Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park tops the list of what to see in Cumberland
11 of the 12 places to visit in and around Cumberland are museums or galleries. There are 10 places to visit inside Cumberland’s neighbourhood outline, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Further out, National Gallery of Canada is 25 km away.
First stops in Cumberland
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Parkin town
MuseumCumberland Township Heritage Museumin townMuseumMuseumCumberland Museum - Washrooms/Canteenin townMuseumMuseumDupuis Housein townMuseumMuseumFire Hall: Reproductionin townMuseumMuseumFoubert House & Officesin 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 they are
At the edge of the map sits Little Ray's Nature Centre, 9.1 km out.
The dashed line is Cumberland’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The mix
Green: inside Cumberland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
The 10 inside Cumberland 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 Cumberland → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cumberland →
Day trips
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada25 km southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History25 km southwest · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University27 km southwest
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum20 km southwest · 348K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature25 km southwest
MuseumCanadian War Museum27 km southwest
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds23 km southwest
Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum25 km southwest · 500K visitors a year
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum19 km southwest
ChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica24 km southwest
MuseumBank of Canada Museum25 km southwest
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada12 km westPlaces well known beyond Cumberland (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.
Cumberland, answered
What are the main attractions in Cumberland?
The names to know inside Cumberland’s neighbourhood outline: Cumberland Township Heritage Museum, Cumberland Museum - Washrooms/Canteen and Dupuis House.
Does Cumberland have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Cumberland: Fire Hall: Reproduction, Foubert House & Offices and Levesque-Tasse House.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Cumberland?
Not within 5 km: our list has none near Cumberland.
What are the best-known days out near Cumberland?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Canadian Museum of History (25 km), Carleton University (27 km), Canada Science and Technology Museum (20 km), Canadian Museum of Nature (25 km).
How is this list made?
Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.
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 (14)
- Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Township Heritage Museum: Fdesjardins, CC BY 3.0, 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
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica: Daryl Mitchell from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vintage Wings of Canada: Armchair Aviator's, CC BY 2.0, 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).