Orillia Art Musuem tops the list of what to see in Orillia
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 5. There are 4 places to visit inside Orillia’s municipal boundary, plus one within 5 km of its edge. 2 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Mount St. Louis Moonstone lies 20 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Start with these in Orillia
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Furthest out is Scales Nature Park, at 5.3 km.
The dashed line is Orillia’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The list by type
Green: inside Orillia. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
The 4 inside Orillia 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 Orillia → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Orillia →
The wider area
Ski hillMount St. Louis Moonstone20 km west
Ski hillHorseshoe Valley Resort21 km southwest
MuseumBethune Memorial House36 km north
MuseumSainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission37 km westPlaces well known beyond Orillia (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.
Know before you go to Orillia
What are the main attractions in Orillia?
Inside Orillia’s municipal boundary, start with Stephen Leacock Museum, Ontario Provincial Police Museum and Orillia Museum of Art & History.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Orillia?
None is recorded within 5 km of Orillia.
What are the best-known days out near Orillia?
Further out, up to 40 km: Horseshoe Valley Resort (21 km), Bethune Memorial House (36 km), Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission (37 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 (4)
- Mount St. Louis Moonstone: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horseshoe Valley Resort: Misskatewiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethune Memorial House: Claudette Bue, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Mission: 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).