James Bartleman Archives and Library Materials Centre heads the list around Iris
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Iris, 5 are museums or galleries. Iris itself has none of them. The best-known trip out is to National Gallery of Canada, 11 km away.
The names to know near Iris
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 view
The dashed line is Iris’ 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 Iris. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Iris → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Iris →
For a day out
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada11 km north · 237K visitors a year (2014)
MuseumCarleton University8.1 km northeast
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History11 km north · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature10 km northeast
MuseumCanadian War Museum9.2 km north
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum14 km northeast · 348K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum11 km north · 500K visitors a year
ChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica11 km north
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds13 km north
MuseumBank of Canada Museum10 km northeast
MuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum17 km northeast
ZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum7.2 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Iris (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 Iris
What is there to see near Iris?
No attraction is mapped inside Iris itself. Within 5 km of it are Nepean Museum, Nepean Bell and Nepean Visual Arts Centre.
Does Iris have a museum?
Yes, Sage Tattoo & Art Gallery and Scouts Canada National Museum, all in Iris or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Iris?
None is recorded within 5 km of Iris.
What are the best-known days out near Iris?
Further out, up to 40 km: Carleton University (8.1 km), Canadian Museum of History (11 km), Canadian Museum of Nature (10 km), Canadian War Museum (9.2 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 (12)
- National Gallery of Canada: Wladyslaw [Disk.], CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, 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
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: 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).