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Attractions in Carlington

The one place to visit in Carlington is Scouts Canada National Museum

Of the 49 places to visit in and around Carlington, 33 are museums or galleries. One place to visit is mapped inside Carlington’s neighbourhood outline, with 48 more within 5 km of its edge. Some 1.3M visitors a year come to Canadian Museum of History. Here, one place is kept up by Parks Canada. National Gallery of Canada lies 6.7 km out, the pick for a day trip.

Photo: Carleton University, Harleyd613 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Carlington
1
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
48
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
33
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
10
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

First stops in Carlington

MuseumMuseumScouts Canada National Museumin townMuseumCarleton University2.2 km outside town, to the northeastBig drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History4.8 km outside town, to the north · 1.3M visitors a yearMuseumCanadian Museum of Nature4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumCanadian War Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northBig drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum4.7 km outside town, to the north · 500K 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

Places on the map

Leave town to the north for most of the 48 nearby.

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

By kind

Sorted by kind

Museums & galleries 25 museums · 8 art galleries1 in town · 32 nearby
Forts & historic sites 5 historic sites · 2 cathedrals · 2 national historic sites · 1 historic ship0 in town · 10 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

Green: inside Carlington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Looked after by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.

Every place

Every place to visit

The one inside Carlington 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 Carlington → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carlington →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada6.7 km north · 237K visitors a year (2014)MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum9.7 km northeast · 348K visitors a yearChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica6.8 km northCastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds8.7 km northMuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum12 km northeastCathedralSt Joseph Cathedral6.8 km northWaterfallRideau Falls8 km northArt galleryOttawa Art Gallery6.7 km northGardenJacques Cartier Park7.4 km northMuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park33 km northeastMuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters25 km westMuseumVintage Wings of Canada21 km northeast

Places well known beyond Carlington (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.

Quick answers on Carlington

Does Carlington have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Carlington: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian War Museum and Canadian Children's Museum.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Carlington?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Carlington, 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 Carlington?

For a day out within 40 km: Canada Science and Technology Museum (9.7 km), Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica (6.8 km), Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds (8.7 km), Canada Aviation and Space Museum (12 km).

How is this list made?

Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its 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 (27)

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).