Centretown’s places to visit, starting with Canadian Museum of Nature
Museums or galleries make up 37 of the 62 places on the list. There are 19 places to visit inside Centretown’s neighbourhood outline, and 43 more within 5 km of its edge. Canadian Museum of History sees about 1.3M visitors a year. One of the places on the list is maintained by Parks Canada. A longer outing takes you to Canada Science and Technology Museum, 6.3 km off.
First stops in Centretown
MuseumCanadian Museum of Naturein town
MuseumCanadian War Museumin town
MuseumBank of Canada Museumin town
ViewpointChaudière Fallsin town
CathedralChrist Church Cathedralin town
Art galleryPortrait Gallery of Canadain townEach 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
Furthest out is Science & Technology Museum, at 5.9 km.
The dashed line is Centretown’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What sort of places
Green: inside Centretown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
Everything to see
Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
7Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
War art collection of the Canadian War Museum.
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Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral
Church in Ontario, Canada.
The 19 inside Centretown 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 Centretown → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Centretown →
Days out
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum6.3 km east · 348K visitors a year
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum6.6 km northeast
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park29 km northeast
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada16 km northeast
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters29 km southwest
Ski hillCamp Fortune16 km northwest
Theme parkCalypso Park40 km east
MuseumSymmes Hotel13 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Centretown (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.
Questions before you go to Centretown
What are the main attractions in Centretown?
Top of the list inside Centretown’s neighbourhood outline: Canadian War Museum, Bank of Canada Museum and Chaudière Falls.
Does Centretown have a museum?
Yes, Portrait Gallery of Canada, Beaverbrook Collection of War Art and Gallery 101, all in Centretown or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Centretown?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Centretown, 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 Centretown?
For a day out within 40 km: Canada Aviation and Space Museum (6.6 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (29 km), Vintage Wings of Canada (16 km), Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters (29 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 (32)
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chaudière Falls: Charles John Colville of Culross, 1818-1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portrait Gallery of Canada: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissariat Building: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parliament Hill, Centre Block: Arctic.gnome, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica: Daryl Mitchell from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Falls: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissioners Park: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Cartier Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Mint: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominion Observatory: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vintage Wings of Canada: Armchair Aviator's, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp Fortune: Fil.Al, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calypso Park: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Symmes Hotel: RaynaultM, 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).