Huronia Museum opens Midland’s list
7 of the 9 places to visit in and around Midland are museums or galleries. We list 4 places to visit inside Midland’s municipal boundary and 5 within 5 km of its edge. The centre alone has 2 within 1 km. Allow a day for Georgian Bay Islands National Park, 13 km off.
Start with these in Midland
MuseumSainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission200 m outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionDiscovery Harbour3.5 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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 dashed line is Midland’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
Green: inside Midland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 9 on the list
The 4 inside Midland 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 Midland → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Midland →
Out of town
National park · Parks CanadaGeorgian Bay Islands National Park13 km north
Ski hillMount St. Louis Moonstone22 km southeast
Ski hillHorseshoe Valley Resort29 km southeastMuseumMuseumBala's Museum37 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Midland (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.
Places to visit in Midland: questions
What are the main attractions in Midland?
The best known inside Midland’s municipal boundary are Ken Snider Memorial Museum, The Castle Village and Enchanted Kindgom Park and Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre.
Does Midland have a museum?
Look at HMS Tecumseth Centre, Officers’ Quarters and Penetanguishene Centennial Museum & Archives, in Midland or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Midland?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 13 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Midland?
Further out, up to 40 km: Mount St. Louis Moonstone (22 km), Horseshoe Valley Resort (29 km), Bala's Museum (37 km), Fort Sainte Marie II (24 km).
How is this list made?
A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.
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 (4)
- Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgian Bay Islands National Park: Kavanagh at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount St. Louis Moonstone: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horseshoe Valley Resort: Misskatewiki, 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).