Nothing mapped in Vanier South itself; National Gallery of Canada is the nearest draw
Museums or galleries make up 37 of the 55 places on the list. None of them is inside Vanier South itself. Yearly visitors to Canadian Museum of History number about 1.3M. Here, one place is kept up by Parks Canada. Drive 6 km to reach Carleton University.
Leading the list near Vanier South
Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada2.1 km outside town, to the west · 237K visitors a year (2014)
Big drawMuseumCanadian Museum of History2.9 km outside town, to the west · 1.3M visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southeast · 348K visitors a year
CastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds1.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumCanadian War Museum3.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The dashed line is Vanier South’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kind by kind
Green: inside Vanier South. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
In the care of Parks Canada: Commissariat Building.
All 55 on the list
These 55 are all within 5 km of its edge.
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.
7Canadian Children's Museum
Children's museum in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
8Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica
Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
9Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Aviation museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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14St Joseph Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.
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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 Vanier South → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Vanier South →
A drive away
MuseumCarleton University6 km south
ZooCanada Agriculture and Food Museum6.6 km southwest
WaterfallHog's Back Falls7.7 km southCathedralCathedralSt. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral7.9 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 Observatory6.5 km southwest
MuseumSymmes Hotel16 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Vanier South (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 Vanier South
What is there to see near Vanier South?
Look just beyond Vanier South: within 5 km are Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Science and Technology Museum and Rideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds, though none is inside it.
Does Vanier South have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Vanier South: Canadian War Museum, Canadian Children's Museum and Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Vanier South?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Vanier South, 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 South?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum (6.6 km), Hog's Back Falls (7.7 km), St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral (7.9 km), Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park (25 km).
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
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
- 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
- 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).