Science & Technology Museum is Riverview’s place to visit
Museums or galleries make up 39 of the 63 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 62 beyond the one inside Riverview’s neighbourhood outline. Yearly visitors to Canadian Museum of History number about 1.3M. The list includes one place cared for by Parks Canada. Beyond the town, the best known is St Joseph Cathedral, 7.5 km off.
The names to know in Riverview
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada2.9 km outside town, to the west · 237K visitors a year (2014)
MuseumCarleton University2.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History3.5 km outside town, to the west · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum500 m outside town, to the east · 348K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature1.3 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.
How they lie
The dashed line is Riverview’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
By kind
Green: inside Riverview. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
The list in full
In town there is one, and the list adds 62 more within 5 km of its edge.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Science museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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8Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
9Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
10Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
11Canada 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.
17Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
18St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral
Church in Ontario, Canada.
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Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
War art collection of the Canadian War Museum.
The one inside Riverview comes 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 Riverview → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Riverview →
Bigger names, a drive away
CathedralSt Joseph Cathedral7.5 km west
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park26 km northeast
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada14 km north
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters32 km southwest
Ski hillCamp Fortune20 km west
Theme parkCalypso Park36 km east
MuseumSymmes Hotel17 km westPlaces well known beyond Riverview (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.
Common questions about Riverview
Does Riverview have a museum?
Yes, Carleton University, Canada Science and Technology Museum and Canadian Museum of Nature, all in Riverview or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Riverview?
Yes: within 5 km of Riverview, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Riverview?
For a day out within 40 km: Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (26 km), Vintage Wings of Canada (14 km), Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters (32 km), Camp Fortune (20 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
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum of History: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Canadian Children's Museum: Wojciech Dittwald, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds: Peregrine981, Public domain, 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
- Hog's Back Falls: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portrait Gallery of Canada: The original uploader was SimonP at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacques Cartier Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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).