forest Centre, 43 km away.
The dashed line is Lindsay’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The types of place
Green: inside Lindsay. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
The 11 inside Lindsay 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 Lindsay → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lindsay →
Bigger names, a drive away
MuseumPeterborough Museum & Archives36 km east · 32K visitors a year
CathedralCathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains35 km east
MuseumCanadian Canoe Museum37 km eastMuseumMuseumArt Gallery of Peterborough36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Lindsay (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 Lindsay: questions
What are the main attractions in Lindsay?
The names to know inside Lindsay’s municipal boundary: Horseless Carriage Museum, Kawartha Art Gallery and Maryboro Lodge Museum.
Does Lindsay have a museum?
Look at Olde Gaol Museum, Boyd Heritage Museam and Boyd Heritage Museum The, in Lindsay or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Lindsay?
Yes: within 5 km of Lindsay, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Lindsay?
Further out, up to 40 km: Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains (35 km), Canadian Canoe Museum (37 km), Art Gallery of Peterborough (36 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 (3)
- Peterborough Museum & Archives: The original uploader was Tayotte at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains: Ron Crough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Canoe Museum: P199, 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).