A museum to see in Vanier North: Vanier Museopark
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 36 of 54. The neighbourhood outline itself has one place on our list; 53 others are within 5 km of its edge. Yearly visitors to Canadian Museum of History number about 1.3M. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by Parks Canada. Day-trippers head 6.5 km out to Carleton University.
Most famous in Vanier North
The rest of the best known are 3 museums, an art gallery and a castle.
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada1.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History2.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature2.7 km outside town, to the south
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds900 m outside town, to the west
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeast · 348K visitors a yearEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to find them
The dashed line is Vanier North’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kinds of place
Green: inside Vanier North. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Looked after by Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
Every place to visit
After the one in town come 53 more within 5 km of its edge.
Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds
(officially Governor House) is the official residence of the Canadian monarch.
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Science museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
7Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
8Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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10Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Aviation museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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15St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
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17Christ 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.
The one inside Vanier North 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 Vanier North → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Vanier North →
Within a day
MuseumCarleton University6.5 km south
ZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum7 km south
WaterfallHog's Back Falls8.3 km southCathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral8.5 km south
MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park25 km northeast
MuseumVintage Wings of Canada12 km northeast
MuseumDiefenbunker / Central Emergency Government Headquarters32 km southwest
Ski hillCamp Fortune17 km west
Theme parkCalypso Park38 km east
National historic siteDominion Observatory6.7 km southwest
MuseumSymmes Hotel16 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Vanier North (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.
Seeing Vanier North: questions
Does Vanier North have a museum?
Look at Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Science and Technology Museum and Canadian Children's Museum, in Vanier North or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Vanier North?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Vanier North, 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 Vanier North?
For a day out within 40 km: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (7 km), Hog's Back Falls (8.3 km), St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (8.5 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (25 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)
- 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
- Canadian Museum of Nature: RealGrouchy, Public domain, 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
- 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
- Canadian War Museum: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, 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
- St Joseph Cathedral: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ottawa Art Gallery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: Misterpartel, 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
- Laurier House: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Canadian Mint: Suwannee.payne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parliament Hill, Centre Block: Arctic.gnome, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton University: Harleyd613, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: P199, Public domain, 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
- Dominion Observatory: Lezumbalaberenjena, 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).