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Attractions in Vars

What to see around Vars

Only Little Ray's Nature Centre is on our list in Vars or within 5 km of its edge. Further afield, the best known is National Gallery of Canada, at 29 km. The wider area, within 40 km, holds 12 places on our list, with 9 museums and an art gallery among them.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
29 km
National Gallery of Canada
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by

Closest in

Zoo1ZooLittle Ray's Nature Centre800 m outside town, to the north
The map

Around Vars, mapped

The 7 numbers match the tiles below.

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The middle of Vars is the orange dot. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

What sort of places

Museums or galleries are the biggest group (10), then forts or historic sites (2).

Museums & galleries 9 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 10 nearby
Forts & historic sites 1 castle · 1 church0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Vars. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

Every place

The places, one by one

Everything here is within 40 km, 13 places in all.

What is in or close to Vars comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Vars → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Vars →

A day out

A day out from Vars

From 12 places within 40 km, these are the best known.

2Art galleryNational Gallery of Canada29 km west · 237K visitors a year (2014)3MuseumCarleton University28 km westBig draw4MuseumCanadian Museum of History30 km west · 1.3M visitors a year5MuseumCanada Science and Technology Museum22 km west · 348K visitors a year6MuseumCanadian Museum of Nature28 km west7MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park17 km northMuseumCanadian War Museum30 km westCastleRideau Hall and Landscaped Grounds29 km westBig drawMuseumCanadian Children's Museum30 km west · 500K visitors a yearChurchNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica29 km westMuseumCanada Aviation and Space Museum26 km westMuseumBank of Canada Museum29 km west

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

The nearest town with more to see: Navan - Sarsfield →

Practical questions about Vars

Does Vars have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Vars.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Vars?

Our list has none in Vars or within 5 km of it.

What are the best-known days out near Vars?

Within 40 km: Carleton University (28 km), Canadian Museum of History (30 km), Canada Science and Technology Museum (22 km), Canadian Museum of Nature (28 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 (6)

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).