The best of Sandy Hill, beginning at Ottawa Art Gallery
40 of the 62 places to visit in and around Sandy Hill are museums or galleries. Mapped inside Sandy Hill’s neighbourhood outline are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 59. Canadian Museum of History welcomes about 1.3M visitors a year. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Parks Canada. Go 6.4 km out for Hog's Back Falls.
Start here in Sandy Hill
Art galleryOttawa Art Galleryin town
National historic siteLaurier Housein townMuseumMuseumMuseum of Classical Antiquitiesin town
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada800 m outside town, to the west · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History1.5 km outside town, to the west · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCarleton University3.7 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The list reaches out to NAK Gallery, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Sandy Hill’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
Green: inside Sandy Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
The full list
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9Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
10Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
11Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
12Canada Science and Technology Museum
Science museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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14Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Aviation museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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18Christ Church Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
19St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
20Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Agricultural museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
War art collection of the Canadian War Museum.
The 3 inside Sandy Hill 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 Sandy Hill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sandy Hill →
Further away
WaterfallHog's Back Falls6.4 km southCathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral6.7 km south
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park27 km northeast
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada14 km northeast
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters31 km southwest
Ski hillCamp Fortune17 km west
Theme parkCalypso Park39 km east
MuseumSymmes Hotel14 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Sandy Hill (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.
Your questions on Sandy Hill
What are the main attractions in Sandy Hill?
The names to know inside Sandy Hill’s neighbourhood outline: Laurier House and Museum of Classical Antiquities.
Does Sandy Hill have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Sandy Hill include Carleton University, Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian War Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Sandy Hill?
Yes: within 5 km of Sandy Hill, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Sandy Hill?
For a day out within 40 km: St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (6.7 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (27 km), Vintage Wings of Canada (14 km), Diefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters (31 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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)
- Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 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
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica: Daryl Mitchell from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Canada Science and Technology Museum: Ajadams94, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
- Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, 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
- 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
- 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).