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Attractions in Alta Vista

Archives De L'Archidiocèse D'Ottawa is Alta Vista’s place to visit

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 36 of its 55. Mapped inside Alta Vista’s neighbourhood outline is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 54. Roughly 1.3M visitors a year make it to Canadian Museum of History. Our list counts one place looked after by Parks Canada. Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds is worth a day, 6.4 km from the centre.

Photo: National Gallery of Canada, Wladyslaw [Disk.] (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Alta Vista
1
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
54
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
36
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
12
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

Must-know places in Alta Vista

MuseumMuseumArchives De L'Archidiocèse D'Ottawain townArt galleryNational Gallery of Canada4 km outside town, to the northwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)MuseumCarleton University1.7 km outside town, to the westBig drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History4.5 km outside town, to the northwest · 1.3M visitors a yearMuseumCanadian Museum of Nature2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum1.9 km outside town, to the northeast · 348K visitors a year

Each 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

Plotted on the map

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The dashed line is Alta Vista’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

By kind

Museums & galleries 26 museums · 10 art galleries1 in town · 35 nearby
Forts & historic sites 4 national historic sites · 4 historic sites · 2 cathedrals · 1 church · 1 historic ship0 in town · 12 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 viewpoint · 1 waterfall0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Alta Vista. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Run by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.

Every place

Every place, in and near Alta Vista

One in town leads, with 54 more within 5 km of its edge after it.

The one inside Alta Vista comes 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 Alta Vista → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Alta Vista →

Big names nearby

Within a day

CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds6.4 km northwestMuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum8 km northWaterfallRideau Falls6.4 km northwestCathedralSt Joseph Cathedral7.6 km northwestMuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park28 km northeastGardenJacques Cartier Park6.5 km northwestMuseumVintage Wings of Canada17 km northMuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters31 km westSki hillCamp Fortune20 km northwestTheme parkCalypso Park37 km eastMuseumSymmes Hotel15 km west

Places well known beyond Alta Vista (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.

Alta Vista, answered

Does Alta Vista have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Alta Vista: Carleton University, Canadian Museum of Nature and Canada Science and Technology Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Alta Vista?

Yes, Parks Canada: the By kind chart above says which places, all within 5 km of Alta Vista.

What are the best-known days out near Alta Vista?

Worth the drive, within 40 km: Canada Aviation and Space Museum (8 km), Rideau Falls (6.4 km), St Joseph Cathedral (7.6 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (28 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 (32)

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).