What is near Overbrook: National Gallery of Canada first
38 of the 58 places to visit in and around Overbrook are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Overbrook. A typical year brings about 1.3M visitors to Canadian Museum of History. One of the places on the list is maintained by Parks Canada. Day-trippers head 7 km out to St Joseph Cathedral.
Around Overbrook: where to begin
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada2.2 km outside town, to the west · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History3 km outside town, to the west · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeast · 348K visitors a year
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds2.1 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Out at 7 km is Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Overbrook’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
How the list breaks down
Green: inside Overbrook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
All the places to visit
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Science museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
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8Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
9Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
10Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Aviation museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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15Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
16Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
War art collection of the Canadian War Museum.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Overbrook → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Overbrook →
Beyond the town
CathedralSt Joseph Cathedral7 km west
WaterfallHog's Back Falls7.9 km southCathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral7.9 km south
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park24 km northeast
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada12 km north
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters33 km southwest
Ski hillCamp Fortune18 km west
Theme parkCalypso Park37 km east
MuseumSymmes Hotel17 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Overbrook (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.
What people ask about Overbrook
What is there to see near Overbrook?
Look just beyond Overbrook: within 5 km are Carleton University, Canadian Museum of Nature and Canada Science and Technology Museum, though none is inside it.
Does Overbrook have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Overbrook: Canadian War Museum, Canadian Children's Museum and Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Overbrook?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Overbrook, 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 Overbrook?
For a day out within 40 km: Hog's Back Falls (7.9 km), St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (7.9 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (24 km), Vintage Wings of Canada (12 km).
How is this list made?
Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of 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)
- 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 Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, 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
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum: Ahunt at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bank of Canada Museum: Bank of Canada - Banque du Canada from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Falls: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chaudière Falls: Charles John Colville of Culross, 1818-1903, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Commissioners Park: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Cartier Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Mint: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dominion Observatory: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parliament Hill, Centre Block: Arctic.gnome, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).