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Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
Attractions in New Edinburgh

Start with Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: the sights of New Edinburgh

Of the 50 places to visit in and around New Edinburgh, 32 are museums or galleries. The neighbourhood outline itself has 3 places on our list; 47 others are within 5 km of its edge. Canadian Museum of History draws about 1.3M visitors a year. One of the places on the list is maintained by Parks Canada. At 6.5 km, Carleton University is worth the journey.

Photo: Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds, Peregrine981 (Public domain)
In New Edinburgh
3
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
47
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
32
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
11
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

Highlights of New Edinburgh

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a waterfall and a historic house.

CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Groundsin townWaterfallRideau Fallsin townHistoric houseHistoric house24 Sussex Drivein townArt galleryNational Gallery of Canada1.1 km outside town, to the southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History1.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.3M visitors a yearMuseumCanadian Museum of Nature2.8 km outside town, to the south

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

The places, mapped

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

By kind

The mix

Museums & galleries 23 museums · 9 art galleries0 in town · 32 nearby
Forts & historic sites 3 national historic sites · 2 cathedrals · 2 historic sites · 1 castle · 1 historic house · 1 church · 1 historic ship2 in town · 9 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Nature & national parks 1 waterfall · 1 viewpoint1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside New Edinburgh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Run by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.

Every place

Place after place

The 3 inside New Edinburgh 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 New Edinburgh → · Parks, footpaths and green space in New Edinburgh →

Big names nearby

Around the region

MuseumCarleton University6.5 km southMuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum6.5 km southeast · 348K visitors a yearZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum6.7 km southWaterfallHog's Back Falls8.3 km southCathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral8.7 km southMuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park26 km northeastMuseumVintage Wings of Canada12 km northeastMuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters31 km southwestSki hillCamp Fortune15 km westTheme parkCalypso Park40 km eastNational historic siteDominion Observatory6.4 km southMuseumSymmes Hotel15 km southwest

Places well known beyond New Edinburgh (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.

Before a day out in New Edinburgh

What are the main attractions in New Edinburgh?

The names to know inside New Edinburgh’s neighbourhood outline: Rideau Falls and 24 Sussex Drive.

Does New Edinburgh have a museum?

Yes, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Children's Museum and Canadian War Museum, all in New Edinburgh or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near New Edinburgh?

Yes: places in or within 5 km of New Edinburgh are in the care of Parks Canada; the chart above names them.

What are the best-known days out near New Edinburgh?

The best known within 40 km are Canada Science and Technology Museum (6.5 km), Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (6.7 km), Hog's Back Falls (8.3 km), St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (8.7 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).